Domestic Postal Rates ( as on 02.05.2019)

Domestic Postal Rates ( as on 02.05.2019)

Sr. No.	Postal Article / Item	Description	Postal Rates (in Rs.)
1.	Post card	Single Reply Printed Competition	0.50 1.00 6.00 10.00
2.	Letter Card [Inland]	For a Letter Card	2.50
		Weight 3 grams.
		No enclosures allowed
3.	Letter	For every 20 grams or part thereof	5.00
4.	Book Packets & Pattern and Sample Packets	For the first 50 grams or part thereof For every additional 50 grams or part thereof	5.00 4.00. 3.00
5.	Book Packets Containing periodicals	Value of Periodical From Rs.1/- to Rs.20/- For First 100 gms or part thereof For Every Additional 100 Gms or part thereof Value of Periodical From Rs.21/- to Rs.50/- For First 100 gms or part thereof For Every Additional 100 Gms or part thereof Value of Periodical From Rs.51/-and above For First 100 gms or part thereof For Every Additional 100 Gms or part thereof	2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 8.00 9.00
6.	Book Packets Containing Printed Books	For the first 100 grams or part thereof For every additional 100 grams or part thereof	1.00 1.00 .
7.	Registered Newspapers (single copy)	For a weight not exceeding 50 grams For a weight exceeding 50 grams but not exceeding 100 grams For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof	0.25 0.50 . 0.20 .
8.	Registered Newspapers (more than one copy)	For a weight not exceeding 100 grams For every additional 100 grams or fraction thereof, exceeding 100 grams	0.50 0.20 .
9.	Parcels	For the first 500 grams or part thereof For every additional 500 grams or part thereof in excess of  500 grams	19.00 16.00 .
10.	Blind Literature Packets	These are exempted from payment of postage, fee for registration & acknowledgement. However, air surcharge will be levied wherever necessary.
11.	Registration	Fee for Registration Concessional Registration Fee for VP Packets containing printed books the cost of which is  Rs. 50/- or less	17.00 2.50 .
12.	Insurance	Where the value of Insurance does not exceed Rs. 200/- For every additional Rs. 100/- or fraction thereof	10.00 . 6.00 .
13.	Acknowledgement	Fee for an Acknowledgement	3.00
14.	Fee for Attested Copy of receipt of a registered article	Per Article For Blind Literature Packets	2.00 Nil
15.	Certificate of Posting	For three unregistered articles	3.00
16.	Air Surcharge on inland articles	(i)  Parcel For the first 50 grams For every additional 50 grams  (ii)  Packets For the first 50 grams For every additional 50 grams	2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00
17.	Late Fee on articles	on unregistered articles (per article) on Registered articles (per article) Special additional late fee charge (per article)	2.00 3.00 3.00
18.	Value Payable Posting Fee	Not  exceeding Rs. 20/- Exceeding Rs. 20/- but not exceeding Rs. 50/- Exceeding Rs. 50	2.00 3.00 . 5.00
19.	Inquiry Fee for VP. Article	Per Article	1.00
20.	Demurrage Charges on VP Articles.	For parcels (per day) For other articles (per day)	3.00 2.00
21.	Home Delivery Charges	For each Parcel including VP Parcels weighing more than  5 kg	5.00
22.	Recall of Postal Articles	Fee for each article	6.00
23.	Money Order (Re. 1 to Rs. 5000)	Commission for every remittance of Rs. 20/- or part thereof  Price of Money Order  Form	1.00 0.25
24.	Supplementary fee on telegraph money order	Upto Rs. 50 Above Rs. 50 & Upto Rs. 200 Above Rs. 200	3.00 5.00 8.00
25.	Speed Post Money Order (Rs. 20/- to Rs. 5000/-)	Ordinary M.O. Commission + Rs.5/- as Speed Post Charges
26.	Family Allotment Money Order (Re. 1/- to Rs. 5000)	Commission is @ 6% on the total value
27.	Express Money Order (Rs.300/- to Rs. 5000/-)	Commission same as Ordinary Money Order
28.	Indian Postal Order	Denomination Re.1, Rs. 2.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 10.00 Rs. 20 Rs. 50 Rs. 100	Commission 1.00 2.00 5.00 10.00
29.	International Reply Coupon	Selling Price Exchange Value (In Postage Stamps)	44.00 15.00 .
30.	Fee for Issue of Identification Cards	To be affixed in the form of Postage Stamps (Valid for 3 years)	9.00
31.	Franking Machines	Licence Fee Renewal to be done every 5 years	375.00
32.	Supplementary charge for issue of a foreign telegraphic money order		2.00
33.	Rent for Post Boxes & Post Bags
For One Financial Year (1st April - 31st March) For three calendar months or part thereof Post Box or Post Bag, if taken separately, Rs. 150.00 Rs. 50.00 Post Box & Post Bag combined together with the same or different number Rs. 250.00 Rs. 80.00 .
34.	Business Reply Post Card or Envelope
Permit applied during Fees 1st April to 30th June 200.00 1st July to 30th September 150.00 1st October to 31st December 100.00 1st January to 31st March 50.00 . Handling charges for delivery of Business Reply Post Cards or Envelopes in addition to postage per article Rs. 1.00