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18 April 2012

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR TRC COLLECTION THROUGH e-PAYMENT

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR TRC COLLECTION THROUGH e-PAYMENT
  1. Scope of operation and Jurisdiction
a.    Computerised Post offices with connectivity registered for epayment will operate collection of TRC across counter through Post offices, except those PO functioning under the jurisdiction of Chennai Telephones. POs under the Chennai Telephones will continue to receive bills in the regional id communicated by RO CCR.
b.    Non computerized offices will continue to follow the existing manual procedure relating to the subject.
  1. Operations
a.    The barcode on the telephone bill is designed by BSNL with relevant information to capture through a barcode scanner in our Point of sale device.
b.    As epayment operation is complete in Point of sale a e-Payment column pushes the data to CEPT server Viz –a-  Viz a consolidated report is viewed at Chennai GPO a nodal office for payment.
        3.    Payment
a.    Chennai GPO will effect payment through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) by transferring fund from their account to the BSNL account separately for landline bills and Cellone bills in their respective account numbers of  BSNL, communicated separately.
b.    The amount due to BSNL is to be worked out as per the data collected through epayment less the quantum of commission calculated at the rate of Rs.10/- per bill + the service tax of 12.3% on amount of commission.
c.    The date of  payment is to befetched by  CEPT and generates a csv file, downloadable by BSNL. The authorized nodal agent at Circle Level will download this file and update the BSNL server.
         4.    Cases of dishonoring of cheques
a.    At present cheques received towards TRC collection are treated on par with cash and remitted to BSNL on the next day itself.
b.    In cases of dishonouring of cheques the data relating to the phone no. , consumer no, amount and collected PO details are required by BSNL for reversal.
c.    We have made a ftp link to get the details of cheques dishonoured from all the HPOs on daily basis to our SDC and a consolidate report together with all required data will be sent to Chennai GPO and the nodal officer, BSNL. On receipt, the Chennai GPO will deduct this amount of dishonoured cheques in the next RTGS amount due to BSNL and remit rest of the amount to BSNL. By this way the amount due from BSNL towards unrealized cheques is proposed to be adjusted.
d.    The link to update data relating to dishonoured cheques is: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/gform?key=0AnXCaf4NcRNhdFpYRnUyZ3p5dmsxek9sVmltSm9sWFE#invite
e.    Head Postmasters of all HOs in the Circle have to update the details of dishonoured cheques on daily basis through this link. Any lacunae in not updating this detail will result in excess payment to BSNL and in such cases, responsibility will be fixed on the respective postmasters for their failure.
    5.    Reconciliation process.
a.    3 day’s timewill be there to reconcile the payment at a nodal point. Compliance arising out of non-transfer of data will have to be reconciled within this period. Any case of delay by PO will sorted out and till such time disconnection will not be resorted to by BSNL.
b.    In agreed principle when a customer produces payment receipt paid at PO, disconnection should not be resorted to at the field level, instead, cases should be referred for reconciliation
     6.    MIS Management
MIS of all category of payment, date of receipt POS involved for a specified period is available in epayment server. Stake holders like BSNL, Chennai GPO, Divisional heads,Regional Heads will all manage the MIS for better operative efficiency and reconciliation     
     7.    General
a)            Since, two different biller IDs are created for landline and Cellone, care should be taken by the post offices to accept the bills under the relevant biller ID only.
b)            Regions and Divisions should deactivate the biller IDs of BSNL created at regional and divisional level immediately, so that only one biller ID at Circle level exists for landline &Cellone respectively. This is most important as the payment is centralized at Circle level through RTGS.
c)            The Communication patch of epayment should be run on daily basis and any delay in payment / disconnection arising out of non-running of the communication will be fixed on the offices concerned squarely.
d)            All general instructions relating to epayment is applicable for this also unless otherwise mentioned in this communication.
e)            The existing method of making payment to the AOTRA of the SSA through the Postmasters is discontinued from 20th April 2012.
f)             The existing method of forwarding the counterfoils of the bills to the AOTRA will continue as in existence along with list.
g)            In case of acceptance of Cheque for TRC collection under epayment, it should be drawn in favour of the “Postmaster, concerned” and all relevant provisions relating to realization of cheques will continue as at present.
     8.    Details of Nodal Officers

DOP:   ShriS.Subbarajan, Assistant Superintendent (Technology),
O/o The Chief PMG, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai – 600002.
Phone: 044-28524482, Mobile : 9443668420
BSNL: Land line:
ShriV.K.Muralidharan, JAO, TR, O/o Chief General Manager, BSNL
Chennai – 600002
Phone: 044- 28521951, Mobile: 9486100576
Cellone:
ShriR.Velambal,
JAO (Payments),
CMTS, Trichy – 620 001
Phone: 0431- 2701227, 9443100127
Nodal Office for Payment through RTGS:
                  ShriPandi, Chief Postmaster, Chennai GPO, 600001
                  Phone: 044- 25216766 Mobile: 9443560602
                  cpm.chennaigpo@rediffmail.com

 

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