Postal Insurance: Postal department’s insurance & saving plans hailed at mela

National Postal Week which began on Monday, October, 15, was celebrated as  Postal Life Insurance day. On the occasion, a grand postal life insurance mela was  organised in government/semi government offices of Allahabad region. The mela  was inaugurated by Director Postal services, Allahabad Region Krishna Kumar  Yadav.

Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Yadav said Postal Department was  serving the public also with savings bank and postal life insurance schemes. Postal  life insurance was started with effect from 1 February 1, 1984 for Central  Government/State Government officials, Defence personnel, officials of Govt  institutions, municipal corporation and boards, government universities,  employees of nationalised banks, additional bodies of State Banks of India and  Reserve Bank, operational units under Central/State government, UTI, IDBI and employees of state insurance corporation. Read more