Dear Comrades,
JK Speaker lauds Postal department for excellent performance
Srinagar, May 17(Scoop News) –The 
Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly , Mohammad Akbar Lone on
 Thursday distributed postal awards in different capacities among the 
Postal employees at a “Head of Division Conference 2012 and India Post 
Awards, function “held at SKICC for their overall performance and 
achieving the fixed targets within the time frame, besides, upgradation 
of the facilities at their working Centers. These awards were given in 
different categories including savings Bank Deposits, Postal Life 
Insurance, and in Philately etc.
Earlier,while appreciating the department for their efforts in reviving the functioning the Posts Offices and other Communication Centers by introducing the latest facilities to the common people especially in the far-flung areas.  Lone
 said that they should work to achieve new heights in the postal 
sector.  He said the Posts offices in the early days had a limited role 
when there were no transport facilities and the humankind were utilizing
 the services of the birds for sending communication through them from 
village to Village, Country to Country and man to man. However, later, 
the services of a mankind in the shape of Post man were utilized to send
 the messages to their friends, relatives and other people and for this 
purpose the postman has to cover a long distance on foot to deliver the 
important messages and money orders.
The
 Minister said that now a sea change has come in the Telecommunication 
sector and with one click, the needed person can get any kind of 
information required by him within minutes and availability of modern 
technology. 
The
 Speaker congratulated the award winners and wished them success in 
future and asked them to go ahead with their mission with full zeal and 
dedication. He said that despite a revolution has came in the 
telecommunication centre, we cannot ignore the relevance of the posts 
offices particularly of their functioning in the far flung areas in 
delivering the letters and even working a yeoman’s services to the 
soldiers who are working at borders.
On the occasion, among others the Chief Post Master General Mr John Samuel and Director Postal Services  Ambash Upmanyu.  
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