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Veena Kumari Dermal Takes Charge as Chief Postmaster General of Telangana Circle

Her APT 2.0 leadership positions the state’s postal network for faster, microservices-based digital delivery.

Overview

  • An official release noted she assumed office on September 8, with the appointment reported publicly on September 16.
  • She is tasked with driving modernization and more citizen-centric services across the Telangana postal network.
  • As Deputy Director General (PMU) in 2024–2025, she led the nationwide rollout of Advanced Postal Technology 2.0 covering over 1.5 lakh post offices.
  • APT 2.0 shifted India Post’s IT from a monolithic system to a microservices architecture to speed service delivery and align with Digital India and Make in India.
  • A 1998-batch IPoS officer with over 27 years of service, she has held senior postal posts and served in the Ministry of Mines and on PSU boards including NALCO, Hindustan Zinc and KABIL.