Postman services in new look in future

“In the future, the Postman will do his job traveling in a tuk-tuk. We hope to provide an official uniform. By doing so, our ultimate goal is to create a strong postal service in the country,” State Minister of Mass Media Shantha Bandara said.

He said that a new Postal Act will be presented to Parliament this year to expedite the modernization process of the Postal Department.

Accordingly,  as part of the modernization of the postal service,
the postman in Sri Lanka will deliver letters by tuk-tuk and not the traditional bicycles in the near future.

For that, as a successful step, 1000 three-wheelers (tuk-tuk) will be deployed all over the country replacing the traditional bicycles that were used in the field for a long time.

The modernization process is expected to be carried out as a joint public-private sector partnership at a cost of Rs.10 billion, the State Minister said.

He expressed these views during a press conference themed ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ held at the Presidential Media Center (PMC) yesterday, on Sunday 16th July.

The Minister also said that the loss suffered by the Postal Department will be reduced by Rs.4000 million by the end of 2023.