KBC 14: Which of the following countries have the largest postal network in the world?
Options:
A) USA
B) India
C) UK
D) Brazil
Answer: India
India has the largest postal network in the world. India possesses the largest postal network in the world with 155,000 post offices spread all over the country as on March 31, 2001, of which 89 per cent are in the rural sector.
India possesses the largest postal network in the world with 155,000 post offices spread all over the country as on March 31, 2001, of which 89 per cent are in the rural sector.
India Post is a government-operated postal system in India, part of the Department of Post under the Ministry of Communications. Generally known as the Post Office, it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world. Warren Hastings had taken initiative under East India Company to start the Postal Service in the country in 1766. It was initially established under the name “Company Mail”. It was later modified into a service under the Crown in 1854 by Lord Dalhouise. It introduced uniform postage rates and helped to pass the India Post Office Act 1854 which significantly improved upon the 1837 Post Office act. The act has also created the position of Director General of Post for the whole country.
Department of Posts Ministry of Communication under the Government of India is involved in delivering mails, remitting money by money orders, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance coverage under Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc.
The country has been divided into 23 postal circles. Each circle is divided into regions, headed by a Postmaster General and comprising field units known as Divisions. These divisions are further divided into subdivisions. In addition to the 23 circles, there is a base circle to provide postal services to the Armed Forces of India headed by a Director General.
KBC 14: Which Indian state has the largest forest cover in terms of total area?
