<p>"The railway ticket booking at Aska post office is functioning very well. We have given a proposal to the Railways to open such centers in other places in southern Orissa," Post Master General (PMG), Berhampur Region, S K Kamila said here today.<br /><br />The proposed places were Berhampur, Bhanjanagar, Polasara and Gopalpur in Ganjam district, Phulabani in Kandhamal district, Boudh, Damanjodi in Koraput district, Khariar in Kalahandi district and Nabarangapur.<br /><br />The decision would be taken after discussion with the Railways and the department of post, he said.<br /><br />Railway ticket booking was now available in only two post offices in Orissa, the other being at Sundargarh.<br /><br />The revenue collection from the Aska Head Post Office from sale of railway tickets, which was opened on September 11 was 'very satisfactory', he said.<br /><br />The Department of Post provided the infrastructure and manpower while the railways gave the computer connecting to its server to run the center.<br /><br />Despite e-ticket booking system available, every month on an average 2500 tickets were sold fetching a revenue of about Rs 25,000.<br /><br />"The e-ticket booking system is for the elite. The general public who cannot go to a railway booking counter to book a ticket prefer to get it from post office," he said.<br /><br />The postal department is getting a commission of Rs 15 and Rs 10 per ticket towards booking and cancellation charges respectively.</p>
<p>"The railway ticket booking at Aska post office is functioning very well. We have given a proposal to the Railways to open such centers in other places in southern Orissa," Post Master General (PMG), Berhampur Region, S K Kamila said here today.<br /><br />The proposed places were Berhampur, Bhanjanagar, Polasara and Gopalpur in Ganjam district, Phulabani in Kandhamal district, Boudh, Damanjodi in Koraput district, Khariar in Kalahandi district and Nabarangapur.<br /><br />The decision would be taken after discussion with the Railways and the department of post, he said.<br /><br />Railway ticket booking was now available in only two post offices in Orissa, the other being at Sundargarh.<br /><br />The revenue collection from the Aska Head Post Office from sale of railway tickets, which was opened on September 11 was 'very satisfactory', he said.<br /><br />The Department of Post provided the infrastructure and manpower while the railways gave the computer connecting to its server to run the center.<br /><br />Despite e-ticket booking system available, every month on an average 2500 tickets were sold fetching a revenue of about Rs 25,000.<br /><br />"The e-ticket booking system is for the elite. The general public who cannot go to a railway booking counter to book a ticket prefer to get it from post office," he said.<br /><br />The postal department is getting a commission of Rs 15 and Rs 10 per ticket towards booking and cancellation charges respectively.</p>