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Friday, July 24, 2020

Department of Posts extends all small savings schemes upto the Branch Post Office level -- PIB

The decision aims to empower Rural India by bringing all Post Office Savings schemes  to their doorsteps
Posted On: 24 JUL 2020 7:57PM by PIB Delhi

           
        In order to strengthen its network and postal operations in rural areas and provide facility of small savings scheme to the vast majority in villages, the Department of Posts has now extended all small savings schemes  upto the Branch Post Office level.
          There are 1,31,113 Branch Post Offices functioning in the rural areas. Apart from facilities of letters, Speed Post, Parcels, electronic money order, Rural Postal Life Insurance, these Branch Post Offices had been providing Post Office Savings Account, Recurring Deposit, Time Deposit and Sukanya Samriddhi Account  schemes till now.
          The new order has allowed Branch Post Offices to offer facilities of Public Provident Fund, Monthly Income Scheme, National Savings Certificate, Kisan Vikas Patra and Senior Citizen Savings Schemes also. People living in villages will now be able to get the same Post Office Savings Bank facilities which people in urban areas have been availing. They will be able to deposit their savings into these popular schemes through the post office in their village itself.
            This is another step taken by the Department to empower Rural India by bringing all Post Office Savings schemes  to their doorsteps.
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