Basic Postal Rates Tariff in INR Single Postcard 1 Postcard Reply Postcard Printed Postcard Competition Postcard 2 Inland

Letter Card Weight 3 grams. No enclosures allowed 0.5 1 6 10 2.5 For a weight not exceeding 20 5 grams For every additional 20 grams or 5 fraction thereof Embossed Envelope 4 Registration Envelope For the first 50 grams or fraction thereof For every additional 50 grams or fraction thereof in excess of 50 grams For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof in excess of 100 grams 5 22.50 4 3 1 1

Sl. No.

Mail Based Products and Services

Letters (Maximum 2 kg)

Book Packets, Pattern & Sample Packet

Book Packets, containing Printed Books

Book Packets, containing Periodicals (Maximum 5 kg) 7 For periodicals of value INR 1/- to 20/For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof 2

For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof in excess of 100 grams For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof For periodicals of value INR 21/- to 50/For every additional 100 grams or part thereof in excess of 100 grams For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof in excess of 100 grams

5 8 9

For periodicals of value INR 51/- and above

Must be registered with Registrar of Newspapers; Registration number should be printed. (Compact Discs and Floppies etc with periodicals are not allowed under this category. The Periodicals without price shall be classified as "Book Packets, Sample and Pattern Packet" for the tariff calculation.) Registered Newspapers For a weight not exceeding 50 grams For a weight exceeding 50 grams. But not exceeding 100 grams For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof exceeding 100 grams For a weight not exceeding 100 grams 0.25 0.5

In case of a Single copy of a Registered Newspaper

0.2

In the case of more than one copy of the same issue of Registered Newspaper being For every additional 100 grams carried in the same packet or fraction thereof exceeding 100 grams Must be registered with Department of Posts; Registration number should be printed on the first or last page. Bundle containing more than one copy should be addressed to the Newspaper Agent and it is delivered at Post Office counter.

0.5

0.2

Blind Literature Packet (Maximum Weight 7 kg) Postage, Registration and acknowledgement charges are free For the first 500 grams or fraction thereof For every additional 500 grams or fraction thereof in excess of 500 grams Home delivery charges for article weighing more than 5 kgs. 10 kgs if booked or deliverable at BO. 20 kgs in other cases Parcels should be presented at the counter. Should be registered, if the weight is more than 4 kgs. Redirection fee for Parcel - 50% of ordinary postage. On Unregistered articles (per article) On Registered articles (per article) Special late fee charge (per article)

Free

19 16

Parcels 10

2 3 3

11

Late fee for posting

12

Late fee for renewal of license for Registered Newspaper

Not later than the last working day of the third calendar month 50 preceding the last month of the period of previous registration After the date of expiry of previous registration 100

13

Certificate of Posting

For every 3 unregistered articles 3 or less Registration Fee Concessional Registration Fee for VPP containing Printed Books upto INR 50 Fee for Attested copy of addressee's receipt 17

14

Registration

2.5

Insurance Fee 15 Limit for insurance

Acknowledgement Delivery fee 3 (AD) Where the value of insurance 10 does not exceed INR 200 For every additional INR 100 or fraction thereof in excess of INR 6 200 Booked at Branch Office INR 600 Currency Notes INR 20000 Other INR 100000 6 9 Post Boxes/Post bags at any place per annum - one financial 150 year For 3 calendar months 50

16 17

Recall of each Inland Postal article Head Postmasters and Sub Postmasters are competent to issue Fee for Postal Identity Card Valid for three years from the date of issue

Rentals for Post Boxes and Post Bags 18

Post Box and Post Bag with same or different numbers per annum - one financial year For 3 calendar months

250

80

For Post Box deposit should be made towards cost of lock and key; for post bag, lock and key should be met from renter. Full Year From 1st April to 30th June From 1st July to 30th September Business Reply Permit fee if applied during From 1st October to 31st December 200 200 150 100

19

From 1st January to 31st March 50 Plus Handling charges per article 1

20

Franking Machine Licence Fee (for 5 years) Rebate - 3% on franked postage. Concession to bulk mailers - 2% on posting for Post Office wise pre-sorting of letters Posting Fee for a value not exceeding INR 20 For a value exceeding INR 20 Value Payable Post (VPP) but not exceeding INR 50 For a value exceeding INR 50

375

2 3 5

21 Warehousing charges on VP articles (for a maximum of 7 days from 8th days from the date of delivery of intimation) VP letter per day 2

VP Parcel per day Air Surcharge for second class mail articles For the first 50 grams or fraction For packets (other than letters, post cards thereof and letter cards) For every additional 50 grams or fraction thereof For first 50 grams or fraction thereof Parcels For every additional 50 grams or fraction thereof International Reply Coupon

2 1 2 1 41

22

23

MO Commission - For every sum 1 of INR 20 or fraction thereof Cost of a single Money Order 0.25 form or a VP Money Order Form 6% commission will be taken on family allotment money order booked by an Army Record Office. Calculation will be made in multiples of 10 paise and any amount less than 10 paise shall be regarded as 10 paise.

24

Money Order (Fraction of a rupee not allowed. Maximum value INR 5000. No limit for Service Money Order.)

25

Telegraphic Money Order (Commission as for ordinary money order plus Telegraphic charges for the words in the telegram Ordinary or Express as the case may be plus supplementary fees where the amount of remittance:-)

does not exceed INR 50 exceeds INR 50 but does not exceeding INR 200 exceeds INR 200 For denomination upto INR 10 For denomination upto INR 20

3 5 8 1 2 3 4 5

26

Indian Postal Order Available denominations of INR 1,2,5,7,10,20, 50 and 100

For denomination upto INR 30 For denominatin upto INR 40 For denomination upto INR 50

For Denomination upto INR 100 10 Ordinary upto 10 words For each additional word Telegraph Charges Express - upto 10 words For each additional word 27 10% of the Service tax is to be levied on telegraph charges 3% on Service Tax as Education Cess INR 0.50 and above to be rounded off to the next rupee and less than 0.50 to be ignored. On the address portion of Telegram : 1 to 6 words are chargeable, 7th to 10th words are free. 11th onwards are chargeable. Destination with PIN in one word. 7 1 3.5 0.5