After the Center decided to draw curtains on the Railway Mail Service (RMS), Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia urging him to continue the services, as few people in the state depend on it.
In operational restructuring, the Center is now planning to merge RMS offices with Speed ​​Post processing hubs and merge Registered Post services with Speed ​​Post services. This means that the practice of sending postal items by train will end, and parcels will be transported only by road.
The Centre’s decision will lead to the closure of 312 RMS offices in the country. Twelve of those offices are located in Kerala.
In the letter, Vijayan expressed concern that the closure of 12 RMS offices would hamper the smooth functioning of the postal system in the state.
“RMS services have been relied upon by a large number of users in the state. It is felt that the closure of RMS offices will adversely affect the efficiency of the postal system,” he said in a letter to Scindia.
Referring to the recommendations made by the Chief Postmaster General of Kerala, the Chief Minister said that six additional intra-circle hubs should be created in addition to the existing four hubs, which include Alappuzha, Thodupuzha, Tirur and Kasaragod.
“Considering the extensive network operated by RMS and its important role in communication services in the state, I request you to intervene to keep Shoranur, Vadakara, Aluva, Irinjalakuda, Thalassery and Kayamkulam as intra-circle areas in the state in addition to the four already approved,” it said. Vijayan.