Srinagar October 10 (KNS): India Post is celebrating National Postal Week throughout the country from 09 October to 13. First day is celebrated as World Post Day, as Universal Postal Union was set up on this day in 1874 to facilitate movement of mails among the countries of the world. 10.10.2022 is celebrated as Vittiya Sashaktikaran Diwas, 11.10.2022 as Philately Day, 12.10.2022 as Mail and Parcel Day and 13.10.2022 as Antoyada Diwas.
On this occasion, Chief Postmaster General, J&K Circle Shri Niraj Kumar has extended best wishes to the public of J&K and the staff of Post Offices in J&K. He has also expressed commitment of the employees of India Post in J&K to provide best possible services in Mail, Parcel, Savings Bank, Money transfer and related services.
Post Office has been providing extensive and fast services in mail transmission of letters, post cards, inland letters, registered letters, parcels and related services and also facilities of Post Office savings bank, money remittances. During last 30 years Post Office has started a number of new customers friendly services like speed post, Business Post, Express Parcel Post, Business Parcel, e-Post, e-Payment, Electronic Money Order which are being used widely by the public.
Detailed information about all these services are available on India Post web site www.indiapost.gov.in. India Post has inducted latest technology in Post Offices. Now almost all the services like booking of articles in speed post, parcels, Money Orders, PO Savings Bank etc are being provided through computer operations and track and trace services have been made available for mail services. All Head Post Offices and Sub Post Offices have been fully computerized. Further banking under Core Banking Services, ATM facilities are available in Post Offices. India Post Payment Banking services have also been launched in 2017.
Niraj Kumar informed that 1432 Post Offices are providing services in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh UTs. National Sorting Hubs are functional at Srinagar, Jammu while as Parcel Sorting Hubs are at Srinagar, Jammu and Ladakh. Recently Special Parcel Booking Centre have been opened in Srinagar GPO. More than 16 Lakh IPPB accounts have been opened in J&K and Ladakh UTs after the service was launched in 2017. There are about 12 Lakh Savings Bank account presently active in J&K besides about 20 thousand accounts for girl child under scheme Sukanya Samridhi Yojna. People are benefitted through Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance Scheme.
There are more than 1.70 Lakh PLI/RPLI Policies currently operative in J&K Postal Circle. Chief Postmaster General further informed that Department of Posts J&K Circle started Road Transport Network service between Srinagar to Leh and Vice versa on 23.09.2022 and between Srinagar-Jammu on 30.09.2022. By the launch of RTN Service, businessmen, craftsmen, artisans, MSME units and others in connecting their products with their markets both within the country and abroad will be benefitted. It will also benefit the local administration in ensuring smooth and regular supply of essential commodities, medical and other equipment, books etc to the people of Ladakh.
Chief Postmaster General appreciated the efforts of officers and staff for working as per the expectation of the public and reiterated that India Post in J&K assure the public of J&K to provide best possible and latest services. Issued by Chief Postmaster General, J&K Circle.(KNS)