Sri Lanka Post (from the English - “ Post of Sri Lanka ”) is the postal department of Sri Lanka , acting as the state postal administration and postal operator of this country.
| English Sri Lanka Post | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | State Department |
| Base | |
| Former names | Ministry of Postal Services Ceylon Post ( Ceylon Post ), Ceylon Post and Telecommunications Department ( Ceylon Post and Telecommunications Department ), |
| Founders | E. Bletterman |
| Location |  Sri Lanka : Colombo |
| Key figures | D.L. P. Rohan Abeyaratne |
| Industry | postal service ( ISIC :5310 ) |
| Products | postal and financial services |
| Number of employees | 19 000 |
| Divisions | 4692 post offices |
| Website | |
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 General Post Office
- 3 History
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
The current state postal service of Sri Lanka is subordinate to the . Previously, she was in the office of the Ceylon Post and Telecommunications Department and the Ministry of Postal Services , while being the oldest existing state institution in the country [1] .
As of 2017, the Post of Sri Lanka was headed by D.L. P. Rohan Abeyaratne ( DLP Rohana Abeyaratne ), whose position is called the postmaster general of Sri Lanka . He is assisted by deputies in each province [2] .
In total, more than are employed at the post office of the country 19 000 employees. There are 4,692 post offices throughout the island [3] .
Today, Sri Lanka Post uses its own fleet of Japanese cars painted in traditional red. Mail is also transported by rail , public and private buses [1] .
General Post Office
The headquarters of the postal administration of Sri Lanka is the main post office located in the city of Colombo . This new nine-story building, equipped with modern technology, is the administrative center of the department, in which a significant part of the work is done. Here is the National Postal Museum of Sri Lanka [1] [4] .
History
The development of postal services in Ceylon (Sri Lanka since 1972) is conditionally divided into two main historical periods - the British colonial administration and an independent state, in each of which emissions of their own postage stamps were carried out.
See also
- Ceylon Postal and Telegraph Troops
- General Postmaster of Sri Lanka
- The building of the main post office (Colombo)
- Sri Lanka Post and Stamp History
- National Postal Museum (Sri Lanka)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Our History . About Us . Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Posts - Sri Lanka (January 27, 2017). Date of treatment February 4, 2017. Archived on February 5, 2017.
- ↑ Our Team . About Us . Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Posts - Sri Lanka (January 27, 2017). Date of treatment February 4, 2017. Archived February 4, 2017.
- ↑ Vision and Mission . About Us . Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Posts - Sri Lanka (January 27, 2017). Date of treatment February 4, 2017. Archived on February 5, 2017.
- ↑ Our Museum . Postal Museum . Department of Posts - Sri Lanka. Date of treatment October 7, 2010. Archived April 24, 2012.
Links
- slpost.gov.lk - official site of the Sri Lanka Post
- Sri Lanka Post will issue a stamp with Yu. A. Gagarin . The culture . M . : OJSC "Newspaper Izvestia" (April 12, 2011). Date of treatment February 9, 2017. Archived April 17, 2013.