HYDERABAD: The Department of Posts, Andhra Pradesh Circle, is organising a series of programmes to mark the National Postal Week Celebrations to be held from October 9 to 15.
The week-long celebrations will begin with the ‘World Post Day’ tomorrow which will be inaugurated by governor ESL Narasimhan at the Jubilee Hall here, chief postmaster general (AP Circle) Karuna Pillai told reporters today.
Similarly, ‘Savings Bank Day’ will be held on October 11, ‘Mails Day’ on October 12, followed by ‘Philately Day’ on October 13, ‘Business Development Day’ on October 14 and ‘Postal Life Insurance Day’ on October 15.
A ‘Speed Post Run’ will be flagged off by police commissioner A K Khan on October 10 at 7 a.m from Dak Sadan, Pillai said. The run will start from Dak Sadan, Abids and proceed towards Grammar School, Nizam College, Jagjeevan Ram statue, LB stadium, KLK building, Nampally bus stop, Gruhakalpa building, Care Hospital, MJ market and reach Dak sadan,’’ she said Comedian Sunil, director Sekhar Kammula, Sherlin Thayil, CEO, Bharathi Airtel (AP), R S Srinivas, Regional Manager ICICI would attend in speed run.
The number of saving bank accounts were more than 2 crore with a balance of Rs 36,011 crore, she said.
To suit the ever-changing needs of its customers, the circle is fine-tuning its mode of functioning by computerising all the the 754 departmental post offices. At least 929 new staff members have been recruited for the purpose and more people would be recruited soon, Karuna Pillai said.