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| General Post Office holds awareness programme on POSB, PLI Schemes at J&K Resident Commission | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 5: An awareness programme on Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) and Postal Life Insurance (PLI) schemes was conducted by a team from the General Post Office (GPO), New Delhi, at the Office of the Resident Commission, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi.
The initiative was aimed at promoting the financial literacy and familiarising the officers and officials with various government-backed savings and insurance schemes.
The visiting team, headed by Aparna Shandilya Assistant Director and her team, delivered an informative presentation on the features, benefits and eligibility criteria of various savings and insurance products offered by the Department of Posts.
During the session, the team highlighted various Post Office Savings Bank schemes, including Savings Accounts, Recurring Deposits (RD), Time Deposits (TD), Monthly Income Scheme (MIS), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY), Public Provident Fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP). The participants were apprised of the prevailing interest rates, investment tenures, financial security benefits and applicable tax incentives under these schemes.
The team also introduced about the Speed Post BNPL Service and detailed overview of Postal Life insurance (PLI) highlighting its competitive premium structure, bonus benefits and insurance coverage available to eligible categories of employees and professionals. Various PLI plans including Suraksha, Santosh, Sumangal, Suvidha and Yugal Suraksha, were explained, along with policy loan facilities and applicable tax benefits under the Income-tax Act.
The programme provided an opportunity to the officers and officials of the Resident Commission to interact with the GPO representatives and seek clarifications regarding savings, insurance coverage, long-term financial planning and investment options.
The objective behind the event was to enhance financial awareness among the employees and encouraging informed financial planning through secure savings and life insurance instruments being offered by the Department of Posts. |
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