Two post offices in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu, viz. the Madhanagopalapuram sub post-office and the Perambalur Head Post Office, brought laurels to Tamil Nadu by bagging the first and third prizes respectively in the country for successful implementation of ‘Project Arrow’ scheme (Phase I) launched by the Department of Posts in 50 post offices in the country in August 2008 to enhance the look and feel of post offices and to provide enhanced services to comman man in rural areas on par with the services available in metropolitan cities.
The Postal Department and an external audit agency that reviewed the performance of the implementation of ‘Project Arrow’ scheme in all the 50 post offices in the country had adjudged the Madhanagopalapuram sub post office to receive the first prize and the Perambalur HPO the third prize.
Four employees of the Madhanagopalapuram sub post office -- S.Baskharan, now Superintendent of Post Offices, Pattukkottai, P.Ramani, Inspector of Post Offices, Perambalur, P.Sandanadorai, Sub Postmaster, Madanagopalapuram Post office and C.Sasikumar, Deputy Systems Manager, Perambalur, were deputed by the Postal Department to Bangkok for a week-long special training programme at Asian Pacific Postal College under the scheme ‘Rewards and Recognition of Project Arrow’.Thirty one officials and staff of the Perambalur Head Post Office were presented with a total cash prize amount of Rs. 1 lakh and each got a prize money ranging from Rs.1,000 to Rs.5,000.
S. K. Chakrabarti, Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle, on Sunday honoured K. Raju, Postmaster of Perambalur HPO and his team of staff in the HPO with cash prizes at a simple function held at Puliancholai village near Thuraiyur in Tiruchi district.
S. P. Rajalingam, Postmaster General, Central Region, Tiruchi, felicitated the award-winners.
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