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Sl. No.
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Mail Based Products and Services
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Tariff in INR
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1
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Postcard
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Single Postcard
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0.5
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Reply Postcard
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1
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Printed Postcard
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6
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Competition Postcard
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10
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2
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Inland Letter Card
Weight 3 grams. No enclosures allowed
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2.5
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3
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Letters (Maximum 2 kg)
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For a weight not exceeding 20 grams
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5
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For every additional 20 grams or fraction thereof
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5
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Embossed Envelope
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5
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4
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Registration Envelope
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22.50
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5
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Book Packets, Pattern & Sample Packet
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For the first 50 grams or fraction
thereof
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4
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For every additional 50 grams or fraction thereof
in excess of 50 grams
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3
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6
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Book Packets, containing Printed Books
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For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof
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1
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For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof in
excess of 100 grams
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1
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7
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Book Packets, containing Periodicals
(Maximum
5 kg)
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For periodicals of value INR 1/- to 20/-
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For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof
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2
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For every additional 100 grams or
fraction thereof in excess of 100
grams
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3
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For periodicals of value INR 21/- to 50/-
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For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof
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4
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For every additional 100 grams or part thereof in
excess of 100 grams
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5
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For periodicals of value INR 51/- and above
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For the first 100 grams or fraction thereof
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8
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For every additional 100 grams or fraction
thereof in excess of 100 grams
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9
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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.)
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8
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Registered Newspapers
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In case of a Single copy of a Registered
Newspaper
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For a weight not exceeding 50 grams
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0.25
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For a weight exceeding 50 grams. But not
exceeding 100 grams
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0.5
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For every additional 100 grams or fraction
thereof exceeding 100 grams
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0.2
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In the case of more than one copy of the same
issue of Registered Newspaper being
carried in the same packet
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For a weight not exceeding 100 grams
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0.5
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For every additional 100 grams or fraction
thereof exceeding 100 grams
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0.2
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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.
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9
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Blind Literature Packet
(Maximum Weight 7 kg)
Postage, Registration and acknowledgement charges
are free
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Free
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10
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Parcels
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For the first 500 grams or fraction thereof
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19
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For every additional 500 grams or fraction
thereof in excess of 500 grams
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16
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Home delivery charges for article weighing more
than 5 kgs. 10 kgs if booked or
deliverable at BO. 20 kgs in other
cases
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5
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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.
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11
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Late fee for posting
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On Unregistered articles (per article)
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2
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On Registered articles (per article)
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3
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Special late fee charge (per article)
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3
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12
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Late fee for renewal of license for Registered
Newspaper
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Not later than the last working day of the third
calendar month preceding the last
month of the period of previous
registration
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50
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After the date of expiry of previous registration
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100
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13
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Certificate of Posting
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For every 3 unregistered articles or less
(NOW
DISCONTINUED)
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3
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14
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Registration
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Registration Fee
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17
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Concessional Registration Fee for VPP containing
Printed Books upto INR 50
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2.5
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Fee for Attested copy of addressee's receipt
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2
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Acknowledgement Delivery fee (AD)
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3
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15
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Insurance Fee
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Where the value of insurance does not exceed INR
200
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10
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For every additional INR 100 or
fraction thereof in excess of INR 200
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6
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Limit for insurance
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Booked at Branch Office INR 600
Currency Notes
INR 20000
Other INR 100000
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16
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Recall of each Inland Postal article
Head Postmasters and Sub Postmasters are
competent to issue
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6
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17
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Fee for Postal Identity Card
Valid for three years from the date of issue
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9
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18
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Rentals for Post Boxes and Post Bags
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Post Boxes/Post bags at any place per annum - one
financial year
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150
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For 3 calendar months
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50
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Post Box and Post Bag with same or different
numbers per annum - one financial
year
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250
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For 3 calendar months
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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.
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19
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Business Reply Permit fee if applied during
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Full Year
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200
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From 1st April to 30th June
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200
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From 1st July to 30th September
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150
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From 1st October to 31st December
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100
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From 1st January to 31st March
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50
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Plus Handling charges per article
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1
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20
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Franking Machine
Rebate - 3% on franked postage. Concession to
bulk mailers - 2% on posting for
Post Office wise pre-sorting of
letters
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License Fee (for 5 years)
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375
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21
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Value Payable Post (VPP)
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Posting Fee for a value not exceeding INR 20
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2
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For a value exceeding INR 20 but not exceeding
INR 50
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3
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For a value exceeding INR 50
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5
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Warehousing charges on VP articles (for a maximum
of 7 days from 8th days from the
date of delivery of intimation)
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VP letter per day
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2
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VP Parcel per day
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3
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22
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Air Surcharge for second class mail articles
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For packets (other than letters, post
cards and letter cards)
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For the first 50 grams or fraction
thereof
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2
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For every additional 50 grams or
fraction thereof
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1
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Parcels
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For first 50 grams or fraction
thereof
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2
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For every additional 50 grams or
fraction thereof
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1
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23
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International Reply Coupon
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41
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24
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Money Order
(Fraction of a rupee not allowed. Maximum value
INR 5000. No limit for Service Money
Order.)
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MO Commission - For every sum of INR 20 or
fraction thereof
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1
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Cost of a single Money Order form or a VP Money
Order Form
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0.25
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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.
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25
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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:-)
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does not exceed INR 50
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3
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exceeds INR 50 but does not exceeding INR 200
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5
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exceeds INR 200
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8
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26
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Indian Postal Order
Available denominations of
INR 1,2,5,7,10,20, 50 and 100
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For denomination upto INR 10
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1
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For denomination upto INR 20
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2
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For denomination upto INR 30
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3
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For denominatin upto INR 40
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4
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For denomination upto INR 50
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5
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For Denomination upto INR 100
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10
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27
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Telegraph Charges
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Ordinary upto 10 words
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3.5
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For each additional word
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0.5
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Express - upto 10 words
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7
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For each additional word
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1
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12% of the Service tax is to be levied on
telegraph charges
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3% on Service Tax as Education Cess
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INR 0.50 and above to be rounded off to the next
rupee and less than 0.50 to be
ignored.
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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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