NewzVille Desk
Union Minister for Communications and DoNER, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, today laid the foundation stone of the country’s 7th Postal Training Centre at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh marking a significant step towards strengthening the training and capacity-building ecosystem of the Department of Posts.
The new centre will serve as a national-level training facility for postal employees from Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring states, with a focus on equipping the workforce with modern skills and training in emerging technologies.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Communications and DoNER, Scindia, said that with the establishment of the new Postal Training Centre, postal employees from Madhya Pradesh will no longer have to travel nearly 600 kilometres for training.
He said that the new centre reflects the Department of Posts’ commitment to strengthening learning and capacity building.
He added that the centre is being developed as a modern training facility that will evolve with changing times and be equipped with new-age technologies, enabling postal employees to acquire the skills required for modern postal operations and service delivery.
This new centre will expand the Department of Posts’ network of six Postal Training Centres at Saharanpur, Vadodara, Mysuru, Guwahati, Madurai and Darbhanga, which together train around 2,000 personnel annually. Shivpuri, strategically located in the heart of India in Madhya Pradesh.
