PIB News Update: Today is World Post Day. World Post Day is observed every year on October 9. It marks the anniversary of the establishment of Universal Postal Union. On this occasion, Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India is celebrating National Postal week. The 7-day celebration starts from today, 9th October, 2020 to 15th October, 2020.
A press conference in this regard was held yesterday by Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle, Shri H. C. Agrawal. A presentation was given highlighting the achievements of Maharashtra Postal Circle products available with India Post. Postmaster General (Mails & BD), Shri. Ganesh Sawaleshwarkar, GM (Finance) Shri. Vijay Kumar, and Director Postal Services (HQ), Ms. Kaiya Arora, were also present during the occasion.
Schedule of National Postal week to be celebrated in Maharashtra Postal Circle as follows:
| Date | Day | Description |
| 9th October 2020 | Friday | World Post Day |
| 10th October 2020 | Saturday | Banking Day |
| 12th October 2020 | Monday | PLI Day |
| 13th October 2020 | Tuesday | Philately Day |
| 14th October 2020 | Wednesday | Business Development Day |
| 15th October 2020 | Thursday | Mails Day |
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