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Company Name: Sri Lanka Post

Company Type: Business and public service establishment and to gain the leading position within the field of communication.

Company Profile

The Sri Lanka Post is strongly dedicated to perform the communication requirements of the community with qualitative efficiency and to provide postal activities including delivery of letters and parcels, transfer of funds and other Agency Services more creatively and efficiently and thus to fulfill the Communication services objectives of the country in an optimum manner, to maintain the services as a proved business and public service establishment and to gain the leading position within the field of communication.

About Company

Ø Ensure a Postal Service which provides opportunity to the customers to exchange letters and parcels between any places in the Island as well as at International level Ø To improve the quality of postal network in order to provide the customers a more protective reliable and efficient postal service. Ø Economic productivity Ø Expansion of Market for the Post and introduction of new postal products and services. Ø To improve the relationship and corporation among customers, postal employees and other stake holders involved in the existence of the post. Ø To engage in the transactions using International Communication Network. Ø To act as a medium in money transfer activities. Ø To contribute in the development and social welfare activities of the Government by providing various services. Ø Expansion of communication facilities to places unreachable by other Communication Medias. Functions Ø Collection, sorting, conveyance and delivery of postal articles. Ø Planning and maintenance of postal products and services. Ø To promote the standards of products and services to the international level. Ø To fix the charges of postal products and services fairly and competitively. Ø To take action to fulfill the customer demands which have not been assessed up to date. Ø To maintain financial stability within the postal network. Ø Identification and implementation of activities connected with the internet. Ø To help the Government to successfully carry out local communication service development projects. Ø Expansion of modern communication technology to rural areas and to make the rural community to reap the benefits of the modern communication. Post Office Network During this year, Department of Posts was able to acquire a Post Office network consisting of one post office per every 14 km and every 4100 persons. This position is more important when comparing with other South Asian Countries. Action has been taken during the year to upgrade Ranna, Chilavaturai and Sangarajapura Sub Post Offices to the status of Class II Post Offices and Oddamavadi Class II Post Office to the status of Class I Post Office and action has also been taken to open a new Post Office at Galle Secretariat.