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PRESS NEWS
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
INDIA POST LAUNCHES FIVE STAR VILLAGES SCHEME TO
ENSURE 100% RURAL COVERAGE OF POSTAL SCHEMES
GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS TO LEAD PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN ON POSTAL SERVICES
SCHEME TO BE IMPLEMENTED NATION-WIDE, BASED ON MAHARASHTRA EXPERIENCE: SANJAY
DHOTRE
Posted On: 10 SEP 2020 4:18PM by PIB Mumbai
Mumbai, 10 September 2020
The Department of Posts has
launched a scheme called Five Star Villages, to ensure universal coverage of
flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country. The scheme seeks to
bridge the gaps in public awareness and reach of postal products and services,
especially in interior villages. All postal products and services will be made
available and marketed and publicized at village level, under the Five Star
Villages scheme. Branch offices will function as one-stop shop to cater all
post office - related needs of villagers. The schemes covered under the Five
Star scheme include: i) Savings Bank accounts, Recurrent Deposit Accounts, NSC
/ KVP certificates, ii) Sukanya Samridhi Accounts/ PPF Accounts, iii) Funded
Post Office Savings Account linked India Post Payments Bank Accounts, iv)
Postal Life Insurance Policy/Rural Postal Life Insurance Policy and v) Pradhan
Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Account / Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
Account.
If a village attains universal
coverage for four schemes from the above list, then that village gets four-star
status; if a village completes three schemes, then that village get three-star
status and so on.
Launching the scheme, the Union
Minister of State for Communications, Shri Sanjay Dhotre said that the scheme
is being launched on pilot basis in Maharashtra; based on the experience here,
it will be implemented nation-wide. “Postman and Postal Department are a vital
part of the ordinary citizen's life. India Post has been serving the people in
an extraordinary way in the difficult situation which has emerged due to
COVID-19, by bringing them medicines and financial assistance. Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi not only brought schemes, but has been ensuring their
effective implementation as well. The Postal Department has been playing a
major role in the implementation of Government schemes, leveraging the immense
strength of its vast network. Postal schemes are known for providing highly
secured deposits, they provide higher return of interest with low risk.” The
Minister said that the way to realize the goal of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat is
through collaborative efforts such as this, wherein various schemes have been
brought together under one umbrella, with the goal of providing financial
inclusion.
The entire state of Maharashtra
will be covered under the scheme. To begin with, two rural districts / areas
for each region have been identified: Akola and Washim in Nagpur Region;
Parbhani and Hingoli in Aurangabad Region; Solapur and Pandharpur in Pune
Region; Kolhapur and Sangli in Goa Region; and Malegaon and Palghar in Navi
Mumbai Region. A total of 50 villages in each district will be covered during
the current financial year 2020-2021. Regional offices will identify the
villages to be covered.
Scheme Implementation
Team
The scheme will be implemented
by a team of five Gramin Dak Sevaks who will be assigned a village for
marketing of all products, savings and insurance schemes of the Department of
Posts. This team will be headed by the Branch Post Master of the concerned
Branch Office. Mail overseer will keep personal watch on progress of team on
daily basis. The teams will be led and monitored by concerned Divisional Head,
Assistant Superintendents Posts and Inspector Posts.
Campaign
The team of Gramin Dak Sevaks
will conduct door-to-door awareness campaign on all schemes, covering all
eligible villagers. Wide publicity will be given by displaying the information
on notice board of Branch Office. Prominent places of targeted villages like
Panchayat Offices, schools, village dispensaries, bus depots, markets will also
be used for advertising and pamphlets will be distributed. Small melas will be
organized, considering COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Training
and Monitoring
Required training and
infrastructure, covering all schemes, would be provided to all branch offices
in identified villages. The scheme progress and target achievement will be
closely monitored at Circle, Regional and Divisional levels. Monthly progress
will be reviewed by the Chief Post Master General.
The Chief Post Master General
of Maharashtra Circle and Goa State, Shri Harish Chandra Agrawal assured the
Minister that Maharashtra will provide a fine example in successful
implementation of Five Star Villages Scheme, paving the way for the national
roll-out of the scheme later. Director General (Posts), Shri Vineet Pandey; and
Postmaster General, Mumbai Region, Ms Swati Pandey also attended the online
launch. DJM/RT/DR (Release
ID: 1653010)
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45TH REGIONAL LEVEL DAK ADALAT ON 28.09.2020 AT 11:00 - GOA
Posted On: 11 SEP 2020 2:55PM by PIB Mumbai
Postal Services form an integral part
of the socio economic life of the country, touching the lives of virtually
every citizen. While the Department of Posts strives its best to render
the service to the fullest satisfaction of its customers, communication gaps
and service faults do occasionally happen, giving rise to grievances and
complaints. In order to redress such grievances/complaints in an
effective manner, the Department periodically organizes Adalats where the
functionaries of the Department meet the aggrieved customers, gather details
about their complaints and try to settle them at the earliest.
The Postmaster General, Goa Region, Panaji 403001 will be
holding the 45th Regional
Level Dak Adalat on 28.09.2020 at 11:00 Hrs
in the Office of the Postmaster General, Goa Region, Panaji 403001.
Complaints/Grievances regarding Postal Services pertaining to
the Goa Region, which have not been settled within 6 weeks will be entertained
in the Dak Adalat. The complaints relating to Mails, Speed Post, Counter
Services, Savings Banks and non-payment of money orders will be considered.
Complaint raised should contain details like the dates, names and designations
of the officers to whom original complaint was addressed etc. Interested
customers may send their complaint regarding postal services in duplicate to
Shri K.Balaraju, Secretary, Dak Adalat & Asstt Director Postal Services,
O/o Postmaster General, Goa Region, Panaji 403001. Last date for receipt
of complaint is 18.09.2020
PIB GOA/PK (RELEASE ID: 1653295)
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