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The Government's proposal to give India Post the exclusive right to deliver letters weighing up to 300 grams, through an amendment in the Indian Postal Act, is at once ill-advised, ill-conceived, and ill-timed.

The Postal Department should have the magnanimity to see that it can never match the efficiency of private courier services. A joke about the postal service is `under-stamp' a letter if you want to ensure prompt delivery. Forcing people to use the department's services will amount to an infringement of their fundamental right to freedom.

H.N.S. Mani,
Mysore

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In recent times, people have stopped complaining about the postal service because of the advent of private courier companies that provide excellent service at an affordable cost.

The Government's proposal is a retrograde step and is contrary to its avowed policy of encouraging privatisation. It should devise ways to improve the performance of India Post to meet the emerging competition rather than stifle an efficient private sector industry that employs thousands of people.

V.M. Swaraj,
Chennai

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In a competitive world, no one can be compelled to compromise on efficiency. Let the department sell stamps through general shops in all neighbourhoods and authorise them to accept post that can be collected for onward despatch. This will create healthy competition. The people will have the right to choose.

K.J. Rao,
Secunderabad

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The move, if implemented, will result in the loss of several jobs as many courier companies will have to down shutters. The people will be the ultimate sufferers.

What happened to the policy of liberalisation, which was supposed to encourage competition and improve efficiency?

C.V. Krishnamoorthy,
Bangalore

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`If you cannot fight them, finish them' seems to be the attitude of the postal authorities as they set out to amend a dust-laden Act. It is a shame that the department, instead of improving its services, is resorting to bullying tactics.

T.V. Sree Kumar,
Pondicherry

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