POSTAL RATES

INDEX Letters / Book Post Registered Articles Book Packets Value Payable Articles Post Cards / Business Reply Permit Insured Articles Parcels / Express Parcel Post Speed Post - Domestic Periodicals / Registered Newspapers Speed Post - International Money Order / Postal Order Greeting Post LETTERS Inland Letter Card Rs. 2.50 Letters (For every 20 gms. Or part thereof- Max. 2 Kg.) Rs. 5.00 BOOK POST For the first 50 gms. Rs. 4.00 For every additional 50 gms. or part thereof Rs. 3.00 BOOK PACKETS , PATTERN AND SAMPLE PACKES For the first 50 gms. Rs. 4.00 For every additional 50 gms. or part thereof Rs. 3.00 BOOK PACKETS CONTAINING PRINTED BOOKS For the first 100 gms or part thereof Rs. 1.00 For every additional 100 gms or part thereof Rs. 1.00 POST CARDS Single Post Card Re. 0.50 Reply Post Card Re. 1.00 Post card containing Printed communications Rs. 6.00 Competition Post Card Rs.10.00 BUSINESS REPLY PERMIT Fee for permit, if applied during: I Quarter of the year ( 1 April - 30 June ) Rs.200 II Quarter of the year ( 1 July - 30 September ) Rs.150 III Quarter of the year (1 October- 31 December) Rs.100 IV Quarter of the year ( 1 January - 31 March ) Rs. 50 Handling charges For delivery of Business Reply Post cards / Envelopes in addition to postage per article. Re.1.00 Renewal of permit is on full year basis. PARCELS First 500 grams or fraction thereof Rs.19.00 Every additional 500 grams or part thereof Rs. 16.00 Blind Literature packets Free Home delivery charges for above 5 KG Rs. 5.00 Re-direction fees 50% of postage Rates are also applicable to parcels destined to Bhutan and Nepal EXPRESS PARCEL POST LOCAL DELIVERY (Rate per kilogram) Upto 10 kilograms Rs. 10 Exceeding 10 kilograms Rs. 8 Upto 1000 kilometres (Rate per kilogram) Upto 10 kilograms Rs. 12 Exceeding 10 kilograms Rs. 10 Beyond 1000 kilometres (Rate per kilogram) Upto 10 kilograms Rs. 20 Exceeding 10 kilograms Rs. 15 BOOK PACKETS CONTAINING PERIODICALS For the first 100 grams or part thereof (Value - Re.1 to Rs.20) Rs. 2.00 For every additional 100 grams or part thereof (Max. 5 Kg.) Rs. 3.00 For the first 100 grams or part thereof (Value Rs.21 to Rs.50) Rs. 4.00 For every additional 100 grams or part thereof (Max. 5 Kg.) Rs. 5.00 For the first 100 grams or part thereof (Value Rs.51 and above) Rs. 8.00 For every additional 100 grams or part thereof (Max. 5 Kg.) Rs. 9.00 REGISTERED NEWSPAPERS Single Copy For a weight not exceeding 50 grams Rs.0.25 Above 50 grams but upto 100 grams Rs.0.50 For every additional 100 grams or fraction Rs.0.20 More than one copy of the same issue For a weight not exceeding 100 grams Rs.0.50 For every additional 100 grams fraction thereof Rs.0.20 MONEY ORDERS (Ordinary / eMO) Money Order form ( eMO - Pay in Slip Free of Cost) Re. 0.25 Money order charges - for every Rs.20 or part thereof Re. 1 Maximum Value of Money Order Rs. 5000 Telegraphic Money Order charges are same as ordinary money order plus supplementary fee and actual telegraph charges. INDIAN POSTAL ORDERS VALUE COMMISSION Re. 1 Re. 1 Rs. 2 Re. 1 Rs. 5 Re. 1 Rs. 7 Re. 1 Rs. 10 Re. 1 Rs. 20 Rs. 2 Rs. 50 Rs. 5 Rs. 100 Rs.10 REGISTERED ARTICLES Fee for registration Rs.17.00 Delivery Acknowledgement (Exemption: Blind literature packet) Rs. 3.00 Registration fee is payable in addition to postage applicable to the article. VALUE PAYABLE ARTICLES VALUE COMMISSION Upto Rs.20/- Rs. 2.00 Exceeding Rs.20/- but upto Rs.50/- Rs. 3.00 Above Rs.50/- Rs. 5.00 Demurrage Charges per article per day VPP Letters Re.2.00 VP Parcels Rs.3.00 Inquiry fee for VP Articles Re.1.00 INSURED ARTICLES Insurance value upto Rs.200/- Rs.10.00 Every additional Rs.100/ or fraction there of Rs. 6.00 (Maximum Limit: Cash Rs. 20,000/-; Other articles Rs. 1,00,000/-)