<Table> India Post <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A typical Indian Post office in Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Native name </Th> <Td> India Post भारतीय डाक </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Department under Ministry of Communications of Government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Postal services, courier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1 April 1854; 164 years ago (1854 - 04 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of locations </Th> <Td> 155,015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> <P> Ananta Narayan Nanda, IPoS, Secretary, Department of Posts & Chairperson, Postal Services Board </P> Director General, Postal Services </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Services </Th> <Td> Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding, third - party logistics, deposit account </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> ₹ 129.39 billion (US $1.8 billion) (2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Net income </Th> <Td> ₹ - 60.07 billion (US $− 840 million) (2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 448,840 (As of 31 March 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.indiapost.gov.in </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A typical Indian Post office in Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr>

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