RPLI Policy: The government has increased the eligibility of RPLI to also include savings account holders of scheduled banks. Now people of rural areas will be able to easily get postal life insurance.
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Rural Postal Life Insurance: If you have a savings account in a bank and you want to avail the benefit of Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI), then this news is very important for you. Now it is not necessary to have only a post office savings account to get Postal Life Insurance (RPLI). Recently, the government has expanded the scope of eligibility to also include people having savings accounts in scheduled banks.
This decision will especially provide relief to those people who, despite living in rural areas, had to travel from village to city for job or other work and had to face a lot of difficulties in depositing insurance premiums due to changing banks or changing accounts.
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Union Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrashekhar informed through his official platform This means that now it is not necessary to have only a post office savings account to avail insurance facility.
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According to Union Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrashekhar, now a person having a savings account of any scheduled bank can be eligible for RPLI. In such a situation, people between the age of 18 to 43 years can choose the option of Rural Postal Life Insurance and in this, insurance up to Rs 10 lakh can be taken.
With this decision, people moving from rural areas to cities will find it easier to pay premiums. Not only this, but the problems arising due to changing bank account to continue the policy will also be reduced to a great extent.
What documents are required to prove eligibility?
According to the government, digital or bank related documents can be used to prove eligibility for RPLI.
CBS status
Email statement
Screenshot of Mobile Banking
ATM statement
updated passbook
Where digital evidence is available, there will be no need for a separate physical bank certificate.