Dear Comrades,
The
first Mahila Dak Ghar – a post office entirely operated by women staff was
inaugurated today by Ms. P Gopinath, Secretary, Post and Chairperson, Postal
Services Board, Government of India, in Mumbai.
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This Post Office is
located at New Customs House on the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road in the busy
office area of South Mumbai, in close proximity of the Collectorate,
Old Customs House, Asiatic Library and RBI.
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The office, which
will be open from 10 am to 6 pm, offers both traditional and modern postal
services like booking of all registered and speed post articles, e-Money
Order, Western Union Money Transfer, e-payment of utility bills of MTNL, BEST
And Mahanagar Gas Ltd, besides the Post Office Savings Bank transactions.
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As of now, 12
female employees will run the Mahila Dak Ghar, headed by a Senior
Superintendent of Posts.
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Currently, the
Maharashtra Postal Circle has a total staff strength of 26,468, out of which
5,008 are women. “As a mark of respect to the women of Maharashtra, we
decided to launch the first Mahila Dak Ghar in this circle in Mumbai “ said
Col. K C Mishra, Chief Post Master General, Maharashtra and Goa Circle.
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Earlier this year,
on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8, Union Minister
for Communication & IT, Kapil Sibal had inaugurated the first all-women
post office in the country in New Delhi.
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At the time, Mr
Sibal had announced that more such offices would be opened in the country,
especially in the metro cities. The new office in Mumbai is part of the same
initiative.
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