Union Minister for Communications  Ashwini Vaishnaw  today greeted Universal Postal Union and Postal family on World Postal Day. World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9th of October to mark the anniversary of establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874. <br />''<br />''India has been a member of the Universal Postal Union since 1876. The purpose of World Post Day is to create awareness about the role of postal sector in the lives of people and businesses as well as contribution to the socio-economic development of countries. The theme for this year's World Post Day is 'Innovate to recover'.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">       <br />'' Vineet Pandey, Secretary (Posts) in his message highlighted that the "Post Offices have become more relevant than ever before and the leverage given by the tough times will guide India Post positively in the years to come.</span><br />