Government issues rules, regulations under the Post Office Act

New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) The government has notified a new set of subsidiary legislation under the Post Office Act, the latest rules and regulations marking a shift from traditional methods of providing mail services to providing citizen-centric services, as well as According to an official release, this entails opening up new avenues and creating employment opportunities through the services provided by the Post Office.

The norms, with the motto “Dak Sewa Jan Sewa”, aim to formulate a subsidiary legislation with simplified language and vision of “maximum governance and minimum government” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.

The Department of Postal Services initiated legislative reforms and introduced new legislation, the Post Office Act 2023, in December last year. The bill came into effect in June this year.

“To further this initiative, a new set of subsidiary legislation has also been framed under the Post Office Act, 2023, namely the Post Office Rules, 2024 and the Post Office Regulations, 2024. The Government of India has notified the above subsidiary legislation through the Official Gazette They are effective from December 16, 2024,” the release said.

The Post Office Rules 2024 are designed to facilitate the services provided by the post offices. It needs to open up new avenues in the sector and create employment opportunities through the services provided by the Post Office, leveraging the vast postal network to provide citizen-centric services even in remote areas of the country through the Post Office. Cooperation with public and private entities.

These rules also have future aspects of address identifiers (numeric addresses) and numeric patterns (payment of postage or other charges). It also recognizes sovereign functions in issuing stamps, including in digital form, and providing grievance redressal.

The rules do not contain criminal provisions, the release added.

The Post Office Regulations 2024 provide for the details and operational aspects of the products and services provided by post offices across the country and also contain the authorization provisions for insurance and financial services provided through the post office network.

Outlining the main features of the new regulations, it said the amount limit for remittances by money order has been doubled, $10,000 to pay for various social welfare programs.

“The tracking and tracing feature has been made mandatory for parcels to promote the ease of doing business for small businesses and micro SMEs. Provisions for utilizing the post office network to provide services to public and private entities through agreements have also been completed,” the press release added.