Event Dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Constitution and the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of the State Unitary Enterprise “Tajik Post” at the Communications Service
Today, at the Communications Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, an event was held dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan and the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the State Unitary Enterprise “Tajik Post.”
The event was opened by the Head of the Communications Service, Beg Sabur, who congratulated the attendees on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of independent Tajikistan and the 100th anniversary of the postal service in the country.
The Head of the Communications Service emphasized that the adoption of the Constitution laid the foundation for the development of state institutions in all areas and sectors, including communications, and created the conditions for the growth of the national state.
Additionally, Beg Sabur, noting the official hundred-year history of postal service operations in Tajikistan, stated that “Tajik Post” has fulfilled its mission at all historical stages and, in the period of independence and the advancement of communication technologies, has enhanced its operations.
It should be noted that in September 2024, 100 years have passed since the official start of “Tajik Post.” In September 1924, a stationary communications office was established in Dushanbe with a staff of 7 people. With the establishment of the postal service, the volume of correspondence increased, and in 1924, 30,000 letters were received. At the time of the formation of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in October 1929, the postal service had 46 offices and 150 mailboxes. Thirty-four horseback postal couriers served the rural population. To train local specialists in the field, a Communications Vocational School (Vocational Training School No. 5, now the Communications Lyceum) was opened in 1931.
In 1935, the central communications building (main post office) was constructed in the city of Dushanbe. During the Great Patriotic War, the postal service was very active, and in 1943 alone, 10,000 parcels with New Year’s gifts were received and sent for the soldiers. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, postal activities declined.
To establish its own postal service, the independent state of Tajikistan took appropriate measures. On June 9, 1994, the republic became a member of the Universal Postal Union. After the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, a regional association in the field of communications was formed, and Tajikistan also became a member. In 1996, with the aim of gaining legal status as an independent institution in the field of communications, the sector underwent reorganization, and the State Department “Tajik Post” was established. In early 1997, after the merger of the two ministries — communications and transport — it was transformed into the State Unitary Enterprise “Tajik Post,” which continues to provide postal services to this day.
Since 1992, it has been issuing its own postage stamps. On October 1, 2001, the independent institution “Stamp Center” was established.
In 2002-2003, the “Law on Postal Communications” was adopted, which established the procedures for the operation of the postal service in the Republic of Tajikistan.
At the end of the event, several employees of the communications sector in the country were awarded the honorary medal “100th Anniversary of Tajik Post.”
