Postal department revises top roles to reduce overlap, speed up decisions

New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) The Department of Posts has revised the responsibilities of the Secretary (Posts) and Director General (Postal Services), assigning policy oversight primarily to the Secretary and operational management to the Director General to streamline decisions and improve service delivery. The office memorandum comes into force with immediate effect and supersedes the department's earlier memorandum dated March 27, 2026. Under the revised arrangement, the Secretary will function as the department's administrative and policy head and principal accounting authority. Responsibilities include legislation, regulatory oversight, vigilance, cadre management, personnel policy, budget, parliamentary matters and inter-ministerial coordination. The Director General…