Now it is even more tempting to
receive money remitted from foreign countries at Post Offices. Now whenever your
relatives, residing in foreign countries, send you money, visit the nearest
identified Post Office, there not only you will receive you money conveniently,
you will be presented an assured gift by the Post Office. This information was
provided by Director Postal Services, Allahabad Region Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav.
Mr.
Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services said that Department of Posts has
started this special scheme in collaboration with Western Union Services India
Private Ltd. as a consumer promotion initiative for customers who receive their
foreign remittances through Post Office. This scheme will be operational upto
30 September, and under this scheme every time a customer visits Post office to
collect his foreign remittance he will be given an assured gift. Mr. Yadav
further added that other than these assured gifts customers will have the
opportunity to enter in lucky draw and win mobile handsets.
It
is worthwhile to mention here that for more than a decade Postal Department is
providing their customers the facility to receive remittances from foreign
countries under the Western Union International Money Transfer Service. Director
Postal services Mr. K. K. Yadav told that this facility is available in 7100
Post offices across the country. While out of 10 districts of Allahabad region this service is being
offered at 97 identified Post Offices. In Allahabad District itself, other than
Allahabad and Allahabad Kutchery Head Post
offices, this facility is available in Handia, Allahabad City
(Johnstenganj), C. Lines (Teliyarganj), GTB Nagar, High Court, Bahadurganj,
Fafamau, Atrampur, Sirathu, Daraganj, Mutthiganj, Lalgopalganj, Soraon, and
Saidabad Post Offices.
Director
Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav said that in the financial year 2012-13, 15231
transactions were made in Allahabad region, out of which the share of Allahabad
Postal Division was the highest i.e. 4992 transactions. He also mentioned that
most of the inbound remittances are sent by Non- resident Indians residing in
Gulf Countries like Saudi Arab, United Arab Emirates etc.
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