The Minister of Communications & Information Technology, Shri Dayanidhi Maran reaffirmed India’s commitment to the accomplishment of mission of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), including the present charter of five objectives. Shri Maran said this while he was speaking today at the 23rd Congress of the UPU being held in Bucharest, Romania from 15th September to 5th October, 2004. Shri Maran further said that the UPU since its inception, for the last about 130 years, has played a stellar role in achieving its fundamental objective of regulation of mails between member countries and in ensuring effective international cooperation in all postal matters. Even in the digital age, the Post remains the choice of millions of people in terms of most accessible means of communication, he added. The Minister is presently leading a High Level Delegation from India to take part in the various deliberations of the Congress.
Ratifying the five objectives of the Bucharest World Postal strategy (BWPS) such as universal postal service, quality of service and efficiency of the postal network, responsiveness to customer needs, postal reform and sustainable development and cooperation and interaction among stakeholders, Shri Maran said that India Post was unflinching in its commitment to providing universal postal service which is the corner stone of the UPU’s mission. This fact finds support from the vast network of 1,55,295 post offices, which is the largest in the world, are in operation through out India. Shri Maran pointed out that India is trying to put its postal network and infrastructure to optimal use and cater as the country’s largest retailing network. He further said that India Post has a robust IT set up and as part of the technical cooperation programme of the UPU, the country is sharing its indigenously developed software on counter automation with several countries, like Maldives, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal Shri Maran made an impressive presentation on India’s role in the UPU. Citing the constructive role by India as a member in the Postal Operations Council (POC), Shri Maran sought for India’s re-election to the POC.
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