For people of rural areas and farmers, the postal rural life insurance policy is proving efficient, said Chief Post Master General AS Prasad in the workshop organized at GPO Doranda Ranchi on Friday.
He said that half of the population resides in rural areas. Despite existence of various insurance policy companies the postal rural life insurance policy had gained momentum among the residents of rural areas.To spread awareness among the people about the policy the postal department has organized number of workshops and campaigns in different corners of the state.
Meanwhile, during the workshops around 32 workers, officials and engineers were felicitated for their remarkable contribution in popularizing the policy in such areas. Vashudev Shah by doing Rs 40.63 crores business for the year 2013-14 bagged four stars. Three stars were awarded to Rajkumar Thakur for Rs 25.99 crore and TP Agrawal Rs 24.06 crore businesses respectively.
“The postal department officials had made remarkable contribution in this direction. The need of the hour is to retain the efficiency and should try to reach a step ahead in the coming years,” added Prasad.Meanwhile, the officials have also been asked to develop strong communication between top and bottom level officers.