Ashoknagar Mukhya Dak Ghar celebrates World Post Day on 09.10.2014

              Every year India Post celebrates National Postal Week from 9^th October ( World Post Day) to 15^th October.  The purpose of World Post Day / National Postal Week is to create awareness of the role of the Postal sector in people’s everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development. The celebration National Postal Week is aimed at generating a broader awareness of India Post’s role and activities among the public and media on a National scale. This year India Post has planned to observe the National Postal Week as per the following programme.

Date	Observation
09.10.2014	World Post Day
10.10.2014	Savings Bank Day
11.10.2014	Mail Day
13.10.2014	Philately Day
14.10.2014	Business Development Day
15.10.2014	P L I Day

As a part of this celebration, the staff members of Ahoknagar Mukhya Dak, Bhubaneswar – 751 009 arranged a customers’ meet on 09.10.2014 with participation of its esteemed customers. This was a special effort to bring awareness amongst the street vendors of Unit-II market complex.

Welcoming the customers at the outset, the importance of celebrating World Post Day and National Postal Week was briefed by Sri Bruhaspati Samal, Postmaster, Ashoknagar MDG. Expressing concern over the scams by the so called cheat fund companies, Sri Samal intimated the participating customers on various Post Office Savings Bank Schemes now in operation through India Post with brief features, rate of interest etc. with appeal for more and more investment in India Post which guarantees cent percent security of the investors’ hard earn money.  Addressing the customers as the special invitee, Sri Anil Prasad Mishra , a senior correspondent and a Post Forum Member of Ashoknagar MDG narrated his experience with postal department and impressed upon all to write letters and open more and more accounts in post offices for their better future. Addressing the Customers’ Meet as Chief Guest, Sri Subash Chandra Barik, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Bhubaneswar Division told that India Post is now rapidly moving towards computerization and modernization introducing new products and services to suit the customers’ needs. Under the concept of Project Arrow, India Post is trying its level best to maintain the delivery standard of all mails ensuring delivery on the day of receipt. Through implementation of I T Modernization Project, 2012, India Post is going to offer Core Banking Solution to its customers.

Lastly vote of thanks was given by Sri Bruhaspati Samal, Postmaster, Ashoknagar MDG.