Interesting Facts about India Post

The Department of posts was founded in India on 1st April, 1774.
This department serves as an agent of Govt.
It provides services like letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding , third-party logistics and deposit accounts, saving banks retailing, life insurance, remittance, life saving, remittance etc.
Indian post has been terminated two of its major services such as Telegram and Money order in July.

Quick Facts

Founder ofTelegraph and postal in India	Governor General Lord System Dalhousie
First General post Office opened in India	1774(Kolkata)
First postage stamp of india	Sinde Dawk (1852)
Pin system started in India	1972
The first Indian Post Office Outside India	Dakshin Gangotri in Antartica ( 1983), indian Territory
Speed Post started in India	1986
Money Order system	1880
Postal Life Insurance started	1884
Postal staff college situated at	Ghaziabad(UP)
World Postal Day is Observed on	9^th October
Indian Postal Day is observed on	10^th October