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preceding the month in which sanction is issued. Interest will also be allowed from the beginning of the month in which sanction is issued up to the close of the month preceding the month in which payment is made if the conditions stipulated in rule 6(9) of P.O. Savings Account Rules, 1981 are satisfied. These conditions are given in para 3 of the sanction memo at Appendix- VII.

Note 2 :- The interest will also be allowed on the amount deposited in the savings account after the death of the depositor either by mistake or otherwise till the account is finally closed by the heir of the deceased depositor.

(iii) If the claimant desires in writing payment by means of money order or a cheque, his request may be acceded to provided he agrees to the money order commission being deducted from the amount due and in the case of payment by cheque the amount payable is not less than Rs. 100/-. In such cases the following procedure will be followed.

(a) In case of money order the amount due less money order commission will be remitted to the claimant. The money order receipt will be sent to the Control Organisation along with the warrant of payment after noting the particulars of the money order in the ledger card. A watch will be kept for the acknowledgement which on receipt will be transferred to the Control Organisation to be pasted with the M.O. receipt after keeping a note in the ledger card.

(b) Payment through cheque will be made by means of a crossed cheque which will be sent by the issuing postmaster by registered post to the head or sub postmaster in whose jurisdiction the claimant is residing with a forwarding letter copy where of will be endorsed to the claimant. The particulars of cheque will be noted in the ledger card. When the claimant calls for the collection of the cheque, the postmaster will obtain a receipt for the same from him and forward it to the postmaster issuing the cheque who in turn will transfer the receipt to the Control Organisation after keeping a suitable note in the ledger card.

Note:- The sub offices will obtain cheque for the required amount from the Head Office if such request is received at these offices from the claimant.

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(iv) If the sanction is issued by one of the offices where at lease one of the accounts stands, the payment will be made by the respective post offices where the account stands to whom the copy of the sanction must have already been endorsed by the sanctioning authority. For this purpose the application of withdrawal and copy of the sanction in original duly completed along with the pass book will be forwarded to the respective post office by the post office where the claimant resides after verifying the document and identity of the claimant. The amount either by M.O. less M.O. commission or by cheque will be received by the claimant from the offices where the accounts stand as per procedure stated above. The closed pass book will be received back by the claimant after the payment is made to him.

(12) Transfer of account to the name of claimant :- If the RD/TD account is desired to be continued or retained by the claimant till maturity, he must furnish an application in form SB-3 and if the account stands at a Sub or Branch Post Office, completed specimen signature slips. The account will then be transferred in the name of the legal heir with the following remarks in the relevant records over the date signature of the Postmaster/Sub Postmaster/Branch Postmaster.

“Account transferred to ……….being the legal heir………vide sanction No………..dated………..by ………..”. After maturity, the maturity value will be paid to the claimant in the usual course. In the case of T.D. account he will also draw annual interest.

(13) Maintenance of the register of deceased claim cases :- In order to keep a watch on the expeditious disposal of claim cases a register in the proforma given below should be maintained by all the sanctioning authorities (including the circle office). As soon as an intimation of the death of the depositor is received and a claim application is supplied a note should be made in the ledger card and an entry made

in the register of deceased claim cases. The register will be examined every month by the Head of the Office or Section to see that no case is being unduly delayed and such action as may expedite final disposal is taken immediately. This register will enable the higher authorities by reference to columns 2 and 9 to see if disposal of cases is being unduly delayed in the subordinate offices and take action to rectify the delay, if any. A summary of the cases pending at the end of the each month noting serial numbers of the cases pending should be prepared in the register showing separatedly the number of claims pending for (a) less than 3 months, (b) more than 3 months, (c) more than 6 months and (d) more than one year. Action taken to expedite the disposal of delayed cases should be indicated.

Note :- It is clarified that all such cases in which claim has been preferred with or without complete papers, etc. but has not yet been settled may be treated as pending with suitable remarks being given to indicate reasons for pendency.

Proforma for the register of deceased claim cases

Sl. Case Date of Name and address Name of No. mark receipt of claimant with deceased

of intimation particulars of depositor

of death relationship to

the deceased

1(a) 1(b) 2 3 4

Date of Particulars of Balance at credit Date of

Death savings in the account receipt

Account of claim

Papers

5 6 7 8

Particulars of sanction Date of Remarks Issued (Date and Number) payment

9 10 11

Summary of cases pending at the end of each month

Note :- Serial number of the cases pending should be indicated against each item. (a) No. of claims pending for less than 3 months ……….

(b) No. of claims pending for 3 to 6 months ……… (c) No. of claims pending for 6 to 12 months ………. (d) No. of claims pending for over one year ……… (e) Total ……….

Date ……… Postmaster

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(14) Procedure to be followed by Extra Departmental Sub and Branch Post Offices :- (a) The Extra Department Sub Postmaster will in all cases submit the claim application along with connected documents to the Head Postmaster after certifying that the account stands opened in his office. An entry regarding the claim will be made in ledger/journal against the last transaction and no withdrawal will be allowed till the claim is settled by the competent authority.

(b) The branch postmaster will in all cases submit the claim to the Account Office. He will take action as prescribed in (a) above before sending the claim to the Account Office. The Account Office will take necessary steps to settle the claim and issue the sanction order either itself or through the competent authority. The branch postmaster will be guided by the instructions received from the Account Office.

reconciliation certificate in the following form may be obtained from the claimant with the claim application form.

Reconciliation certificate in case of a difference in name

Certified that the real name of the deceased depositor of P.O.S.B. account No. ……….was………..He also used to be called by ………..(name). The name as mentioned in pass book/in the Death Certificate, is that of one and the same person viz., the deceased depositor.

Address……….. Signature………..

……….. Name(in block letters)….

Date……… Designation stamp……….

SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OF A DEPOSITOR BECOMING INSANE OR OTHERWISE