Archive · 7 Sep 2025
India's Minister to Attend Universal Postal Congress in Dubai
Jyotiraditya Scindia, India's Communications Minister, will go to a big postal meeting in Dubai.
This meeting, called the Universal Postal Congress, happens every four years and is run by the Universal Postal Union, a global postal organization.
The main goal is to discuss how postal services can modernize and use digital technology.
India, being a long-time member, wants to improve cooperation and modernize global postal services.
Scindia will also meet with other countries to strengthen postal and logistics globally.
India's postal system is now the biggest doorstep banking network.
It also has transformed into financial hubs, proving that even the oldest institutions can evolve.
Jyotiraditya Scindia will attend the Universal Postal Congress in Dubai.
The UPC is the highest decision-making body of the UPU.
The focus of the Congress is the UPU's new Strategy and Business Plan.
India's postal system has become the world's largest doorstep banking network.
India Post Office and India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) have digitized rural accounts.
- Who
- Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, India's Minister for Communications, will attend the UPC.
- What
- The 28th Universal Postal Congress (UPC), where member states will discuss the UPU's strategy and business plan.
- When
- Starting on Monday, September 8.
- Where
- Dubai.
- Why
- To deliberate on the UPU’s new strategy and business plan and strengthen international cooperation.
- Event
- Universal Postal Congress (UPC)
- Location
- Dubai
- Organizer
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- Indian Representative
- Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
- UPU Establishment Year
- 1874
- India's Postal Network Status
- World's largest doorstep banking network