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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28042025-262728
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 224]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025/VAISAKHA 8, 1947
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF POSTS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th April, 2025.
G.S.R. 263(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Post Office Act,
2023 (43 of 2023), the Director General, with the prior approval of the Central Government, hereby makes
the following regulations to further amend the Post Office Regulations, 2024, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Post Office (Second
Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from 1st May 2025.
2. In the Post Office Regulations, 2024,-
(i) after regulation 92, the following regulation shall be inserted, namely:-
“92 A. GYAN POST.- (1) A book or packet containing the books related with the following, may
be transmitted as a "Gyan Post" item, subject to the conditions mentioned in sub regulations (2):
(a) prescribed in syllabus for correspondence and regular courses for students by:
(i) recognized boards of education, universities of the Government;
(ii) autonomous bodies and statutory bodies under the Government
(b) containing the literature related with social, cultural and religious nature issued or
published in accordance with relevant law of the land;
(c) text book used by aspirants of various competitive examinations
Explanation.- (1) “Book” includes every volume, part or division of a volume, in any language and
every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed and consists wholly or substantially of
reading matter, paintings, photographs, diagrams or any other similar matter, with or without blank
spaces, for notations by students.
(2) Government means Central Government, State Government or Government of
the Union Territories.
(2) A Book or packet containing the books shall be transmitted under the “Gyan Post" subject to the
following:
(a) They shall not contain any publication, published at regular intervals;
Illustration- Magazines, journal or similar publication issued at a regular interval of time –
weekly, fortnightly, monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, half yearly and so- on.
(b) Such packet containing the books shall bear on the outside the inscription "Gyan Post";
(c) Books shall not contain any advertisements other than incidental announcements or list of
books;
(d) Each book in such packet shall contain the name of the printer or publisher;
(e) No book of business or commercial in nature, shall be sent through this product;
(f) No book in such packet shall bear any character or inscription reproduced by any means
other than printing or manuscription:
Provided that any such publication may contain in writing the name of the person to whom
it is sent or presented, the date, the name and address of the sender or owner or initials of a
complimentary nature or signifying presentation.
(g) No publication in such packet shall contain any price list or bills or orders for supply of the
books:
Provided that the packet may contain an invoice or a bill or both pertaining to publication
being sent in that packet.
(3) The items booked under "Gyan Post" shall be transmitted as trackable item. No item under
Gyan Post category shall be transmitted as untracked or ordinary item.
(4) The item posted as Gyan Post shall be address specific.
(5) The packets booked under this category, shall be transmitted through surface mode.
(6) The value-added service of registration, proof of delivery and insurance, may be availed
by the sender on payment of applicable fees or charges.
(7) The said item must have a delivery address and the sender's return address and are subject
to inspection by the post office officers and officials.
(8) Upon such inspection, matter not eligible for the processing under the Gyan Post product
or in case of infringement of the conditions mentioned in (a) to (g) above, the packet sent under this
product, shall be treated as an item posted through India Post Parcel - Retail product and charged
on delivery with double the deficiency between the postage already paid for such packet and the
postage payable for an India Post Parcel - Retail product item.
(9) The minimum weight for booking packet under "Gyan Post” shall be three hundred gms.
and the maximum weight for which packet under this product may be booked, shall be five kg.
(10) The operational conditions for posting, booking, transmission and delivery of items under
Gyan Post, shall be, as specified by administrative instructions from time to time
(11) The rates of postage chargeable on items, posted under "Gyan Post" shall be as mentioned
in Table X of Schedule I.";
(ii) in the SCHEDULE I, below the heading “POSTAGE AND FEE FOR DOMESTIC ITEMS", after
the figures 92(3), the following figures and letter shall be inserted, namely:-
"92A.”;
(iii) in the SCHEDULE I, after Table IX, the following Table shall be inserted, namely:-
Table
The rate for postage of Gyan post item (exclusive of applicable taxes)
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| Weight of item | Rate of postage (in Rs.) |
+---------------------------+---------------------------+
| Upto 300 grams | 20 |
| Between 301 to 500 gms | 25 |
| Between 501 to 1000 gms | 35 |
| Between 1001 to 2000 gms | 50 |
| Between 2001 to 3000 gms | 65 |
| Between 3001 to 4000 gms | 80 |
| Between 4001 to 5000 gms | 100 |
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[F. No. 27-06/2024-PO]
VIVEK KUMAR DAKSH, Deputy Director General.
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O.
5440(E), dated 16th December, 2024 and amended vide Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O.
1523(E), dated 28th March, 2025.