GPO, Dehradun, released a special cover on the occasion of national unity day, marking the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Tuesday. Uttarakhand Speaker Premchandra Aggarwal who was the chief guest spoke volume of the contribution of Sardar Patel in building a unified, modern Indian State.
He hailed the postal department’s initiative in releasing a special cover to mark the national unity day. On the occasion MC Pandey, Additional Superintendent, Department of Post, GM Taneja, Assistant Post Master General, JP Semwal, Additional Dakpal and lalit Joshi, assistant director along with other employees of the postal department were present. Bhupal Ram, director, Uttarakhand postal services, in his address, highlighted Sardar Patel’s life and contribution to the cause of the nation. He also read out the unity oath to the employees. Moreover, to mark the vigilance awareness week, a workshop on vigilance was held at the auditorium of the chief post master general’s office. G M Taneja, assistant post master general, informed the employees about the importance of the observance of the vigilance awareness week during the workshop.