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The condition is similar in most post offices in Panchkula. Heaps of letters sent through speed post, some as old as January 3, lie unattended, popping out of torn envelopes. Ideally, letters sent through speed post are delivered within 24 hours.
This staff crunch in post offices could spell trouble for those who had applied for various posts advertised by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission recently. Almost 75 per cent of the undelivered letters lying in post offices were addressed to HSSC. The last date for submission of forms was January 7.
“I received a letter on December 1 which was sent on July 15. I was also expecting some important documents which did not reach me at all,” said Mohinder Singh, a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula.
Chief Post Master General, Haryana, P R Kumar said he would look into the matter. “We employed some more postmen recently. Though there was a staff shortage, at present, the situation has been reported as fine. In case there is any problem related to speed post, I will immediately get things looked into. Where applications of HSSC are concerned, we have an understanding with the commission. So even if they reach late, the letters will be accepted,” said SSP, Postal department, R C Sharma.
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