1. India Post
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2. Organizational Structure
Ministry Of Communication & IT
Secretary / Director General /Chairman Postal Service Board
Member (Technology)
Member (Personnel)
Member (PLI) &Chairman (Investment Board)
Member (HRD)
Member (Operations)
Member (Planning)
Organizational Structure
DDG, ADG
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3. 1.1.1 secretary Base circle 56 APO 99 APO FPO Circle-CPMG PTC REGION
DIVISION
SUBDN HO SO BO
PLI dte
BD Dte
Postal service board
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4. Spread of POs

5. Operational Structure (Postal)
HEAD POST OFFICE
EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL BRANCH POST OFFICES
(In Rural Area)
DEPARTMENTAL TOWN SUB OFFICES
DEPARTMENTAL RURAL SUB OFFICES
Operational Structure (Postal)
TOTAL POST OFFICES: 1,54,856
BRANCH POST OFFICES: 1,29,388
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6. Accounting network of Post Offices
Postal Account office
Responsible for incorporating account of all HOs in circle
Head Post Office
Supplies cash, stamp, IPOs, certificates, passbooks, recpt bks
Consolidation of account of subordinate offices
Sub Post Office
SO is placed in account with HO
Branch Post Office
Having limited powers of Saving Bank and Booking of postal articles
Can be directly under Sub Office which is called its Account Office
Submits its Daily A/C to Head Post Office
Submits Daily Account to its account office i.e. SO
Sub account branch of account office monitors its functioning
Consolidate the transactions of BO also into its accounts
Submits returns and accounts to concerned PAO
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7. India Post Largest and Oldest Postal System in the world
Net work of 1,54,856 POs out of which 1,29,388 are Branch Offices
Serving the people since 1854
12604 POs are computerized and it will be extended to Branch Offices in 11th Five year Plan
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8. India Post – Services Offered
Mail
Financial Services
Money remittance
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9. Social commitment
72% of the Indian population is in rural areas and 26% lives below poverty line.
89.87% of the post offices are in rural areas. India post is actively involved in MGNREGS which is one of the most important poverty alleviation programme of Government of India.
A Post office serves Sq. km. covering 8086 people on an average
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10. Social commitment Social security schemes of state govts
To benefit the rural areas we are associated distribution of cash in various welfare scheme
MGNREGS( Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Granted Scheme)
Social security schemes of state govts
Tie up with other business unit e.g. BSNL, Electricity Boards, Municipal Corporation, SBI,
Collection of data for rural CPI
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