World award for Postal Dept

by Mohammed Naalir

Sri Lanka’s postal service links even the tiniest and most remote hamlets in the country, Postal Services Minister Jeewan Kumaratunga told the Sunday Observer commenting on the progress of the postal sector.

“The dedicated and efficient service we provide has won us this year’s bronze medal from the World Postal Association. We intend to provide an even better service to the people by introducing the Post Super Market concept. Through this we intend to convert the postal service into a profitable institution,” he said.

Minister Kumaratunga said that the delivery service of the Department operates smoothly and efficiently. The Overseas Postal Division has become an efficient and reliable service among the people.

Thousands of people in villages rely on the Postal Department to bring the foreign remittances being sent by relatives who work abroad.

“Our overseas division is engaged in sending a large number of letters and parcels to the masses”, he said. The postal service delivers 85 percent of parcels and letters to residences within five days even when they are sent from abroad.