Ministry of Communications
Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis inaugurate renovated Andheri RS Post Office as a Future-Ready Service Hub under ‘Jan Sewa Connect’
Andheri RS Post Office selected under Proof-of-Concept initiative being implemented across 40 Post Offices in 17 States; becomes first post office in Maharashtra and second in India to be inaugurated under the Jan Sewa Connect Project
Posted On: 09 MAY 2026 12:09PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the renovated Andheri Railway Station (RS) Post Office in Mumbai on 8th May 2026 as a Future-Ready Post Office under the Department of Posts’ flagship initiative, Jan Sewa Connect.India Post Charges
(Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating the renovated Andheri RS Post Office under Jan Sewa Connect in Mumbai.)
Originally established in 1932-33, the Andheri RS Post Office has been renovated as part of India Post’s efforts to transform traditional post offices into modern, customer-centric and technology-enabled service hubs. The project has been undertaken in partnership with the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
(Recently inaugurated Andheri RS Post Office under the Jan Sewa Connect initiative in Mumbai.)Post Office Savings
The Andheri RS Post Office has been selected as one of the sites under the Proof of Concept (PoC) initiative being implemented across 40 post offices in 17 States under Jan Sewa Connect. It is the first post office in Maharashtra and the second in the country to be inaugurated under the initiative.
(Dignitaries releasing a special cover to mark the inauguration of the renovated Andheri RS Post Office under Jan Sewa Connect.)
The inauguration of the renovated Andheri RS Post Office under the Jan Sewa Connect initiative was marked by the release of a special cover by Union Minister for Communications and DoNER Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra and Goa Circle Shri Amitabh Singh, along with other senior dignitaries.Employee transfer opportunities
Shri Harun Khan, MLA, Shri Rupesh Savarkar and Shri Acharya Pawan Tripathi were also present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said the initiative reflects the vision of building a modern, futuristic and citizen-centric postal infrastructure under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis highlighted the role of India Post in connecting people and delivering services to the last mile.
Jan Sewa Connect is India Post’s flagship infrastructure modernisation initiative aimed at reimagining post offices as accessible, efficient and digitally empowered community service hubs. India Post has proposed the upgradation of around 2,000 post offices across Maharashtra under the initiative.
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