Postal dept to provide savings, insurance facilities in Ladakh

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Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) The Department of Posts will provide savings and postal life insurance facilities to every household in Ladakh region within three months. "Every house in Ladakh would be given Post Office Savings Bank facility and Postal Life Insurance facility. Such a step will develop the region in a big way," Chief Postmaster General J&K Circle John Samuel said at the inaugural function of Postal Week celebrations here yesterday. Samuel said the department will very soon open six new post offices in all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir. A new post office would be inaugurated at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Jammu on October 13 while three new post offices would be opened soon and including one at Lal Bazar, he said. Samuel said as a part of developing the Ladakh region, two new post offices would be opened in remote areas. He said recently post office had launched special covers at various tourist destinations in the state including Khardungh La and Chang La passes and Siachen Glacier. The department also started a ‘Postal Apple’ scheme which was launched by Minister for Tourism and Culture Nawang Rigzin Jora. The new service of the J&K Postal Circle will market the Kashmir apples through mail order business. ‘A-Grade’ Kashmir apples of export quality would be delivered through postal network as a gift product. The service would initially be available in General Post Office Srinagar and Head Post Office Jammu, Samuel said. As a part of motivating the staff, Chief Postmaster General’s Awards were given to the postmen. Samuel also announced ‘Dak Seva’ awards for 20 postal officials which would be given during the next month. As a part of the Postal Week celebrations, India Post gold coins were launched at Srinagar GPO.

PTI | 04:10 PM,Oct 11,2011 ibnlive.in