Kolkata, Mar 15: For the third year in a row, Bengal tops the list of states in gross small
savings collections, and rural Bengal fares much better than the urban centres,
reveals a recently-released survey by the Union Finance Ministry.
Beating the likes of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and
Maharashtra (in that order) for three consecutive years, data compiled by the
National Savings Institute (NSI) shows Bengal collected Rs 63,392 crore from
small savings schemes of post offices in FY 2016-17, surpassing its gross
deposit target by a whopping Rs 6,000 crore.
This comes despite successive cuts in interest rates on small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund, with effect from April 1, 2016.
The Bengal Government extensively used folk art groups to reach out to the rural population through street plays, kabigaan and posters.
The NSI survey reveals that rural Bengal scores much better than urban Bengal in small savings collections.
While north Bengal is way ahead over south Bengal, Cooch Behar leads among the districts, followed by Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling. UNI
This comes despite successive cuts in interest rates on small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund, with effect from April 1, 2016.
The Bengal Government extensively used folk art groups to reach out to the rural population through street plays, kabigaan and posters.
The NSI survey reveals that rural Bengal scores much better than urban Bengal in small savings collections.
While north Bengal is way ahead over south Bengal, Cooch Behar leads among the districts, followed by Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling. UNI
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