Shyam Sundar - 2018-07-01
Nice service TheDepartment of Posts (DoP),trading asIndia Post, is agovernment-operatedpostal systemin India. Generally referred to within India as "the post office", it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world.[2]The postal service is under the Department of Posts, which is part of theMinistry of Communicationsof theGovernment of India. It is involved in delivering mails, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance cover under Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc. The DoP also acts as an agent for Government of India in discharging other services for citizens such asMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)wage disbursement and old age pension payments. With 155,015 Post Offices, theDoP has the most widely distributed postal network in the world.The country has been divided into 23 postal circles, each circle headed by aChief PostmasterGeneral. Each circle is divided into regions, headed by a Postmaster General and comprising field units known as Divisions. These divisions arefurther divided into subdivisions. In addition to the23 circles, there is a base circle to provide postal services to theArmed Forces of Indiaheaded by aDirector General. One of the highest post offices in the world is inHikkim, Himachal Pradeshoperated by India Post at a height of 15,500 ft (4,700 m).[3][4]
