Army Postal Service (India)
Senā ḍāka sevā | |
Dept. of Post , Government of India | |
Parent agency | Indian Armed Forces |
---|---|
Website | APS Indian Army |
The Army Postal Service (APS) functions as a
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
The two Command Based Post Offices at Delhi and
Badge
The current badge of the Army Postal Service was approved in February 1978. The badge consists of a flying swan (Raj Hans) encased by a wheat stalk wreath in a semi-oval shape. The wheat stalk signifies growth and prosperity. The 'Raj Hans' is a mythical bird messenger, representing the function of mail handling by the Corps. The words 'Mail-Milap' (which means 'union through mail') and 'Sena Dak Seva' in Hindi are embodied on scrolls in the badge.[6][5]
Head of Army Postal Service
Name | From | To |
---|---|---|
AVSM |
1 March 1972 | 10 March 1972 |
Brigadier OP Raghava, AVSM | 13 March 1972 | 30 December 1978 |
Major General SK Anand, AVSM |
1 January 1979 | 31 May 1989 |
Major General SP Chopra, VSM | 1 June 1989 | 31 March 1993 |
Major General BP Das, AVSM | 25 May 1993 | 1 November 1996 |
Major General KK Srivastava, VSM | 14 December 1996 | 29 March 2001 |
Major General RS Kareer | 30 March 2001 | 30 September 2002 |
Major General SK Sen, VSM | 1 October 2002 | 31 May 2004 |
Major General V Sadasivam, VSM | 1 June 2004 | 24 February 2010 |
Major General ARA Sah | 18 June 2010 | 15 September 2011 |
Major General AK Shori | 10 October 2011 | 31 March 2015 |
Major General Meena Datta | 21 October 2015 | 21 December 2018 |
Major General PS Negi | 22 December 2018 | 22 December 2019 |
Major General DV Mahesh | 24 December 2019 | 19 January 2022 |
Major General MK Khan, VSM | 17 February 2022 | Till date |
References
- ^ "HISTORY APS". Indian Army. Government of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Organisation". Indian Army. Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Activities APS". Indian Army. Government of India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "How does the Army Post Office System Work?". Pitara. 26 December 2000. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Care of the Flying Swan". 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "President approves new postal badge" (PDF). 28 February 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Heads of Service APS". Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.