Srinagar, Oct 24: Kashmir Valley will have at least 25
modern Post Offices by the end of this fiscal.
Chief Post Master General, John Samuel said this at a function here today.
He said five modern Post Offices would be made operational in November
including four in the City alone. He said many other postal facilities like
‘same day delivery’ are also being introduced.
An attraction at the post offices, John said, would be introduction of
“Singapore Pattern” of mail delivery. “Under this, mails would be delivered on
the same day, a first of its kind facility in the country,” he said.
“We are going to provide new services including Speed Post and Parcel
Delivery. The mails or couriers for this should reach the Post Offices up
to 8 AM only. This is the Singapore Pattern and J&K will be the first place
in entire India to offer the facility,” he said, adding that the facility of
delivery of such assignments would be intra-state.
“There will also be a special facility for inter-district courier services. The
consignment should reach us by 11 AM for this service,” John said.
John said launching of these schemes would create many jobs in the department.
“The posts would be filled up on merit especially in the rural areas.” “Rural
Post offices will be focal point for the development,” he added.
He said the post offices shall operate round the week without observing any
holiday including Sunday. He said the post offices shall remain off only on
three days a year namely October 2, January 26, and August 15.
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