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Core Purpose

This notification introduces the Post Office (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, to further amend the Post Office Regulations, 2024.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts), through the Director General, issued Notification S.O. 4053(E) on July 23, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by section 13 of the Post Office Act, 2023 (43 of 2023). These regulations, effective from August 1, 2026, amend the Post Office Regulations, 2024, which were originally published vide S.O. 5440(E) dated December 16, 2024, and last amended vide S.O. 3891(E) dated July 15, 2026. Key amendments include the substitution of the Note in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 98 with two new Notes: Note 1 defines a 'document' to include banking/financial/insurance items (e.g., welcome kits, passbooks, plastic cards), Government documents (e.g., PAN, Aadhaar, passports), and items up to 500 grams (e.g., Rakhi envelopes, greeting cards), excluding merchandise; Note 2 specifies that all other items fall under the parcel category. Additionally, sub-regulation (5) of regulation 99A is substituted to detail that tariffs for 24 Speed Post and 48 Speed Post Document services for retail customers are now specified in Table IV B and Table IV C of Schedule I, respectively, while for contractual bulk customers, they are in Table IV E and Table IV F of Schedule I, respectively. Schedule I is further amended by substituting the old Table IV B and Table IV C with new tariff tables for '24 Speed Post' and '48 Speed Post' for retail customers, providing specific tariffs (in ₹) based on weight (up to 50g, 51-250g, 251-500g) and distance (Local upto 200 Kms, 201 to 500 Kms, 501 to 1000 Kms, 1001 to 2000 Kms, Above 2000 Kms). New Table IV E and Table IV F are inserted after Table IV D, detailing tariffs for '24 Speed Post' and '48 Speed Post' for contractual bulk customers based on weight slab (up to 50g, 51-500g) and region (Local, Within State, Between Metro Cities, Rest of Country). All specified tariffs are subject to extra GST as applicable. The notification is signed by Pradeep Kumar, Dy. Director General (MO).

Full Text

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. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. VINOD KUMAR Digitally signed by VINOD KUMAR Date: 2026.07.27 16:27:39 +05'30'

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