Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Unions Resist Proposal to Downgrade Hyderabad General Post Office
Postal unions do not want Hyderabad General Post Office to be downgraded.
They say it serves a large part of central Hyderabad.
The office handles more than one lakh letters and 35,000 parcels each day.
It has 199 workers and 34 public counters.
Its delivery centre receives, sorts and sends postal items.
The unions say these services need many workers and good facilities.
The Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society also opposed the proposal.
A senior official said the government is planning other postal changes involving Sangareddy and Warangal.
Postal staff unions and the Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society urged the Centre to withdraw the proposed downgrade.
They said the GPO’s delivery operations cover central Hyderabad and handle more than one lakh letters and 35,000 parcels daily.
The Integrated Delivery Centre manages receipt, sorting and delivery, requiring substantial staff, infrastructure and coordination, unions said.
Hyderabad GPO has 199 officials, 34 public counters and round-the-clock booking services.
A senior official said plans include upgrading Sangareddy Postal Division and creating a new division in Warangal after restructuring Hyderabad’s postal administration.
- Who
- Postal staff unions, the Hyderabad Philatelic and Hobbies Society, and postal officials are involved.
- What
- Unions are opposing a proposal to downgrade Hyderabad General Post Office.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, particularly central Hyderabad.
- Why
- The unions cite the GPO’s large delivery area, heavy daily workload, workforce, counters and extended services; an official cited planned postal restructuring involving Sangareddy and Warangal.
Unions and Philatelic Society
Postal Administration’s Restructuring Plan
Whether the GPO should be downgraded
Unions and Philatelic Society
Unions and the society say the proposal should be rolled back because the GPO has extensive operations, a large workforce, many counters and heavy daily traffic.
Postal Administration’s Restructuring Plan
A senior official said the government is planning to upgrade Sangareddy Postal Division and establish a new division in Warangal after separating Hyderabad Region from Hyderabad Headquarters.
Operational importance
Unions and Philatelic Society
Unions say the Integrated Delivery Centre’s receipt, sorting and delivery work across central Hyderabad requires adequate manpower, infrastructure and coordination.
Postal Administration’s Restructuring Plan
The official’s statement presents the proposal within a broader plan to reorganize postal divisions, but does not provide further details about the proposed downgrade.
- Daily deliveries
- More than one lakh letters and 35,000 parcels
- Workforce
- 199 officials
- Public counters
- 34 counters: 14 savings bank, 17 booking and three Aadhaar
- Booking service
- Runs round the clock
- Building inauguration
- August 20, 1966
- Service rating
- Received a seven-star rating for business and services in 2021
- Planned restructuring
- Upgrade Sangareddy Postal Division and create a new division in Warangal