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Sl. No. Mail Based Products and Services
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INR
1 Postcard
Single Postcard 0.5
Reply Postcard 1
Printed Postcard 6
Competition Postcard 10
2
Inland Letter Card
Weight 3 grams. No enclosures allowed
2.5
3 Letters (Maximum 2 kg)
For a weight not exceeding 20
grams
5
For every additional 20 grams
or fraction thereof
5
Embossed Envelope 5
4 Registration Envelope 22.50
5 Book Packets, Pattern & Sample Packet
For the first 50 grams or
fraction thereof
4
For every additional 50 grams
or fraction thereof in excess of
50 grams
3
6 Book Packets, containing Printed Books
For the first 100 grams or
fraction thereof
1
For every additional 100
grams or fraction thereof in
excess of 100 grams
1
7
Book Packets, containing Periodicals
(Maximum 5 kg)
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
3
For periodicals of value INR 21/- to
50/-
For the first 100 grams or
fraction thereof
4
For every additional 100
grams or part thereof in
excess of 100 grams
5
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For periodicals of value INR 51/- and
above
For the first 100 grams or
fraction thereof
8
For every additional 100
grams or fraction thereof in
excess of 100 grams
9
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.)
8
Registered Newspapers
In case of a Single copy of a Registered
Newspaper
For a weight not exceeding 50
grams
0.25
For a weight exceeding 50
grams. But not exceeding 100
grams
0.5
For every additional 100
grams or fraction thereof
exceeding 100 grams
0.2
In the case of more than one copy of
the same issue of Registered
Newspaper being carried in the same
packet
For a weight not exceeding
100 grams
0.5
For every additional 100
grams or fraction thereof
exceeding 100 grams
0.2
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.
9
Blind Literature Packet
(Maximum Weight 7 kg)
Postage, Registration and acknowledgement charges are free
Free
10
Parcels
For the first 500 grams or
fraction thereof
19
For every additional 500
grams or fraction thereof in
excess of 500 grams
16
Home delivery charges for
article weighing more than 5
kgs. 10 kgs if booked or
deliverable at BO. 20 kgs in
other cases
5
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.
11 Late fee for posting
On Unregistered articles (per
article)
2
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On Registered articles (per
article)
3
Special late fee charge (per
article)
3
12
Late fee for renewal of license for
Registered Newspaper
Not later than the last working
day of the third calendar
month preceding the last
month of the period of
previous registration
50
After the date of expiry of
previous registration
100
13 Certificate of Posting
For every 3 unregistered
articles or less
3
14 Registration
Registration Fee 17
Concessional Registration Fee
for VPP containing Printed
Books upto INR 50
2.5
Fee for Attested copy of
addressee's receipt
2
Acknowledgement Delivery fee
(AD)
3
15
Insurance Fee
Where the value of insurance
does not exceed INR 200
10
For every additional INR 100
or fraction thereof in excess of
INR 200
6
Limit for insurance
Booked at Branch Office INR
600
Currency Notes INR 20000
Other INR 100000
16
Recall of each Inland Postal article
Head Postmasters and Sub Postmasters are competent to issue
6
17
Fee for Postal Identity Card
Valid for three years from the date of issue
9
18 Rentals for Post Boxes and Post Bags
Post Boxes/Post bags at any
place per annum - one
financial year
150
For 3 calendar months 50
Post Box and Post Bag with
same or different numbers per
annum - one financial year
250
For 3 calendar months 80
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For Post Box deposit should be made towards cost of lock and key; for
post bag, lock and key should be met from renter.
19
Business Reply Permit fee if applied
during
Full Year 200
From 1st April to 30th June 200
From 1st July to 30th
September
150
From 1st October to 31st
December
100
From 1st January to 31st
March
50
Plus Handling charges per
article
1
20
Franking Machine
Rebate - 3% on franked postage.
Concession to bulk mailers - 2% on
posting for Post Office wise pre-sorting
of letters
Licence Fee (for 5 years) 375
21
Value Payable Post (VPP)
Posting Fee for a value not
exceeding INR 20
2
For a value exceeding INR 20
but not exceeding INR 50
3
For a value exceeding INR 50 5
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 3
22
Air Surcharge for second class mail articles
For packets (other than letters, post
cards and letter cards)
For the first 50 grams or
fraction thereof
2
For every additional 50 grams
or fraction thereof
1
Parcels
For first 50 grams or fraction
thereof
2
For every additional 50 grams
or fraction thereof
1
23 International Reply Coupon 41
24
Money Order
(Fraction of a rupee not allowed.
Maximum value INR 5000. No limit for
Service Money Order.)
MO Commission - For every
sum of INR 20 or fraction
thereof
1
Cost of a single Money Order
form or a VP Money Order
Form
0.25
6% commission will be taken
on family allotment money
order booked by an Army
Record Office. Calculation will
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be made in multiples of 10
paise and any amount less
than 10 paise shall be
regarded as 10 paise.
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 3
exceeds INR 50 but does not
exceeding INR 200
5
exceeds INR 200 8
26
Indian Postal Order
Available denominations of INR
1,2,5,7,10,20, 50 and 100
For denomination upto INR 10 1
For denomination upto INR 20 2
For denomination upto INR 30 3
For denominatin upto INR 40 4
For denomination upto INR 50 5
For Denomination upto INR
100
10
27
Telegraph Charges
Ordinary upto 10 words 3.5
For each additional word 0.5
Express - upto 10 words 7
For each additional word 1
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.
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