New Delhi/IBNS: India will lead the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) from January following the successful elections during the 13th Congress of the organisation at its headquarters in Thailands Bangkok from August to September 2022.
Former Member (Personnel) of the Postal Services Board, Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of four years.
APPU is an intergovernmental organisation of 32 member countries of the Asian-Pacific region.
It is the only Restricted Union of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the region, which is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
The goal of APPU is to extend, facilitate and improve postal relations between member countries and to promote cooperation in the field of postal services.
As the regional center for various UPU projects, APPU also takes the lead in ensuring that all technical and operational projects of the UPU are fulfilled in the region so that the region is integrated into the global postal network in the best possible way.
Secretary General, who leads the activities of the Union, is also the Director of the Asian Pacific Postal College (APPC) which is the largest intergovernmental postal training institute in the region.
My goal is to improve the regional coordination with postal players in the Asia Pacific region to improve the growth of the business through the postal network, to ensure the sustainability of the Union, and to revamp the training courses offered at APPC, said Dr. VP Singh regarding his vision for the Union.
Asia Pacific region generates around half of the global mail volume and has around one-third of the global postal human resource.
This is the first time an Indian is leading an international organisation in the postal sector. At this crucial juncture for the sector, it is a privilege for the Department to have its officer lead the activities of the Union, especially beginning from this year of Indias G20 presidency said Vineet Pandey, Secretary, Department of Posts.
India will keep extending its full support to the APPU and further strengthen its contribution for the effective realisation of the collective vision of APPU membership, he added.
