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me to attend the ceremonies of his father for old time
sake.Needless to say I participated in the ceremonies and shared
the sorrow of both the son and his mother.

Mr.Velankar:

The circumstances in which I was posted to Directoate in June
1971were quite unenviable.Within a space of a few months from
October 1970 when I was provided a berth in TamilNadu circle as

Senior Superintendent RMS M Division I was shifted as Vigilance
Officer and I started working with great enthusiasm .But lo and
behold , Within 3 months I was shifted as Assistant Postmaster
General Staff .When I represented to my PMG that I was happy as
V.O and the transfer to Staff branch was unexpected I was told
that in Madras Circle the APMG post carried high reputation and
that I should have no quarrel.I told him as far as I am concerned
that post was glorified donkey and may be I was singled out for the
treatment as I would without complaint groan under the weight of
the load of files which would require disposal!

So I lost no time in making a oral request to Sri.P.S.Raghavachari
who was then Director Postal Technical in the Directorate to
provide me with a slot in the Directorate.Sri.Raghavachari who had
a good reputation with the Members of the Postal Board informed
me that I would be soon transferred to the Directorate as Assistant
Director General Technical and Stores.Luckily for me I caught the
attention ofSenior Member of P&T Board Sri.S.B.Velankar who
was the most outstanding officer ever to preside over the Board!
For it was he who within 6 months of announcement ushered in
after a thorough planning and survey the six digit pincode for the
India Post!

Sri.Velankar was in great hurry as he had hardly a year or less to
go before his retirement within which time he promised all the
eligible officers promotion to higher grade.He had to put to good
use the SIU Standard just then received from Finance Ministry and
almost in a wirlwind tour fashion he used to take me with him

wherever he toured to get proposal for creation of new
administrative divisions on the spot approved and given effect to.In

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