No.

22-1/2019-PO-Part (1)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications,
Department of Posts
(PO Division)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi-110001
Dated: 27h August 2021

Corrigendum

To
Postmasters General
All Chief Postmasters General/
2 Chief General Manager, BD Directorate
Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate / CEPT
3 Director, RAKNPA/ Directors of all PTCs
New Delhi
Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service,
Accounts/ DDAP
5. All GeneralManagers (Finance) / Directors Postal

Insertion of Clause 9(a) in Consolidated Rulings on Registered Newspapers

Subject:
issued vide order no. 22-17/2008-PO dated 5.5.2008

refer to the O.M. of even no. dated 23r August, 2021 on the captioned
Kindly
subject.
revised O.M. is
2. am directed to convey that the same stands withdrawn. The
attached with this corrigendum.

(SuKrii Gupta)
ADG (PO)
Phone no. 011 23096005
Copy forwarded to:-

PSO to Secretary (Posts)

23 Sr.PPS to Director General Postal Services
PPS/ PS to Addl. DG(Co-ordination)/
Member (Banking)/ Member (O)/ Member (P)
Member (Planning& HRD)/ Member (PLI)/ Member (Tech)
Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser
5. CGM, CEPT for uploading the order on the Iindia Post website.
. Sr. Deputy Director General (Vigilance) & CVO
Sr. Deputy Director General (PAF)
. Director General, P&T (Audit), Civil Lines, New Delhi
8 Secretary, Postal Services Board/ All Deputy Directors General
9 Chief Engineer (Civil), Postal Directorate
10 Guard File
11 Spare copies.
 No. 22-1/2019-PO-Part(1)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications,
Department of Posts
(PO Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 27t" August 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Consolidated Rulings on Registered Newspapers
Subject: Insertion of Clause 9(a) in
22-17/2008-PO dated 5.5.2008
issued vide order no.
of
newspapers through the provision
Department of Posts supports publications/ registration, it is
For obtaining postal
subsidized postage rates under postal registration.
Publications possess RNI Certificate for its publication.
necessary that the

As per the extant rules, if there is a change

in the editor or publisher of a publication,
2 Till the time a new RNI
a new RNI certificate is required
for availing said postal registration.
cannot be extended to the same
certificate is produced, concessional postage facility often causes
This procedural requirement
publication which has a postal registration. death of the editor or
unfortunate event of the
inconvenience to the publications in the it is
in case of such events,
publisher. Therefore, in order to support the publications Clause 9 (a) with the
transition. Accordingly,
decided to provide grace period to manage the
Consolidated Rulings on Registered Newspaperss
following text is hereby inserted in the
issued vide order no. 22-17/2008-PO dated 5.5.2008:
for obtaining the revised RN
9(a) "A grace period of six months is provided (RNI), New Delhi
from Registrar of Newspapers in India
Certificate mentioned in the
whose name is
n the nfortunate e vent of death of the editor/ publisher
provided, the new
RNI Certificate submitted at the time for availing postal registration,
evidence to the effect that he/she has applied for new RNI
Editor/Publisher produces
relaxation will be counted from the date of
certificate to the RNI, New Delhi. The six-month
further allowed to post the issues magazine in the
death of deceased Editor/Publisher. It is
for Registered Newspapers during this
post office at the concessional rates prescribed
months."
grace period ofsix
from 01.09.2021 and this may be brought to
3. This amendment will come into effect
the notice of all concerned.

4 This issues with the approval of Director General Postal Services.

5 Hindi version will follow.

(Sukd Bupta)
ABG (PO)
Phone no. 011 23096005

Copy forwarded to:

1 PSO to Secretary (Posts)/ Sr.PPS to Director General Postal Services
2. PPS/ PS to Addi. DG (Co-ordination)/ Member(Banking) Member (O)/ Member (P
Member (Planning & HRD)/ Member (PLI/ Member (Tech)
3 Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser
4 All Chief Postmasters General/ Postmasters General
5.
Chief General Manager, BD Directorate/ Parcel Directorate/ PLI Directorate
 Sr. Deputy Director General (Vigilance) & CVO
Sr. Deputy Director General (PAF) Sr. Deputy Director General (PBI)
Director, RAKNPA / CGM, CEPT/ Directors
9 Addl. Director General, of all PTCs
Army Postal Service, New Delhi
10 Director General P8T (Audit). Civil Lines, New
Delhi
Secretary, Postal Services Board/ All Deputy Directors General
2 All General Managers
(Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts/DDAP
13. Chief Engineer (Civil). Postal Directorate
14 Guard File
15 Spare copies