Prakasam postal division tops in AP Circle

Ongole: The Director of Postal Services for Vijayawada Region appreciated the Prakasam Postal Division staff on Thursday, for collecting highest total premium for the postal insurance in very short duration in the Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle.

E Veerabhadra Rao, director of the postal services conducted a review meeting on the services being available to public at the four Head Post Offices, 94 Sub- Post Offices, 565 Branch Post Offices and the development achieved in the year 2016-17. He explained that the government has enhanced the postal insurance cover to professional courses students, professors and staff of companies registered at the stock markets. 

He said that with the new provision, a large number of people can apply for the postal insurance now.He explained that the 1,420 new customers joined in the insurance scheme and 1,07,434 new saving accounts were opened in the division. He appreciated the staff for collecting Rs 1.18 crore as premium from the insurance customers in just 22 days from February 5 to 26 and announced that they were the toppers in the state.