Did a letter trigger a national policy change expanding postal life insurance cover?
A letter to a Central Minister from a postmaster in Vijayanagara seeking urban insurance coverage finds an unexpected but a positive response in Rural Postal Life Insurance coverage
Anche Kotresh, a postmaster from Kotturu, Vijayanagara district, wrote a letter to Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on June 22, urging the introduction of an Urban Postal Life Insurance (UPLI) scheme. This came two months after he had pointed out the need for a life insurance facility for urban residents, particularly those who are uneducated, have studied below degree level, or earn through small businesses and self-employment.
While the Department of Posts did not introduce a new UPLI scheme as requested, it did issue an order on August 14 that substantially broadened the reach of the existing Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) scheme. The department began to consider citizens with operative bank accounts, regardless of whether they lived in rural or urban areas, as eligible for RPLI.
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