Mail Vans of Manipur Postal Department are ready to provide opportunity of publicity of products to traders, organisations in Manipur under Media Post service. Vinod Kumar, Director (Posts), Manipur inaugurated this service today morning in Imphal Head post office complex by sending first mail van carrying advertisements of different services of a coaching centre.
Vinod Kumar said postal mail vans cover long distances in city or outside and if any person put its advertisement on these vans it will be seen by maximum number of people. He further intimated that there is a fast changing trend in field of publicity, instead of fixing a signboard or hoarding in one place where a limited number of people can see the advertisement, nowadays moving advertisements are taking place as new trend. There are 56 sub post offices situated in Manipur where every day mail van goes to drop/pick mails hence this medium of publicity will ensure the best way to popularize any product or service. He intimated that under media post service, interested traders, coaching centres and service providers can place advertisements of products to ensure maximum publicity for their products or services.
The director informed that this van will also create awareness about the social security schemes of the government departments like Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna and special scheme for girls under age of ten years. Under the scheme, parents and legal guardian can open accounts in any Post office in the name of the child for a maximum of two girl children up to 10 years of age in any Post Office with initial amount of Rs 1000/- only. Interest will be given @ 9.2% for FY 2015-16 which will be calculated compounded every year. If Rs 1000/- per month is deposited till 14 years, then after 21 years an amount of Rs 6,16,000 (approx) will be given to which can be a great help for her higher education or boosting up her career to scale new height of progress.
Mr. A. Boy singh, the driver of the postal department told that he feels very happy as he has got this honour to run first mail van carrying advertisements on both sides. On both sides, four flex banners can be put at a very nominal rate fixed by the department. There is a very important step taken by the Dept. of Posts that these advertisements are carrying mobile numbers of postal department, added the director and members of public can contact in case of any complaints or query on these mobile numbers : 9436021482, 9856176494, 9612977706 and 0385-2450146.
