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Chapter: 11th Office Management and Secretaryship : Chapter 8 : Secretarial Correspondence

PIN Code or Postal Index Number (PIN)

Pin code stands for Postal Index Number Code.

PIN Code:

 

Pin code stands for Postal Index Number Code. Postal Index Number (PIN) or PIN Code is a 6 digit code of post office numbering used by India Post. This system was introduced on 15th August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Communications, in order to make the process of delivering letters and parcels more efficient.

 

The system was aimed to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names and different languages used by the public.




 

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