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india has world's largest postal network with 1,55,837 post office. (1,39,280 in rural areas).

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Postal stamp released in memory of late Puran Chandra Gupta
 Prime Minister releases a book and a postage stamp in memory of the late Puran Chandra Gupta, the founder of
Hindi daily Dainik Jagaran.







List of Indian Postal Zones
A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post, the Indian postal administration. PIN stands for Postal Index Number and the code is 6 digits long. The PIN was introduced on August 15, 1972.

There are nine PIN zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone. The first digit of the PIN code indicates the region in which a given post office falls in. The second digit indicates the sub-region, and the third digit indicates the sorting district within the region. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices.

The nine PIN zones cover the Indian states and union territories as follows:

1 - Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir(including Pakistan-administered Kashmir), Chandigarh

2 - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand

3 - Rajasthan, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

4 - Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh

5 - Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

6 - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry, Lakshadweep

7 - Orissa, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

8 - Bihar, Jharkhand

9 - Army Post office(APO) and Field Post office(FPO)







M-money transfer
The Department of Posts will soon implement a mobile-based money remittance service in various parts of the
country. It has selected 4 circles in which the services will be implemented. These are:
· Kerala
· Bihar
· Punjab
· Delhi
What is m-money transfer?
 It also called mobile money transfer, which nothing but just another method of sending money using electronic
medium like mobile or computer.
 In this user who intends to avail the service would get a secret code through SMS soon after the money is
transferred.
 A similar message would be forwarded to the recipient who could then visit the nearest service-enabled post
office and receive the money by submitting the code.
 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) would provide technical assistance in the implementation of the service.






Centre raises interest rates on postal MIS, PPF scheme
The interest rates on Post Office-operated small savings likeMonthly Income Scheme (MIS) and Public
Provident Fund (PPF) raised by the Union Govt by up to 0.5%. Interest rates on time deposits of 1 and 2
years have been increased by 0.5% each to 8.2% and 8.3%. Rates for popular MIS has been hiked by 0.3% to
8.5%. Interest rate on PPF has been increased by 0.2% to 8.8%. There has been no change in the savings
deposit rate which has been retained at 4%.
Objective: To make MIS and PPF Schemes more attractive to investors.








India Post 2012 Project started by GOI
GOI started India Post 2012 Project
In August 2010 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the 'INDIA POST 2012' IT
Modernization project with a total outlay of Rs 1877.2 crores
Objectives:
To develop Future business model for post offices in the country
To transform Department of Post into a Technology enabled, and autonomous market leader
The project focus on five initiatives:-
Covering increased market share and revenues
New products and services
Improved services delivery
Motivated workforce
Rural development
Mr. Sibal held a round table session with various industry leaders to give a shape to India Post 2012
project
'Partnering India Post: 2012 and Beyond' conference held to understand fields, techniques and
challenges for developing a long-term relationship between India's postal department and key
stakeholders
Minister for IT and Communications: Mr. Kapil Sibal