Lucknow: The Central Government's much-awaited 'India Post Payments Bank' was inaugurated on 01stSeptember 2018. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated it in New Delhi and the same was inaugurated in Lucknow by the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh in the presence of Shri V.P. Singh, Chief Postmaster General, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services Lucknow Region, and Shri Rajeev Umrao, Director, Headquarters during a grand function organized at Lucknow GPO. On this occasion, the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Lucknow Branch of India Post Payments Bank by cutting lace and unveiling the plaque. The first five account holders were given away Q. R. Card by the Minister. A special cover was also released on this occasion to make this program memorable.
The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, while speaking about the achievements of the Modi Government, said that the Government is moving together with the aim of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas' and India Post Payments Bank will play significant role in this regard. The Central Government has taken initiative for opening of bank accounts of the last mile of the society through 650 Branches of India Post Payment Bank and 3250 Access Points across the country. All remaining Post Offices will be linked by the end of the year. Shri Rajnath Singh said that Postman will now play the role of a bank and provide banking services to the people of unbanked areas. He pointed out the initiation of schemes such as Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, for better future of girl child to meet out the purpose of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ and also other schemes such as Atal Pension Yojana, Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Yojana and the Prime Minister Suraksha Beema Yojana in the Post Offices.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Postmaster General, Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Vinaya Prakash Singh said that 73 branches of India Post Payments Bank and 292 Access Points are being started across the State. The India Post Payments Bank will work through various means, including counter operations, door-to-door service, Mobile and Internet banking etc. Shri Singh said that the role of Postal Department is changing rapidly. The Post Office is facilitating the needs of the people with innovative technology in areas such as savings, insurance, e-commerce. People may now avail benefits of IPPB by getting their Post Office Savings accounts linked with IPPB. In this regard money from various social security schemes can be directly credited to the beneficiary account under the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme. (DBT)
Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Lucknow Region said that the postman delivering the letters will now come with ‘Mobile App’ and will make true the concept of “Aapka Bank, Aapke Dwar”. On this occasion, UP Cabinet Minister Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Mohanlalganj MP Shri Kaushal Kishore, Mayor Smt. Sanyukta Bhatia, Director Shri Rajeev Umrao, Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices Shashi Kumar Uttam, Chief Postmaster GPO Lucknow Yogendra Maurya, Senior Manager of India Post Payments Bank, Ms. Smriti Srivastava and all other officers/officials of the Department were also present.