IMPHAL, February 3: Vinod Kumar, Director (Posts) Manipur dedicated an all women post office, Singjamei Sub office to the people of Manipur with all ladies staff members including Post master today, according to a press release of the Superintendent (HQ) Manipur Division, Imphal.
It said the Director congratulated the postmaster GA Memi Devi and other staff members on the historical occasion.
According to the statement, Women Post Office will have one postal assistant E Geeta Devi and one Gr. D official who also are ladies.
This Sub Post Office serves postal and financial requirements of large number of people, among them majority are women, it said.
The Singjamei Post Master intimated that female customers feel comfortable with lady staff while it comes to getting some information about postal schemes or if they have any doubt.
The Post Office is under Project Arrow scheme and consists of three counters. Two of the three counters offer Multi Purpose services such as registration, booking of eMO, booking of speed post as well as sale of IPOs. Other counter is meant to facilitate the sale of stamps. All the three counters will have only women employees, it said.
On this occasion Md Riyajuddin, Inspector of Post Offices, 3rd Sub Division was also present.
It said the inspector of PO also holds a state level record of collecting 757 rural PLI policies in a single day at Mayang Post Office recently. He said there is lot of possibilities for PLI/RPLI in Singjamei post office which will be beneficial for women visitors, it said.
It is also important to note that Singjamai Post office comes under Second sub division which is being headed by woman officer O Nishita, Inspector Post Office.
It said Homeshori, in-charge, Philately Bureau, Imphal Head Office represented the HPO while Divisional Office, Imphal was represented by Rebeca, OA Phila & BD.
Rebeca said that all women post office is a step towards better services for women in Manipur and it also paves way to more empowerment for women as various social security schemes are available here especially Sukanya Samridhi Yojna for girl child which will guarantee bright future for girls, it said.
Homeshori intimated that a lot of philately material related to women issues will be displayed in this office for sale and efforts will be made to open more philately accounts for girls, it said.