Post Office B.U. Jhansi

TheDepartment of Posts (DoP),trading asIndia Post, is agovernment-operatedpostal systemin India. Generally referred to within India as "the post office", it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world.[2]The postal service is under the Department of Posts, which is part of theMinistry of Communicationsof theGovernment of India.

It is involved in delivering mails, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance cover under Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc. The DoP also acts as an agent for Government of India in discharging other services for citizens such as|Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)wage disbursement and old age pension payments. With 1,55,015 Post Offices, the DoP has the most widely distributed postal network in the world.The country has been divided into 23 postal circles, each circle headed by a Chief Postmaster General. Each circle is divided into regions, headed by a Postmaster General and comprising field units known as Divisions. These divisions arefurther divided into subdivisions. In addition to the23 circles, there is a base circle to provide postal services to theArmed Forces of Indiaheaded by aDirector General. One of the highest post offices in the world is inHikkim, Himachal Pradeshoperated by India Post at a height of 15,500 ft (4,700 m).

Posts and the British Raj (1858–1947)TheBritish Rajwas instituted in 1858, when theruleof theEast India Companywas transferred to the Crown.[5]By 1861, there were 889 post offices handling nearly 43 million letters and over 4.5 million newspapers annually. The first superintendent of the post office was appointed in 1870 and based inAllahabadand in 1876, British India became the first non-founding member of theGeneral Postal Union.[citation needed]A number of acts were passed during the British Raj to expand and regulate Posts and Telegraphs service:*.The Government Savings Bank Act 1873 (5 of 1873), passed by the legislature 28 January 1873, was enacted in 1881. On 1 April 1882, Post Office Savings Banks opened throughoutIndia (except in theBombay Presidency). InMadras Presidency, it was limited; in theBengal Presidency, no POSBs were established in Calcutta or Howrah.*.Postal life insurance began on 1 February 1884 as a welfare measure for the employees of the Posts & Telegraphs Department as Government of India dispatch No. 299 dated 18 October 1882 to the Secretary of State.*.Telegraph Act, 1885 (Indian Telegraph Act)*.The Indian Post Office Act 1898 (6 of 1898), passed by the legislature on 22 March 1898, became effective on 1 July 1898 regulating postal service. It was preceded by Act III of 1882 and Act XVI of 1896.*.The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933 (17 of 1933)

BAHUT ACCHE HAI

Mostly crowded
Waiting in a row
Time taking
For Speed post, wait in a long row
No instant work

Office is not very big but service is good. It offers different types of posts such as speed post, business post, media posts, express parcels and e-posts. It also offers the facility of opening savings account.