Now old/sick/incapacitated persons can send an authorized person to Post Office for withdrawal or closure of the account on their behalf.
With a view to enabling the old/sick/incapacitated account holders, the postal department has allowed senior citizens, differently disabled persons, and persons with physical infirmity to authorize a person to operate their post office accounts such as the Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS), Post Office time deposits, savings account, etc. Up till now, the above facility…