The Indian Postal department has launched online postal transaction service called 'e-post office'.

'e-post office' will offer customers facility of electronic money order (eMO), instant money order (iMO), sale of philatelic stamps, postal information, tracking of express and international shipments, searching and registering for PIN code, feedback as well as filing complaints.

"A user can use his debit or credit card to send eMO or iMO online. This will enable one to send money to person at home anywhere in the country," said Radhika Doraiswamy, secretary, Department of Post.

The portal will also be used to sell products made by small scale industries.

"Earlier consumers used to go to service providers but now services providers are going to consumers. This is the future of the 21st century. We have now taken post offices to every citizen of the country through internet," Kapil Sibal, the union minister for communications and information technology (MoCIT) said.

Minister of State for MoCIT, Mr Sachin Pilot has urged the postal department to work towards making the portal available in major local languages. Currently the portal is available in English.

"This initiative will make every netbook, computer a post office. I will urge Department of Post to make this site accessible in various languages," Pilot said.