A Visit to the Post Office

50 LSE adolescent girls were taken to a post office to understand its workings and further empower them. The girls were welcomed by the Post Master, Mr. Tiwari and given an introduction about the Post Office and its different departments.

He informed the girls of the various schemes such as-

• Sukanya scheme for girls
• Postal Service
• Money order services
• Speed post international EMS
• Postcard dealers
• Savings Bank account (SB)
• Recurring Deposit account (RD)
• Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)
• Public Provident Fund (PPF)
• Time Deposit (TD)
• Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS)
• National savings certificates (NSC) (VIII) issue
• National Savings certificates (IX) issue
• Postal Life Insurance (PLI)
• Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)

Another world of knowledge was shared by Mr. Mukund Wanare such as-

• History of Post Office
• Circle & circles types
• Post Office hierarchy
• Speed Post
• Business Post
• Express Parcel Post
• Media Post
• Greeting Post
• Logistics Post, Parcel and Logistics Division
• Speed Post and Marketing Division

            A Post Office staff member also gave details about-

• Mail Services
• E-Post Office
• E-Ticketing of Railway tickets
• E-Ticketing for Road Transport Corporations and Airlines
• Retail Services
• Telephone revenue collection
• Sale of UPSC forms, University applications, etc
• Sale of Passport application forms
• Sale of Gold Coins, Forex Services
• Sale of SIM and recharge coupons
• Sale of India Telephone cards

Feedback from the members of the Post Office-

Postman Mr. Butuk said, “It’s a very nice initiative taken by this Organization and Project for beneficiaries to conduct an exposure visit in Government services as every citizen of India should be aware of them. Post is very honest and works hard for the people. Post office; it’s not about only writing letters and money orders but there are several services where you can take benefits. I can suggest that by this activity Mumbai Smiles made you aware you and now you should spread this information in communities, to your friends as well. Because now days people don’t know the postman, Post services, post office address etc. Thanks to Mumbai Smiles for this Exposure Visit. It’s nice initiatives for girls who living in underprivileged communities”