For major tech upgrade, all post offices in Chandigarh, Punjab circles closed on Saturday

All post offices in Chandigarh and Punjab circles will remain closed for public dealing on Saturday, the Department of Posts (DoP) has announced.

The closure has been announced to enable a seamless and secure transition to the advanced digital platform, a senior official said.

She said no public transactions will be carried out at 20 head, 608 sub post offices along with their branch and operative offices across Chandigarh and Punjab on August 2 and 3 under the planned downtime shutdown.

The DoP is in the process of rolling out the next-generation advanced postal technology (APT) application, marking a major leap forward in its journey towards digital excellence.

As part of the transformative initiative, the upgraded system was implemented in the post offices of Chandigarh and select post offices in Mohali and Jalandhar postal divisions on July 22 under the first phase of the pilot project.

“The APT application is going to be implemented in the final phase at all post offices across Punjab with effect from August 4,” the official said, while attributing the temporary suspension of services to facilitate the data migration, system validations and configuration processes for ensuring that the new system goes live smoothly and efficiently from Monday onwards.

To offer fast service

The APT application is designed to offer an enhanced user experience, faster service delivery, and a more customer-friendly interface for ensuring the smarter, efficient and future-ready postal operations.