UPI QR Code based digital payment facility starts All-India in Head Post Offices

Many digital services are being expanded in the post offices for the convenience of the public. The Department of Posts is making its services customer friendly by adopting the latest technology. In this sequence, now UPI QR code based digital payment can be done at the booking counters of Head Post Offices across the country including Varanasi. UPI QR Codes have been installed, which will be scanned and customers will be able to make digital payments through UPI. Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Postmaster General of Varanasi Region told that in the first phase, this service has been started in all Head Post Offices from 16th April, including all 6 Head Post Offices of Varanasi Region - Head Post Office Varanasi, Varanasi Cantt, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Ballia and Rasra. Booking of  Speed post, parcel, registered letters in head post offices and payment of booking charges for various types of letters / parcels and other postal items sent to the country and abroad will now be possible through digital payment in addition to cash.  

Postmaster General Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav said that for receiving digital payments, QR codes have been provided at the booking counters of Head Post Offices. By using which digital payments can be made through UPI.  During the booking of letters/parcels, the postal assistant at the point of sale, after entering all the details of the sender and receiver of the letter, will be conveyed to the customer and QR will be generated. Customers will be asked to scan the card and complete the payment process accordingly.  By scanning the above QR code, payment can be made through any UPI payment mobile application like Dak Pay, Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, Amazon Pay etc.  On completion of the payment process by the customer, the software will capture the payment completion information from the central server and the customer's receipt will be printed.

Postmaster General Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav said that with the introduction of this service in the post offices, the digital economy will be strengthened along with increasing the facilities for the customers. Now the customers coming to the head post offices will get relief from the problem of retail money and the postal assistant sitting at the counter will also get rid of money transactions.  Time will also be saved by not involving the transaction of money over the counter.  However, the work of booking postal items by paying cash will also continue as before.

(Hindustan Times : QR code based digital payment system starts at head Post offices)

(Times of India : No cash hassles, just scan QR code to pay for postal services)

UPI QR Code based digital payment started in Head Post Offices across India including Varanasi

Now digital payments can be done easily by scanning the QR code at the counters in the Head Post Offices - Postmaster General, Krishna Kumar Yadav