Army Postal Service (India)

The Army Postal Service (APS) functions as a government-operated military mail system in India. A primary feature of Army Postal Service systems is that normally they are subsidized to ensure that military mail posted between duty stations abroad and the home country (or vice versa) does not cost the sender any more than normal domestic mail traffic. In some cases, Indian military personnel in a combat zone may post letters and/or packages to the home country for free, while in others, senders located in a specific overseas area may send military mail to another military recipient, also located in the same overseas area, without charge. Officers are deputed primarily from the Indian Postal Service and from the Army Corps. Army Postal Service is the only service that enables civil service officers to work in the armed forces.

Army Postal Service Corps
सेना डाक सेवा
Agency overview
Formed1856 (1856) [1]
TypeMilitary
Postal Service
Headquartersसेना डाक भवन
Sena Dak Bhawan
MottoHindi : मेल-मिलाप
English : Reconciliation (Restoration of Friendly Relations)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Major General PS Negi, Additional Director General Army Postal Service [2]
Parent departmentDept. of Post , Government of India
Parent agencyIndian Armed Forces
WebsiteAPS Indian Army

Activities

Army Postal Service provides Postal, Remittance, Savings & Insurance services to Army, Indian Navy, Air Force and Paramilitary forces personnel through 500 Field Post Offices established across the country. It also provides cover to Indian troops deployed with United Nations Peace Keeping Forces abroad.[3][2]

Organisational set-up

The head of Army Postal Service is the Additional Director General Army Postal Service at Army Headquarters in the rank of Major General. He is assisted by Deputy Director General Army Postal Service in the rank of Brigadier at Army Headquarters.[4]

The two Command Based Post Offices at Delhi and Kolkata and Army Postal Service Centre at Kamptee Nagpur are commanded by Commandants in the rank of Colonel. The Officers Commanding Corps/Divisional/Area/Border Roads/Assam Rifles/Air Force Postal Units in the rank of Lt Col/ Major/Captain monitor the functioning of Field Post Offices under their control and discharge the functions of the Postal Advisor to the General-Officer-Commanding. Two Central Base Post Offices and Section Base Post Offices serve as the nodal points for mail processing.

Head of Army Postal Service
List of Heads of APS [5]
NameFromTo
Brigadier DS Virk, AVSM1 March 197210 March 1972
Brigadier OP Raghava, AVSM13 March 197230 December 1978
Major General SK Anand, AVSM1 January 197931 May 1989
Major General SP Chopra, VSM1 June 198931 March 1993
Major General BP Das, AVSM25 May 19931 November 1996
Major General KK Srivastava, VSM14 December 199629 March 2001
Major General RS Kareer30 March 200130 September 2002
Major General SK Sen, VSM1 October 200231 May 2004
Major General V Sadasivam, VSM1 June 200424 February 2010
Major General ARA Sah18 June 201015 September 2011
Major General AK Shori10 October 201131 Mar 2015
Maj Gen Meena Datta 21 October 2015 Till date

References
  1. "HISTORY APS". Indian Army. Government of India. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. "Organisation". Indian Army. Govt. of India. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "Activities APS". Indian Army. Government of India. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. "How does the Army Post Office System Work?". Pitara. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. "Heads of Service APS". Indian Army. Govt. of India. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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