Chennai:
Tamil Nadu accounts for 40 per cent of total accounts opened under
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sukanya Samridhi Account and the state
is ranked top among all other states, according to Post Master general
of Chennai City Region Merwin Alexander.
Alexander told Express that the the state has opened 6.1 lakh accounts
in the last two months, which is huge when compared to other states.
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme is a small savings scheme which was launched
in January this year and is aimed at encouraging savings for a girl
child's education and marriage.
Account under Sukanya Samriddhi can be opened and operated either by
the minor girl child below 10 years or by guardian of the girl child.
Only one account shall be opened in the name of a girl child under
these rules after furnishing birth certificate of the girl child along
with other documents relating to identity and residence proof of the
depositor.
The scheme has caught the interest of every region across the state
with Chennai City Region which comprises of seven northern district
and Union territory of Puducherry accounting for 2.23 lakh new
accounts under the scheme.
Alexander said that Chennai is also ranked as one of the highest
region to have opened 2.23 lakh accounts. Surprisingly, Tambaram
postal division alone had opened 52,000 accounts, which is also the
highest by any postal division in the country.
Senior Superintendent of Post Tambaram division Leela Krishnan
attributed the success to the campaign by the field staff. “We have 95
sub post offices and three head post offices besides 148 branch
offices. Our field staff went around temples, kalyana mandapas and
distributed pamphlets and circulars to the people,” said Leela
Kishnan.
Assistant superintendent of Posts Babu said that camps were organised
at six to eight places besides help was sought from ward members and
councillors.
Maharajan, a temple priest in Anna Nagar said that he came to know
about the scheme through campaigning being done by the postal
department. “The scheme is very attractive. Nobody gives you 9.1 per
cent interest (now 9.2 pc) on savings of Rs 1,000 to Rs one lakh. I
have a seven-year-old daughter and I think this will secure her
future,” he said while hailing the scheme by Prime Minister.
Raghunath, a resident of Avadi, said that he knew about the scheme
through his rekative. “The scheme has such wonderful returns. No other
scheme gives you such returns, he said.
“Usually such schemes don’t reach people. However, due to the reach of
postal department, even a small rural post office was able to open 200
acounts,” Alexander said.
Interestingly, this has also boosted the coffers of the Postal
department in the most remote location. Currentl, the postal
department is giving 9.2 per cent interest on the deposits, said
Alexander.
Total no of SSA A/cs opened in the FY 2014-15
Tamil Nadu 611835
Chennai City Region -- 223340
Central Region (Trichy) --- 172054
Southern Region (Madurai) --- 122540
Western Region (Coimbatore) 93901
Tamil Nadu accounts for 40 per cent of total accounts opened under
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Sukanya Samridhi Account and the state
is ranked top among all other states, according to Post Master general
of Chennai City Region Merwin Alexander.
Alexander told Express that the the state has opened 6.1 lakh accounts
in the last two months, which is huge when compared to other states.
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme is a small savings scheme which was launched
in January this year and is aimed at encouraging savings for a girl
child's education and marriage.
Account under Sukanya Samriddhi can be opened and operated either by
the minor girl child below 10 years or by guardian of the girl child.
Only one account shall be opened in the name of a girl child under
these rules after furnishing birth certificate of the girl child along
with other documents relating to identity and residence proof of the
depositor.
The scheme has caught the interest of every region across the state
with Chennai City Region which comprises of seven northern district
and Union territory of Puducherry accounting for 2.23 lakh new
accounts under the scheme.
Alexander said that Chennai is also ranked as one of the highest
region to have opened 2.23 lakh accounts. Surprisingly, Tambaram
postal division alone had opened 52,000 accounts, which is also the
highest by any postal division in the country.
Senior Superintendent of Post Tambaram division Leela Krishnan
attributed the success to the campaign by the field staff. “We have 95
sub post offices and three head post offices besides 148 branch
offices. Our field staff went around temples, kalyana mandapas and
distributed pamphlets and circulars to the people,” said Leela
Kishnan.
Assistant superintendent of Posts Babu said that camps were organised
at six to eight places besides help was sought from ward members and
councillors.
Maharajan, a temple priest in Anna Nagar said that he came to know
about the scheme through campaigning being done by the postal
department. “The scheme is very attractive. Nobody gives you 9.1 per
cent interest (now 9.2 pc) on savings of Rs 1,000 to Rs one lakh. I
have a seven-year-old daughter and I think this will secure her
future,” he said while hailing the scheme by Prime Minister.
Raghunath, a resident of Avadi, said that he knew about the scheme
through his rekative. “The scheme has such wonderful returns. No other
scheme gives you such returns, he said.
“Usually such schemes don’t reach people. However, due to the reach of
postal department, even a small rural post office was able to open 200
acounts,” Alexander said.
Interestingly, this has also boosted the coffers of the Postal
department in the most remote location. Currentl, the postal
department is giving 9.2 per cent interest on the deposits, said
Alexander.
Total no of SSA A/cs opened in the FY 2014-15
Tamil Nadu 611835
Chennai City Region -- 223340
Central Region (Trichy) --- 172054
Southern Region (Madurai) --- 122540
Western Region (Coimbatore) 93901
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