The motive behind celebrating this day worldwide is to create awareness about the role of the postal sector in our everyday lives and its contribution in global socio-economic development.
World Post Day is observed globally to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Switzerland’s capital city Bern. The ninth day of October was announced as World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969 mooted by an Indian, Anand Mohan Narula. Today marks 145 years of the UPU's existence.
World Post Day is observed globally to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Switzerland’s capital city Bern. The ninth day of October was announced as World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969 mooted by an Indian, Anand Mohan Narula. Today marks 145 years of the UPU's existence.