F.No.63-01/2015-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(F.S. Section)
Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated:
30.06.2015
To
Shri R.N. Parashar
Secretary General
National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE)
1st Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building
New Delhi-110 001
Shri D. Theagarajan
Secretary General
Federation of National Postal Organization (FNPO)
Sub: Initiatives to be undertaken for promotion OF POSB
schemes-reg.
D.G. Posts letter No.
F.No. 63-01/2015-SB dated 30.06.2015.
Sir,
The undersigned has been directed to forward herewith a copy of letter No. F.
No.63-01/2015-SB dated 30.06.2015 on the subject cited above.
2. It is,
therefore, requested to disseminate the contents of the aforesaid letter
through your newsletters/magazines among all the members for taking active
participation in the initiatives to be undertaken for promotion of POSB Schemes
and fulfillment of mandate of financial Inclusion in rural India.
Sd/-
L.K. Sinha
AGD(FS-I)
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F.No.63-01/2015-SB
Government of India
Ministry of
Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(F.S. Section)
Dak
Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 30.06.2015
To
All Heads of Circles,
Sub: Initiatives to be undertaken for promotion OF POSB
schemes-reg.
This is regarding promotion of Post Office Savings Schemes to meet the
financial inclusion mandate in the rural areas. There are some initiatives
which may promot the opening of POSB accounts. Some of the steps to be taken
are suggested as blow:
i. PO staff
salary and wages accounts can be opened in the Post Offices with cheque
facilities. The PO staff can continue to keep their bank accounts and enjoy
loan and card facilities by simply issuing the POSB cheque towards their bank
accounts and transfer whatever amount and may carry on banking activities.
ii. All staff (Departmental,
GDS/contingency paid and outsiders) may be paid salary and wages through POSB
accounts.
iii.
POSB accounts may be opened in the name of social security beneficiaries (OAP)
for crediting the social security benefits into their respective accounts. (SOP
enclosed).
iv. POSB accounts may be
opened in the name of Landlords who have given their building
on rent to the Post Offices, for crediting the monthly rent to be paid to them.
v. POSB accounts
may be opened to all the pensioners who are getting pension from the Post
Offices for crediting their monthly pension in their respective accounts.
vi. Maturity payments to
RD, TD, PPF, PLI, RPLI etc. may be paid through POSB accounts. Postmasters
may be instructed to persuade the customers to take payment through POSB
accounts.
vii. Delivery staff may be
motivated to carry SB-3 application forms and receipt book so that they may
bring in at least one account per day.
viii. A few GDS may be appointed
exclusively to work as pygmy collectors from 5 PM to 9 PM in the whole
sale or retails market area collecting daily cash from small vendors
(Vegetable vendors,Hawkers, Petty shops/stores etc). SOP is enclosed with a certain
arrangements of solidity and amenability to monitoring.
ix. Deceased claim cases
settlement and payments may be routed through POSB accounts, Beside this
all discharge payment of certificates can also be routed through POSB and
no coercion shall be used.
xi. Under the Member of
Parliament village adoption programme, the entire village may be got
covered-“Samporna Bachat/Bima/Sukanya Scheme “ with necessary support from the
concerned Hon`oble Member of Parliament.
xii. Advance SMS may be sent
in case of maturity instrument and request be made to the customer to open SB
account.
xiii. Reinvestment by the existing
customers may also be ensured.
xiv. The SB account can be opened in
CBS Post Office without taking KYC documents again, if the earlier
investment /account opening has been done after obtaining KYC
documents. It will get linked to CIF, SB Account can be opened at the time of
maturity of any instrument/investment also, if before maturity, KYC documents
are to be collected, wherever applicable. A single AOF form will have to be
filled.
xv. As per prevailing banking
practice, having SB account has many benefits. Internet Banking, Debit
card etc. facilities will also become available in all CBS Account for easy
fund transfer to/from other accounts/instruments, held by him.
These issues with the approval of Member (Banking & HRD)
Sd/-
(Sachin Kishore)
Director (FS)
