SPEED POST REVISED RATE EFFECTIVE FROM 01.10.2012

Speed Post, the market leader in the domestic express industry, was started by Department of Posts in August 1986 for providing time-bound and express delivery of letters ’ documents and parcels across the nation and around the world. In the past 20 years , it continues to be the market leader in the express industry with monthly volumes exceeding 1.4 crores. h monthly volumes exceeding 1.4 crores. soNormal" Speed Post ushered in a new era when ‘One India, One Rate’ scheme was launched @ INR 25 for all destinations across India, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Now, Speed Post delivers ‘Value for money’ to every one every where, delivering local Speed Post upto 50 grams @ INR 12, inclusive of Service Tax. Walk into any of the Speed Post booking centres across the country and experience the ‘joy of communication’.

For corporate customers and to regular users , Speed Post provides ‘Home collection’, credit facilities, on-line tracking, account management and personalised services. Call your Speed Post Centre today.

Given below are the revised Speed Post rates effective 1st October 2012

Weight	Local (within municipaI limits)	Upto 200 Kms.	201 to 1000 Kms.	1001 to 2000 Kms.	Above 2000 Kms.
Upto 50 grams	INR  15	INR  35	INR  35	INR  35	INR  35
51 grams to 200 grams	INR  25	INR  35	INR  40	INR  60	INR  70
201 grams to 500 grams	INR  30	INR  50	INR  60	INR  80	INR  90
Additional 500 grams or part thereof	INR  10	INR  15	INR  30	INR  40	INR  50

The above tariff will be exclusive of taxes. The taxes will have to be paid extra as notified by the Central Government from time to time.

Speed Post.. the high speed Postal Service

Speed Post links more than 1200 towns in India, with 290 Speed Post Centres in the national network and around 1000 Speed Post Centres in the state network. For regular users , Speed Post provides delivery ‘anywhere in India’ under contractual service. Speed Post offers money-back guarantee, under which Speed Post fee will be refunded if the consignment is not delivered within the published delivery norms.

Speed Post information, Complaints and tracking problems

Should you face any problem relating to Speed Post delivery or Speed Post tracking, kindly call your Speed Post Centre or send email and a professional team of customer service executives will assist you.

Kolkata

033 2212 0476

033 2212 1160

spc.kolkata@indiapost.gov.in

Online application for PA/SA recruitment

Online application for PA/SA recruitment can be downloaded from India Post website

Sale of forms for Postal Assistant, sorting Assistant, Postal assistant for SBCO and MMS is going on from 11th of August from identified Post Offices. Seeing the excessive crowd and demand of the form, India post has now decided to make these forms available online and can be downloaded from the India Post website www.indiapost.gov.in .  After on line in India post Web site, the application Kit will be sent to the given Email ID within 24 hours.

Online registration facility to get Application Kits will be available in www.indiapost.gov.in from 03.09.2012 to 25.09.2012.

1. The applicants applying on the application form downloaded on line has to pay:

a) Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty) towards Application cost and Rs. 200/- (Rs. Two Hundred) towards examination fee. The fee for Application cost at Rs. 50 shall be paid by all the candidates. For Examination fee, Scheduled caste, Scheduled Tribes, Women, Physically Handicapped candidates are exempted.

b) Accordingly, the Unclassified Receipt/ ACG-67 receipt paid in any Post Office, for Rs.50 or Rs.250 as the same case may be, enclosed in original to the downloaded application form. The seven digit unique Registration number printed on downloaded Application form has to be noted on the backside of the fee receipt.

Revision of Tariff for occupation of Inspection Quarters/Inspection Rooms of DOP

This has a reference to Department of Posts(Estate Division) earlier Letter No. 6-2/2004-Bldg. dated 4-8-2005. As communicated vide Department of Posts (Estate Division) Letter No.6-5/2009-Bldg dated 27-08-2012 the rates for occupation of Inspection Quarters / Inspection Rooms is rationalized as follows:-

A)   Inspection Quarters / Inspection Rooms:

i)    For Officers of the Department of Posts while on duty / leave, retired officers of Department of Posts, other Government / PSU Officers on official visit and others for period of 10 days:

Sl. No.	Category of visitor in Inspection Quarters / Inspection Rooms	Rent per Day (More than six Hours)
		X Class Cities	Y & Z Class Cities
1.	Officers of Department of Posts on official visit	25/-	25/-
2.	Officers and dependent family members of Department of Posts on personal Visit	100/-	50/-
3.	Retired Officers of Department of Posts	100/-	50/-
4.	Other Government / PSU Officers on official visit and others	250/-	150/-

ii)       The charges for the use of :-

Air conditions        :-       20/- per day or a part thereof

Room Heaters                   :-          10/- per day or a part thereof

B)   Rates for officers for stay in Inspection Quarters/Inspection Rooms for periods exceeding 10 days:-

i)     For period exceeding 10 days and upto 60 days:-Same as in para (A) above {With permission of the Controlling Authority i.e. Head of the Circle}

ii)    For period beyond 60 days:- 10% of Basic pay (including special pay) [With permission of the DG Posts]

      The revised rates indicated above will take place with immediate effect.

Revision of Medical Fees for PLI/RPLI

Fees payable to Medical Officer for conducting Medical Examination of PLI / RPLI proponents is revised vide Directorate of Postal Life Insurance letter No.22-02/85-LI Vol III (Pt) dated 22-08-2012. The details of fees is as under: 

Amount of Sum Assured	Revised amount of fee payable (per proponent) (In Rs.)
Upto the sum assured of Rs. 5 lacs	Rs. 50/-
Above Rs. 5 lacs and upto Rs. 10 lacs of sum assured	Rs. 60/-
Above Rs. 10 lacs of sum assured	Rs. 70/-

Clarification on MACP

To see the questions and answers thereon, please CLICK HERE. 

Revised Norms for Postman.

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