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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-27072026-274848
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 3883]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026/SHRAVAN 1, 1948
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Posts)
(DIRECTOR GENERAL)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2026
S.O. 4053(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Post Office Act, 2023 (43
of 2023), the Director General, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Post Office
Regulations, 2024, namely:
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Post Office (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of August, 2026.
2. In the Post Office Regulations, 2024, —
(a) in regulation 98, in sub-regulation (1), for the Note, the following Notes shall be substituted,
namely:-
"Note 1: A document may contain a letter as defined in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 87
or any other communication, written, drawn, printed, or a package containing
complimentary items or items having no re-sale value, which shall include-
(a) banking, financial services and insurance items like welcome kits or letters,
passbooks, cheque books, bank statements, plastic cards, debit cards and credit
cards;
(b) Government documents such as PAN Cards, Aadhaar cards, Electoral Photo
Identity cards, passports, driving licenses; and
(c) items, upto 500 grams, like Rakhi envelopes or packages, greeting cards or
packages, except merchandise or commercial items.
Note 2: All items other than the items referred to in Note 1 shall be dealt with under parcel
category.";
(b) in regulation 99A, for sub-regulation (5), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted,
namely:
“(5) The tariff for 24 Speed Post and 48 Speed Post services, in respect of Speed Post
Document,
(a) for retail customers shall be as specified in Table IV B and Table IV C of
Schedule I, respectively; and
(b) for contractual bulk customers shall be as specified in Table IV E and Table IV
F of Schedule I, respectively.";
(c) in Schedule I, —
(i) for "TABLE IV B and TABLE IV C", the following tables shall be substituted,
namely: —
'TABLE IV B
[See regulation 99A (5) (a)]
Tariff for "24 Speed Post” under Document category for Retail Customers
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Weight/Distance | Tariff (in ₹) |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| | Local upto 200 Kms. | 201 to 500 Kms. | 501 to 1000 Kms. | 1001 to 2000 Kms. | Above 2000 Kms. |
+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+
| Up to 50 grams | 38 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 51 grams to 250 grams | 48 | 118 | 126 | 136 | 144 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 251 grams to 500 grams| 56 | 140 | 150 | 164 | 172 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
Note: GST extra as applicable.
TABLE IV C
[See regulation 99A (5) (a)]
Tariff for "48 Speed Post" under Document category for Retail Customers
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Weight/Distance | Tariff (in ₹) |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| | Local upto 200 Kms. | 201 to 500 Kms. | 501 to 1000 Kms. | 1001 to 2000 Kms. | Above 2000 Kms. |
+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+
| Up to 50 grams | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 51 grams to 250 grams | 77 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 100 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 251 grams to 500 grams| 91 | 98 | 107 | 112 | 121 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
Note: GST extra as applicable.';
(ii) after "TABLE IV D", the following tables shall be inserted, namely: –
'TABLE IV E
[See regulation 99A (5) (b)]
Tariff for "24 Speed Post" under Document category for Contractual Bulk customers
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| Weight Slab | | Tariff (in ₹) |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| | Local | Within State | Between Metro Cities| Rest of Country |
+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+
| Up to 50 grams | 38 | 50 | 68 | 70 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 51 grams to 500 grams | 48 | 60 | 94 | 100 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
Note : GST extra as applicable.
TABLE IV F
[See regulation 99A(5) (b)]
Tariff for "48 Speed Post" under Document category for Contractual Bulk customers
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| Weight Slab | | Tariff (in ₹) |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| | Within State | Between Metro Cities| Rest of Country |
+=====================+=====================+=====================+=====================+
| Up to 50 grams | 48 | 56 | 60 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 51 grams to 500 grams | 59 | 70 | 72 |
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
Note: GST extra as applicable.'.
[F. No. 39-09/2019-D]
PRADEEP KUMAR, Dy. Director General (MO)
Note: The Post Office Regulations, 2024 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
section 3, sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 5440 (E), dated the 16th December, 2024 and last
amended vide notification number S.O.3891 (E), dated the 15th July 2026.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
VINOD
KUMAR
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VINOD KUMAR
Date: 2026.07.27
16:27:39 +05'30'
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