Dear Comrades,
The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week from
October 9-15, starting with World Postal Day on October 9. The
department has decided to conduct various programmes and workshops in
connection with the postal week.
On the first day, the General Post Office (GPO) in Sector 17
organised an awareness camp for the customers, who were told about the
role Indian postal services played and the economic development
resulting through it.
Events for October 10 will start with the Savings Day, where
public would be made aware of the benefits of postal saving schemes.
This will be followed by Mail Day on October 11, where GPO's will make
arrangements for visits from different city schools to encourage them to
write letters to their dear ones.
Senior Post Master General of the GPO in Sector 17, Narinder
Kumar said, "The purpose of celebrating the National Week with the
public is to make them aware about the postal services."
Philately Day will be observed on October 12 when the department
will release a new stamp with a picture of Gandhi outlined on it. The
president and other members of the Philately club will be invited to
give a lecture to the students explaining the hobby of philately. Also,
various quiz competitions on Philately will be held on the occasion.
On October 14, Business Development Day will be celebrated with the department holding workshops for the business community.
The Postal Life Insurance Day will be celebrated on the last of the National Postal week.
http://www.indianexpress.com/
