What was the post office Act of 1854?
Dalhousie introduced uniform postage rates (universal service) and helped to pass the India Post Office Act 1854 which significantly improved upon 1837 Post Office act which had introduced regular post offices in India. It created the position Director General of Post for the whole country.
In particular, the Post Office Act of 1792 admitted newspapers into the mail at extremely low rates, facilitating the spread of information essential to the creation of an informed citizenry. The Act also forbade the opening of letters as a tool of surveillance.
When was the Indian post office Act last amended?
The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 2006 seeks to amend the Indian Post Office Act, 1898.Bills Passed.
1898-03-22
Which is the first post office in India?
The East India company opened its first post office in 1727. In 1774 Calcutta GPO was established. The site where the GPO is now located was actually the site of the first Fort William. An alley beside the post office was the site of the guardhouse that housed the infamous 1756 Black Hole of Calcutta (1756).
The Post Office Act of 1854 withdrew the privilege of free postage enjoyed by sepoys.
What did the Postal Act of 1972 do?
It shall provide prompt, reliable, and efficient services to patrons in all areas and shall render postal services to all communities.Postal Reorganization Act.
JD Thomas said the Postal Service Act was shaped in part by the desire to avoid censorship employed by the Crown to try to suppress their political opponents in colonial times.
When was the Postal Reorganization Act?
1970
What is Article no ex in India post?
Karnataka =EK. Second alphabet represents state. For ex: K for karnataka.
A postal article is an article (such as a letter, parcel etc.) addressed to you which is delivered by a postal operator. There are different types of postal articles available. These include ordinary mail, registered mail, bulk mail, express mail etc.
Who is the father of Indian postal stamp?
Posts and the East India Company Lord Clive further expanded the services in 1766 and in 1774 Warren Hastings made the services available to the general public. The fee charged was two annas per 100 miles.
Postal Services Board, Dak Bhawan,New Delhi-110001.
Who was the first postman?
On July 26, 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today's mail system.
Mumbai GPO was formed in 1794 although the office moved into the present building on April 12, 1913. Spread over 1 lakh sq ft, this is the biggest post office in India.13-Apr-2013
Which is the smallest post office in India?
::: Smallest Post Office by sreeharig. (211) This is the smallest Post Office I have seen so far in my life. The beauty of it is, its situated very beautifully in the lush green part of the village and caters to a village almost 1/2 the size of nyc.29-Mar-2006
Warren Hastings (Governor General of British India from 1773-1784) opened the posts to the public in March 1774. Prior to this the main purpose of the postal system had been to serve the commercial interests of the East India Company.30-Aug-2021
When did post office started in India?
Beat Number. The two digit number additional to PIN to be used by Postal Dept. for sorting the mail. It is an instance of Postal Service G02.
How many post offices are in India?
India has the largest postal network in the world with 1,55,618 post offices and over 5,66,000 employees. The modern postal service in India is more than 150 years old.03-Oct-2016
What was the post office Act of 1854?