Now e-stamps can also be purchased from Post Offices in Uttar Pradesh. It is started as a pilot project under the agreement between the Department of Posts and Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited. Shri Ravindra Jaiswal, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Stamp & Court Fees and Registration Department in the Government of Uttar Pradesh, launched the e-stamp service at Varanasi Kutchery Sub Post Office on January 1, 2024 the first day of the New Year. On this occasion, he himself purchased the e-stamp from the Post Office counter and Postmaster General, Varanasi Region Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav presented him the said e-stamp. With this, sale of e-stamps started in identified Post Offices of 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
After the inauguration, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Shri Ravindra Jaiswal said that Postal Department has a very wide network and has been providing various citizen-centric services for a long time. E-stamp service will be made universally accessible by expanding it to rural post offices also in coming days. Sale of e-stamps through Post Offices is an important initiative towards e-governance and Digital India. This will save people from rushing for e-stamps and will also prevent any kind of black marketing or overcharging. This is also a reflection of the ideal thinking of Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, where services are being delivered to the last person of the society with the spirit of Antyodaya.
Postmaster General, Varanasi Region Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav said that the scope of services in Post Offices is continuously increasing and with this the Postal Department will bring e-stamp within easy reach of the citizens. This initiative is reflective of the government's vision to promote digital ecosystem and facilitate transparent and instant transactions.
Postmaster General Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav told that in Uttar Pradesh, along with Varanasi Kutchery Sub Post Office, e-stamp service will now be available in 11 districts including Lucknow GPO, Prayagraj Kutchery Head Post Office, Gorakhpur Kutchery Sub Post Office, Kanpur Head Post Office, Collectorate Sub Post Office Agra, Meerut Kutchery Post Office, Saharanpur Head Post Office, Bijnor Head Post Office, Sector 34 Gautam Buddha Nagar Sub Post Office (Noida) and Ghaziabad Head Post Office.
On this occasion, Superintendent of Post Offices Varanasi West Division Vinay Kumar, DIG Stamp Hrishikesh Pandey, AIG DK Saini, Regional Manager Stockholding Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand Manuraj Rai, President Central Bar Association, Varanasi Muralidhar Singh, President The Banaras Bar Varanasi Awadhesh Kumar Singh was also present.
E-stamp sale started from Post offices in Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ravindra Jaiswal inaugurated at Varanasi Kutchery Post Office
E-stamp service from Post Offices is an important step towards e-governance and Digital India - Ravindra Jaiswal, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Stamp and Court Fees and Registration Department
E-stamp service started in Post offices of 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh including Varanasi Kutchery Post Office - Postmaster General Krishna Kumar Yadav
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