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*   Post offices are likely to  have payment bank facility, which will provide services similar to banks except offering loans, by March next year.

* The Tamil Nadu circle has earned a revenue of nearly Rs.194 crore during this fiscal till August against Rs. 515 crore earned last fiscal.

*  Nodal mechanised delivery of parcels introduced in three Chennai post offices and Tiruchi on a trial basis.

* Postal customers now have more avenues to register their grievances. As part of its ongoing efforts to be more tech-savvy and refine its approach in service delivery, the Department of Posts now has twitter accounts and launched a toll-free complaint number —1924. Besides mailing grievance letters to the department, customers may tweet their complaints to @cpmgtamilnadu and @pmgchennai.