2025 Year End Review for Department of Posts

Ministry of Communications

2025 Year End Review for Department of Posts

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 19 DEC 2025 2:09PM by PIB Delhi

Ministry of External Affairs has associated with Department of Posts to leverage the Post Office network and provide passport services to people in their vicinity; As on 30.11.2025, 452 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) are operational

1,552 Aadhaar Camps were organized in schools for mandatory biometric updates of children turning 5 and 15 years old during the National Postal Week in October; 4,335 Aadhaar enrolments and 35,606 Aadhaar updations were carried out

From January 2025 to November 2025, more than 2.35 Crore Aadhaar enrolment and updations were carried out, generating a revenue of Rs. 129.13 Crore

Department of Posts successfully distributed 28,13,627 National Flags under Har Ghar Tiranga campaign 4.0 during the year 2025

From January 2025 to November 2025, 1,69,368 Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) units have been verified

Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed between the Department of Posts, the Unit Trust of India (UTI) and the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) for the door-to-door collection and verification of KYC documents from mutual fund investors; Around 5 lakh KYC verifications have been completed as on 30.11.2025

Landmark MoU signed with Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), to streamline KYC verification for Mutual Fund investors of all 50 Asset Management Companies registered with AMFI; MoU(s) also signed with Nippon India Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Funds

DoP signed MoU with BSNL to leverage its unparalleled postal network of over 1.64 lakh Post Offices for sale of BSNL SIM cards and mobile recharge services across the country

Department of Posts, supported by NRSC-ISRO and IIT Hyderabad, designed DIGIPIN, a 10-character alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies every 4 × 4 metre grid across India; Initiative received Special Mention award for Innovation in the Postal Sector at the Asian-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) Business Forum 2025

A key milestone during the year was the successful launch of the UPI–UPU interlinkage, integrating India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with the UPU’s Interconnection Platform (IP)

Department of Posts organized the first Asia-Pacific Postal Leaders Forum in Jaipur under the aegis of the Universal Postal Union in March; Participation from Delegates from around 28 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, including the Secretary General of the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU)

Bilateral International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS) Agreement between India Post and Russian Post was formally signed at DakBhawan

Commemorative Postage Stamps on 42 issues were released during the period 1st January 2025 to 30th November 2025; Significant commemorations included 100 Years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, 125 Years of Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, President's Bodyguard, 50 Years of Statehood of Sikkim, 150 Years of Vande Mataram among others

From 1st January 2025 to 30th November 2025, 47 Customized My Stamps released including those of national importance like the engineering marvel, the Chenab Railway Bridge; 90 years of the Reserve Bank of India; 50 Years of Karnataka State Police; 75 years of the National Sample Survey (NSS); and the 100th Birth Centenary of renowned environmentalist Gaura Devi

1. Post Office Passport Seva Kendras

In view of greater mobility of the Indian population in search of education, better work opportunities, and other social commitments, passport has become a necessary document that everyone needs to obtain. Given the ever-increasing demand for passport services and to provide convenience to citizens who previously had to travel long distances to get passports, the Ministry of External Affairs has associated with the Department of Posts to leverage the Post Office network and provide passport services to people in their vicinity by establishing Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs). It has been mutually decided by DOP & MEA to open a POPSK in each Lok Sabha constituency. As on 30.11.2025, 452 POPSKs have been operationalized. More than 29 lakh passport applications, including 1.54 lakh Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), and have earned a revenue of Rs. 114.88 crore for the Department for the period from January 2025 to November 2025.

The following 10 POPSKs have been operationalized during the period from January 2025 to November 2025:Araku SO, Andhra Pradesh Circle (22.01.2025)

• Tirupur HO, Tamil Nadu Circle (24.01.2025)
• Bakhra SO, Bihar Circle (22.03.2025)
• Rajnagar SO, Bihar Circle (22.03.2025)
• Kalpetta HO, Kerala Circle (09.04.2025)
• Khargaon HO, Madhya Pradesh Circle (17.04.2025)
• Bhind HO, Madhya Pradesh Circle (19.04.2025)
• Kushinagar SO, Uttar Pradesh Circle (30.04.2025)
• Mandla, Madhya Pradesh Circle (14.11.2025)
• Pollachi, Tamil Nadu Circle (29.11.2025)

Inauguration of Mandla POPSK, Madhya Pradesh Circle on 14.11.2025

Inauguration of Mandla POPSK, Madhya Pradesh Circle on 14.11.2025

2. Post Office Aadhaar Updation and Enrollment Centre

Thirteen thousand three hundred fifty-two (13352) Aadhaar Centers were set up across India in Post Offices with the aim of providing citizen-centric services in the vicinity of the citizens. The facility of these Post Office Aadhaar Centers has brought convenience to citizens in generating new Aadhaar cards and updating their Aadhaar cards in case of any change or mismatch. To reach out to the masses in the remotest areas of the country, India Post has also distributed Mobile/Laptop Aadhaar kits to the Post Offices. Because of these Aadhaar Mobile/Laptop kits, Aadhaar Updation/Enrolments can now be done in camp mode, thus helping the masses, especially DBT beneficiaries, to obtain benefits of different government schemes. The Department of Posts, in collaboration with the Army Postal Service (APS) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has started Aadhaar services for Defense personnel. Aadhaar center has been operationalized at Siachin, which marks the highest Aadhaar center in the country. So far, 110 Aadhaar centers are functional in APS. 1,552 Aadhaar Camps were organized in schools for mandatory biometric updates of children turning 5 and 15 years old during the National Postal Week in October 2025 in which 4,335 Aadhaar enrolments and 35,606 Aadhaar updations were carried out. During the period from January 2025 to November 2025, more than 2.35 Crore Aadhaar enrolment and updations have been carried out, generating a revenue of Rs. 129.13 Crore.

Mainly two (2) types of services are provided in Post Office Aadhaar Centres:Aadhaar Enrolment:The Enrolment process involves the electronic capture of demographic and biometric information of residents.

Aadhaar Updation:Mandatory update: Update of details in Aadhaar is mandatory once in ten years.

Demographic Updation, such as Name, Email ID, Mobile Number, Address, Date of Birth, etc.

Biometric Updation, including facial images, 10 fingerprints, and iris, are updated through post offices.

Aadhaar Centre, Ambala GPO, Haryana Circle

Aadhaar Centre, Indore GPO, Madhya Pradesh Circle

Aadhaar Camp at Geeta Adarsh Vidyalaya, Solan Division, Himachal Pradesh Circle

Aadhaar Camp at C M Rise School, Chhindwara Division, Madhya Pradesh Circle

3. Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign 2025

To facilitate extensive participation of citizens in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign run by the Ministry of Culture and MyGov to celebrate India's independence, Department of Posts successfully distributed 28,13,627 National Flags under Har Ghar Tiranga campaign 4.0 during the year 2025. National Flags were made available in every Post Office for offline sale/distribution and also available through e-PostOffice Portal for online sale/distribution during the campaign. To promote participation in the campaign, postal employees held wide-spread rallies, prabhat pheries, door to door campaigns, bike rallies, letter-writing and rakhi-making for school children etc.

Tiranga rally by Postal Staff at Agra Division, Uttar Pradesh Circle

4. Physical Verification of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) Units:

An MoU was signed between the Department of Posts and the Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on 20.08.2024 for physical verification of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) units. This verification will facilitate the adjustment of government subsidy to the loan account of beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme. Proof of concept has been completed successfully and pan India rollout started on 20th August 2024 in a phased manner. From January 2025 to November 2025, 1,69,368 PMEGP units have been verified.

KVIC Unit Verification by Postal Staff, Bihar Circle

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