The objective of Registered Post facility is to provide secure transmission
of the articles. A record is kept at all stages the registered article passes through. Also the registered articles are transmitted, under special precautions.
Advantages of sending your mail through Registered Post :
Registerd articles are delivered to the addressee under acquittance
and hence an acknowledgement signed by the addressee can be made
available to the sender
Disposal of the article at any stage can be traced as record regarding movement of
the article is maintained at every stage from booking till the time of its delivery.
In case of loss or damage of the article, the sender is eligible for a compensation.
Articles which can be registered :
Letters
Letter Cards
Book Packets
Pattern Packets
Blind Literature Packets
Parcels
Newspapers prepaid with postage at newspaper rates
of postage
Articles for which registration is compulsory :
Any parcel exceeding 4 kilograms in weight.
Any insured article
Any parcel addressed to a place for which a customs declaration is required
Any article bearing the word -REGISTERED-
on the cover
Any registered article which is re-posted after having been delivered
Any value-payable article
Any article containing the following :
Stamps
Labels
Cheque
Hundi
Bank note
Bill-of-exchange
Registration Charges
Rs.17/- in addition to postage payable towards the article.
Rs.20/- in addition to postage, if an acknowledgement from the addressee is required.
An
acknowledgement card has to be attached to the article for this purpose.
