PUDUCHERRY, DECEMBER 8
The Tamil Nadu postal circle has declared Sri Aurobindo Ashram post office a second “All Women Post Office’’ here on Saturday.
Postmaster General, Chennai City Region, R. Anand declared the post office as an all-women post office at a function held here.
A release from the postal department said the plan was to open one post office per postal division as an all-women post office in Tamil Nadu division.
“The department is committed to the social objective of gender equality and justice by providing equal participation to women at the highest levels of decision making,” Mr. Anand, said in a release.
Of the 997 postal employees working under the Pondicherry division, as many as 634 are men and 363 women employees, he adds.
