SHILLONG, Oct 10: Along with the rest of the country, the India Post North East Circle on Sunday kicked off its weeklong celebration of ‘World Post Day’, which eyes to create awareness about the role of the postal sector in the lives of people and business and its contribution to the social and economic development of the country.
India Post is celebrating National Postal Week 2022 from October 9 to 14.
As part of National Postal Week, India Post North East Circle is also celebrating Vittiya Sashaktikaran Diwas, Philately Day, Mails and Parcels Day and Antyodya Diwas besides the World Post Day to focus on various services provided by India Post. Philatelic Quiz competitions, philatelic seminars, and workshops will also be held at the divisional level to spread awareness on philately as a hobby. This day will also be utilised to publicise the ‘Dhai Akhar’ and SPARSH campaigns.
World Post Day is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne.
Talking to reporters, Chief Postmaster General, Subrata Das, said the celebration is aimed at generating awareness about India Post’s role and activities in the nation’s development.
He further informed reporters that campaigns are being organised for opening of Post Office Savings Bank/India Post Payment bank accounts and Postal Life Insurance /Rural Postal Life Insurance policies with the organisation of one mela in each district of the circle.
On Mails and Parcels Day, the department will organise customer meets at all divisions for bulk customers to inform them about the new initiatives taken under Parcel Tracker and obtain their feedback on the services on offer. Awareness-cum-Aadhar enrolment and updating camps will be organised in rural and remote areas.
People will be made aware of the availability of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Social Security Pensions, Jan Suraksha Scheme (PMJJY, PMSBY, APY), Sukanya Samiridhi Accounts, AePS and other products and services of the Department of Posts.
On the last day of celebration, financial literacy campaigns will be carried out to adopt safety measures while doing digital payments and to avoid online fraud in remote areas, urban slums, underdeveloped areas and undeveloped areas.
