G.S.R. 17(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 and section 32, read with section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933.
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(Department of Posts)
Gazette NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. 17(E).—In exercise of the
powers conferred by section 21 and section 32, read with section 74 of the Indian
Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules further to amend the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called
the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Post Office
Rules, 1933, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 74, the
following rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“74. In addition to postage and the fee for registration paid, wherever applicable, the following fee shall be charged for insurance of any of the postal articles as mentioned in rule 72, namely: -
(i) For insurance of Business
Parcels and Speed Post parcels:
Insured value upto Rs. 200 - Rs. 4
Insured value above Rs. 200 - Rs.4 + 1.50% of insured value exceeding Rs. 200/-
(ii) For insurance of postal
articles other than Business Parcels and Speed Post Parcels:
When the value insured does not exceed Rs.
200/- - Rs.
10/-
For every additional Rs. 100/- or fraction thereof in - R s. 6/-
excess of
3. In rule 102-I of the said
rules, in clause (e), in the table, for the entries, the following shall be
substituted, namely: -
Amount to be recovered from
addressee Schedule
of fee
Up to Rs. 6,500/- 1.6% of the amount recovered
Above Rs. 6,500/- Rs. 100/- + 1% of amount exceeding Rs. 6,500/-
[F. No. 1-3/2022-PO]
JAGANNATH SRINIVASAN, Dy. Director General
Note. - The principal rules as
amended up to 1st January, 1975 were published in the Posts and Telegraphs
Manual Volume - I, Legislative Enactments, Part I, Fifth Edition and last
amended vide notification number G.S.R. 912(E), dated the 29th December, 2022.
