VIJAYAWADA,
February 16, 2015
Chief Postmaster General of Andhra Circle B.V. Sudhakar on Sunday
urged the postal staff to educate people on the series of robust schemes
launched by the Department of Posts.
Addressing the staff after
participating in a Swachh Bharat drive launched at the Postal Colony
located in the lane adjacent to M&M showroom on Bandar Road, Mr.
Sudhakar said a good number of technology-driven schemes were grounded
to enable people at the grass root level to benefit from them. It was
for the staff to take them to people, he emphasised.
Mr. Sudhakar
joined the 52 families of the department employees residing at the place
in the clean-up drive and asked them to repeat the act at least once
every month.
Referring to the ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana’, launched
as part of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign of the BJP Government
at the Centre, Mr. Sudhakar explained that it was a girl child
prosperity scheme under which, an interest of 9.1 per cent was provided
on deposited amount which was tax-free. “A savings account can be opened
by the parent or legal guardian of a girl child of less than 10 years
of age with a minimum deposit of Rs 1,000 in any post office or
authorised branches of commercial bank. Partial withdrawal up to 50 per
cent of the account balance is allowed to meet education expenses of the
girl child till she attains 18 years. The account will remain operative
for 21 years from the date of opening of the account or till marriage
of the girl child,” he said.
Compound interest
He said compounded interest rate on the deposited money was an attractive feature of the scheme.
Elaborating
on ‘Nanyatha’ programme, yet another scheme operated using Android
software to monitor the letter box clearance system, he said it was
aimed at helping people know the status of their letters dropped in the
box and the functioning of the delivery system in the postal network
through internet.
A savings account can
be opened by the parent or legal guardian of a girl child of less than
10 years of age with a minimum deposit of Rs 1,000 in any post office or
authorised branches of commercial bank
B.V. Sudhakar
Chief Postmaster General
Andhra Circle
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