India Post is a government operated postal system in India, which is under the jurisdiction of Department of Post, Ministry of Communications of the Government of India. Generally called "the Post Office" in India, it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world.

What is India post used for?

It touches the lives of Indian citizens in many ways: delivering mails, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance cover under Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc.

How does India post work?

The primary function of Post Office is collection, processing, transmission and delivery of mail. ... First class mail gets free air transmission within India; whereas second class mail gets air lift only if prepaid with air surcharge. The mail is collected from 579595 letter boxes by 154979 post offices in the cournty.