Postal Dept. made arrangements for Speedy transmission of Postal Ballots

The soldiers guarding the frontiers of the country are also worried about the things happening at his home, at his town and in his country. It is his dire wish that he can vote. Here Postal ballots come to the scene. Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Allahabad Region told that As per provisions of election law, the members of the armed Forces of the Union, Central Armed Police Forces and State Armed Police forces posted outside the State, who are registered as a voter in the voters' list of their native place, can cast their vote from their place of posting through Postal Ballot paper. All postal ballots for these voters will be printed within 24 hours of finalization of list of contesting candidates and kept ready for dispatch with all other documents within the next 24 hours through the Post Offices to the Record Offices of various services. 

Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Allahabad Region said that Department of Posts has make the arrangement for issue of postal ballots to the service voters received from returning officer of each constituency and receipt of postal ballots by post for returning officer of each constituency. The Divisional Head of all the Divisions are nominated as nodal officer who will coordinate with the concerned returning officer. The postal ballots for service voters are handed over to the Returning Officer/Asst. Returning Officer of each constituency to a designated employee of the postal department nominated for this purpose. The postal ballots will be booked under registered post/speed post. For speedy transmission of postal ballots the label of CRC/Speed Post Bag has been mentioned the word "Election Urgent", added Mr. Yadav.

Director Postal Services Mr Krishna Kumar Yadav said that for receiving back postal ballots by post, the delivery post offices have been instructed  to make the same day delivery arrangement of all postal ballots to the concerned returning officer by hand through nominated officer. The record of booked public delivery of postal ballots will be maintained by the concerned post offices. Mr. Yadav added that the delivery Post Offices will make the same day delivery arrangement of all Postal Ballots to the concerned Returning Officer of that particular constituency by hand through nominated officer at 3 PM every day except for the counting day when the time for delivery will be before 8 AM or such other time fixed for commencement of counting at the counting centre for that Assembly constituency.

Mr. KK Yadav said that Post offices have been sensitized to give top most priority to the delivery of envelopes containing POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS sent by post so that these are delivered to the electors and these envelops reach back to the concerned Returning Officers in the shortest possible time. Postal department have to ensure that all postal ballots for service voters are delivered to the respective record offices/army personnel within 48 hours.

 It is worth to mention that at first time even President of India Mr. Pranav Mukherjee can use postal ballot for casting his vote at South Kolkata constituency.

‘ग्रामीण डाक जीवन बीमा‘ में पूरे उत्तर प्रदेश में इलाहाबाद परिक्षेत्र अव्वल : 1 अरब 22 करोड़ 8 का बीमा

इलाहाबाद डाक परिक्षेत्र ने वित्तीय वर्ष 2013-14 में ‘ग्रामीण डाक जीवन बीमा‘ में पूरे उत्तर प्रदेश में सर्वाधिक व्यवसाय कर कीर्तिमान स्थापित किया है। डाक विभाग ग्रामीण क्षेत्र के लोगों  को बीमा कवरेज देने हेतु 1995 से ‘ग्रामीण डाक जीवन बीमा‘ सेवा दे रहा है। इलाहाबाद परिक्षेत्र के निदेशक डाक सेवाएं कृृष्ण कुमार यादव ने बताया कि गत वित्तीय वर्ष में इलाहाबाद परिक्षेत्र ने ग्रामीण लोगों  का 1 अरब 22 करोड़ 8 लाख रूपये का बीमा किया। श्री यादव ने बताया कि परिक्षेत्र में वर्तमान में 1,45,596 ग्रामीण लोगों का बीमा किया जा चुका है, जिनकी  कुल बीमित राशि लगभग 7 अरब 73 करोड़ है। ग्रामीण डाक जीवन बीमा का फोकस ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों के लोगों पर है, जिनमें शिक्षा मित्र, आंगनबाड़ी कार्यकर्ता, किसान, मजदूर, प्राईवेट कर्मचारी इत्यादि शामिल हैं। 

