9th Oct: World Post Day – Significance

Each year on 9th October is observed as World Post Day to indicate the formation of the UPU (Universal Postal Union) around the world. World Post Day was founded in 1874 in Switzerland’s capital, Bern.

UPU director announced this year’s World Post Day theme as ‘Innovate to recover’.

World Post Day is observed every year to form a public awareness postal sectors vital role in peoples day to day lives, business and gift of the post to the social and development of nations.