Post office guide part i - India Post

a guarantee from either State Bank of India or a Bank nationalized by Government of
India. The form of guarantee will be similar to that shown in clause 94. The amount
of postage due on all postings will be adjusted twice a month on the 16 th for posting
between the 1 st and 15 th of the month and 1 st of the following month in respect of the
postings from the 16 th to the end of the month.
(4) After the newspaper has deposited the amount of the security a licence will be issued
by the Head of the Circle authorizing posting of the newspaper without prepayment
under the following conditions :-
(i) The Newspaper should be handed in at the window of the office or offices and on
such days or dates of the week or month as have been specified in this behalf in the
order sanctioning its registration.
(ii) The licensee should arrange to print the Licence No. along with the words
‘Licensed to post without pre-payment’ below the ‘Registration No. ………….’
Printed on the paper when the paper is posted without a wrapper.
(iii)The licence will be deemed to e annulled as soon as the registration of the
newspaper expires. Application for the renewal of the licence should therefore, be
made at the same time as application for renewal of registration.
(iv) The copies of the newspaper should be handed over at the window along with an
invoice in duplicate in the form prescribed for the purpose showing the details of
the posting. One copy of the invoice after comparing the entries with the copies
posted will be returned to the poster duly signed and date stamped.
(v) On the basis of the invoices relating to the postings during the period shown in rule
(3) above a bill will be prepared by the Post Office or RMS Office showing the total
amount of postage payable and will be presented to the licensee on 16 th and 1 st of
each month. The payment of the bill should be made by the licensee at the Post
Office indicated in the bill within 7 days from the Circle has the right to cancel the
licence.
(vi) In the event of non-payment of a bill within a fortnight following he fortnight to
which the bill relates, the posting of the paper without prepayment of postage will
immediately be stopped and the licence deemed to have been cancelled. The Head
of the Circle will recover the amount due upto that date from the security deposit
held by the post office and may also, if necessary, take steps to recover any
outstanding amount under section 12 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898.
(vii) The licence, on being terminated, may be renewed by the Head of the Circle at his
entire discretion on such terms and conditions as he may think fit to impose.
(viii)If at any time, it is found that the security deposit already made or the bank
guarantee provided is less than the payment for the preceding month, the licensee