There is a huge shortage of Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) certificates in West Bengal, the demand of which has hit an all-time high, after its re-launch last November, the Chief Postmaster General of West Bengal circle said here on Tuesday.
The demand for KVP certificates has gone up since its re-launch last year and the current deficit of certificates of different denominations is around 30 lakh in the State, said Arundhaty Ghosh, Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal circle.
“The demand for KVP has gone up drastically since it was re-launched. We are unable to meet the demand because we are not getting adequate supply of certificates,” she said.
These certificates are printed in Indian Security Press at Nasik, which is unable to print them as per demand.
“This is case of demand Vs supply. And the Indian Security Press at Nasik is unable to print them as per the demand. There is a question of security since these certificates have cash equivalent value. So the press is taking a long time,” she said.
Following a lot of pressure, the WB circle managed to receive around seven lakh of KVP certificates from Nasik, Ms. Ghosh said adding that there is a monthly demand of six lakh KVP certificates in the State. But since April, only around 4.62 lakh of KVP certificates have been sold in West Bengal, she said.
