India Post's 100th N-Gen Post Office opens at NEHU, Shillong
On 6 May 2026 Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually inaugurated India Post's 100th N-Gen Post Office at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, six months after the initiative began with the revamp of the IIT Hauz Khas post office in Delhi.
Summary
India Post's 100th N-Gen Post Office, a youth-centric postal space for students, faculty and residents, was virtually inaugurated at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, on 6 May 2026 by Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region. N-Gen post offices are being set up in educational institutions with free Wi-Fi, QR-based booking and payment, dedicated student counters and concessional parcel and mail services, and they now cover IITs, IIMs, NITs and Central and State universities across the country. Scindia said the initiative began just six months ago with the revamp of the IIT Hauz Khas post office in Delhi.
Key facts
- Milestone
- 100th N-Gen Post Office, NEHU Shillong, 6 May 2026
- Inaugurated by
- Jyotiraditya Scindia (virtually)
- Features
- Free Wi-Fi, QR booking/payment, student counters, concessional parcel and mail
- Origin
- Began about six months earlier with IIT Hauz Khas post office, Delhi
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India Post's 100th N-Gen Post Office, inaugurated in May 2026, is located at which institution?
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Correct answer: D — North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong
The 100th N-Gen Post Office was inaugurated at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.
India Post's N-Gen Post Office initiative began with the revamp of which post office?
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Correct answer: B — IIT Hauz Khas post office, Delhi
The Minister said the initiative began about six months earlier with the revamp of the IIT Hauz Khas post office in Delhi.