Delhi Post Offices to Undergo System Upgrade on July 21,2025,Resulting in Temporary Closures
Several Post Offices across Delhi will be temporarily closed on sunday,July 21,2025,as the Department of Posts implements a significant upgrade to its digital platform. This planned downtime is essential to facilitate a seamless and secure transition to an advanced system designed to enhance user experience and service delivery.
The following Post Offices will be closed for public transactions on the specified date: aliganj,Amar Colony,Andrewsganj,C G O Complex,Dargah Sharif,defence Colony,District Court Complex Saket,East Of Kailash Phase I,East Of Kailash,Gautam Nagar,Golf Links,Gulmohar Park,Hari Nagar Ashram,Hazrat nizamuddin,Jungpura,Kasturba Nagar,Krishna Market,Lodi Road,Lajpat Nagar,Malviya Nagar,MMTC-STC Colony,Nehru Nagar,ND South Ext-II,Panchsheel Enclave,Pragati Vihar,Pratap Market,Pushp Vihar,Sadiq Nagar,Safdarjung Air Port,Saket,Sant Nagar,Sarvodya Enclave,South malviya Nagar,Sriniwaspuri,and Jeevan Nagar BO.
The Department of Posts stated that the temporary suspension of services is necessary for critical processes such as data migration, system validations, and configuration. These steps are crucial to ensure the new system, known as the APT application, goes live smoothly and efficiently. The APT application is anticipated to offer an improved user experience, faster service delivery, and a more customer-pleasant interface, aligning with the department’s commitment to modernizing postal operations.
Customers are advised to plan thier visits accordingly and are assured that these measures are being taken to ultimately provide better,faster,and more digitally empowered services.
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Post Office Services:
Q1.How can I open an account at a Post Office and what are the requirements?
To open an account in Small Savings Schemes such as Savings Account (SB), Recurring Deposit (RD), Time Deposit (TD), Monthly Income Scheme (MIS), or Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS), you need to complete an Account Opening form (AOF) and submit it along with your KYC documents and a deposit slip (SB 103) at your chosen post Office.
Q2.What are the late payment fees for recurring deposits?
for accounts opened between the 1st and 15th of the month, deposits are due by the 15th. For accounts opened between the 16th and the end of the month, deposits are due by the last day of the month. Failure to deposit the monthly installment results in a default. Defaulted months can be paid subsequently, with a revival fee of re. 1 for each month of default for a Rs.100 denomination. A maximum of four defaults are permitted.
