IMPHAL, January 13: To provide opportunity of publicity of products to traders, organisations in the State, Director (Posts) Vinod Kumar inaugurated Media Post service this morning at Imphal Head post office complex by sending first mail van carrying advertisements of different services of a coaching centre.
Introducing the service, Vinod Kumar said postal mail vans will 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 observed 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 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. 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, he added.
The Director informed that the van service 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 these schemes, 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, he elaborated.
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.
A Boy Singh, driver of the postal department expressed his pleasure of being the first person to run first mail van carrying advertisements on both sides.
On the both sides, four flex banners can be put at a very nominal rate fixed by the Department.
These advertisements are also carrying mobile numbers 9436021482, 9856176494, 9612977706 and 0385-2450146 in case of any complaints or query of publics.