 डाक निदेशक कृृष्ण कुमार यादव ने बताया कि वित्तीय वर्ष 2013-14 में ’डाक जीवन बीमा’ के अन्तर्गत भी लोगों का 1 अरब 41 करोड़ 86 लाख रूपये का बीमा किया गया। इसके तहत वर्तमान में सरकारी/अर्द्ध सरकारी/सरकारी नियंत्रण वाली संस्थाओं के कर्मी बीमा के पात्र हैं। श्री यादव ने कहा  कि डाकघर की बीमा योजनाओं में निवेश की सुरक्षा पर सरकार की गांरटी, धारा 80 सी के तहत आयकर में छूट, कम प्रीमियम और अधिक बोनस, पाॅलिसी पर लोन की सुविधा, देश के किसी भी डाकघर में प्रीमियम जमा करने की सुविधा और 6 महीने के अग्रिम प्रीमियम पर 1 फीसदी की छूट, 12 माह अग्रिम जमा पर 2 फीसदी की छूट दी जाती है। जमा प्रीमियम पर किसी तरह का किसी प्रकार के एजेन्ट कमीशन का भार प्रस्तावक पर नहीं पड़ता है। 

इस वित्तीय वर्ष के बारे में चर्चा करते हुए डाक निदेशक कृृष्ण कुमार यादव ने कहा कि डाक विभाग ने इसके लिए जहाँ विभिन्न कार्यालयों व गाँवों में मेले लगाकर लोगों को जागरूक किया वहीं 105 गाँवों को सम्पूर्ण डाक बीमा ग्राम के रूप में शत-प्रतिशत अंगीकृत किया गया है। नये वित्तीय वर्ष के लिए अभी से अधिकाधिक लोगोें को बीमा कवरेज के तहत लाने पर भी उन्होंने जोर दिया।

Postal Dept. earns record revenue in insurance sector

Allahabad Postal Region has made a new record by achieving maximum business in respect of Rural Postal Life Insurance in Uttar Pradesh Circle. Postal Department is offering insurance coverage for rural populace since 1995 under Rural Postal Life Insurance. Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Allahabad Region told that in last financial year Postal Department issued RPLI worth Rs. 122 crore 8 lakh. Mr. Yadav informed that currently 1,45,596 people  living in rural areas are covered under this insurance scheme. Sum assured for which stands at 773 crore. Focus of RPLI is on people living in rural areas, which includes ‘Shiksha Mitra’, Aanganbadi workers, farmers, laborers, private employees etc.

Director Postal Services, Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav also added that during the financial year 2013-14, business of 141 crore 86 lakh has been achieved under Postal Life Insurance (PLI). Under this employees of Government/ Semi- government/ and Government controlled institutions are eligible for insurance.

Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, said that insurance schemes offered by Post Offices are secured under guaranteed return by Government, tax rebate under section 80 C, low premium, high bonus, loan against policies, facility to deposit premium at any Post Office in India, and 1 percent rebate on advance premium deposit of 6 months, 2 percent rebate on advance premium deposit of 12 months. Proponent is not burdened with any type of commission paid to agents.

Director Postal Services, Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav further added that to achieve this target Postal Department undertook awareness campaign by organizing ‘Melas’ in villages and Government offices. In the last financial year 105 villages were completely adopted under ‘Sampoorna Jeevan Bima Gram’ scheme. He also emphasized that for new financial year, there’s need to bring maximum number of people under insurance cover.

Postal department to deliver pamphlets at voters' doorsteps

With election campaigning catching pace, candidates and their supporters need to be ready to face the heat, literally.The soaring mercury is set to trouble those campaigning door-to-door in both urban and rural areas. At such a time, the postal department is set to give some relief to political parties with a novel method. According to a new scheme, the department will deliver pamphlets of candidates in their chosen area through Direct Post.

The Director of Postal Services for the Allahabad Region, Krishna Kumar Yadav, said as it would not be possible for candidates to reach each and every house in their constituency and also follow restrictions on processions and road shows, the postal department scheme would help them in canvassing for votes.While social media has limited access in rural areas and there are limits enforced by operators on text messages on mobile phones, direct post may be the best choice for candidates campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections.

Under the scheme, candidates and parties can hand over election pamphlets to the post office and a postman will deliver them to all the houses in the area specified by them. The cost is just Rs 1.5 per pamphlet but there should be at least 1,000 of these for a package.The director KK Yadav further said that with increasing commercial activity, the need for direct advertising of products and services is growing.

Direct Post is the unaddressed component of Direct Mail and would comprise unaddressed postal articles like letters, cards, brochures, questionnaires, pamphlets, samples, promotional items like CDs, coupons, posters, or any other form of printed communication not prohibited by the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, or Indian Post Office Rules, 1933.

For local distribution, India Post would charge Rs 1.5 per article for the first 20 grams and Rs 2 per article for distribution anywhere in the country. However, for every additional 20 grams or less, in both local and inter-city cases, Rs 1 extra would be charged, Yadav added.

Courtesy : Times of India, 29 march 2014

Courtesy : Hindustan Times.