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Core Purpose

The Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) issues the Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Post Office Regulations, 2024.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts), through the Director General, with prior approval of the Central Government, has issued the Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025, exercising powers conferred by section 13 of the Post Office Act, 2023 (43 of 2023). These regulations, published as S.O. 6099(E) on December 30, 2025, shall come into force on January 1, 2026. They amend the principal Post Office Regulations, 2024 (originally published vide S.O. 5440(E) dated December 16, 2024, and last amended vide S.O. 4907(E) dated October 28, 2025). Key amendments include the omission of the words "small packets," from regulation 22(a), regulation 107(1), regulation 138(1), and Schedule IV, TABLE VI, against serial number 1. Regulation 107(2) is substituted to state that in the international post, "parcel post" shall include international air parcels. Regulations 112 and 143 are entirely omitted, as is item (v) from regulation 128(b). Furthermore, in Schedule III, the figures and brackets "112 (5)," and "143(1)," are omitted from the opening portion; in TABLE I, the word "surface" is substituted with "air along with surcharge mentioned in TABLE IV"; Sl. No. 2 and its related entries are omitted; and TABLE III is entirely omitted. The notification is signed by LAKSHMIKANT DASH, Dy. Director General (IR&GB).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30122025-268924 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5899] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025/PAUSHA 9, 1947 MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Posts) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th December, 2025 S.O. 6099(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 further to amend the Post Office Regulations, 2024, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2026. 2. In the Post Office Regulations, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations), in regulation 22, in clause (a), the words "small packets," shall be omitted. 3. In the principal regulations, in regulation 107, (a) in sub-regulation (1), the words "small packets," shall be omitted; (b) for sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: - '(2) In the international post, "parcel post” shall include international air parcels'. 4. In the principal regulations, regulation 112 shall be omitted. 5. In the principal regulations, in regulation 128, in clause (b), item (v) shall be omitted. 6. In the principal regulations, in regulation 138, in sub-regulation (1), the words "small packets," shall be omitted. 7. In the principal regulations, regulation 143 shall be omitted. 8. In the principal regulations, in Schedule III, (a) in the opening portion, the figures and brackets “112 (5),” and “143(1),” shall be omitted; (b) in TABLE I, (i) in the opening portion, for the word "surface", the words "air along with surcharge mentioned in TABLE IV" shall be substituted; (ii) Sl. No. 2 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (c) TABLE III shall be omitted. 9. In the principal regulations, in Schedule IV, in TABLE VI, against serial number 1, in column (2) relating to "item", the words "small packets," shall be omitted. [F. No. CF-71/21/2025-CF- DOP] LAKSHMIKANT DASH, Dy. Director General (IR&GB) Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 5440(E), dated the 16th December, 2024 and lastly amended vide number S.O 4907(E), dated the 28th October, 2025. 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.

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