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P.O. Guide – Part II

261. Insured boxes dimensions and weight is maximum 300 x 200 x 100 and minimum as per letter & 1kg. (80)
262. Foreign post articles containing perishable biological substances can be accepted for transmission only from Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. (88) 
263. International reply coupons are free of cost. (89)
264. The international parcel post services with Pakistan and India is carried based on a special bilateral agreement. (94) 
265. The min and max dimension of a foreign parcel prescribed is 90 x 140 & 1 mtr  x 2 mtr.  (96)
266. The general maximum limit of weight of a foreign parcel is 20 kg. (97)
267. If the addressee of an inward foreign parcel wants to take delivery of his parcel at the office of exchange, the addressee has to call on the office of Exchange with all documents related including proof of identify. (107) 
268. When an insured foreign parcel is redirected from one country to another, a fresh insurance fee become payable for each such transmission. (121A) 
269. If a money order is returned from a foreign country as not payable, the sender of the M.O will be paid the value of Money order as actually paid in the Indian currency at the time of issue without the commission originally collected.   (140) 
270. The request for the purchase of British Postal Order for repayment can be accepted if presented at the PO from which it was purchased along with counter foil. (168)
271. COD means cash on delivery. COD is extended to VP letter/Parcel (174-177)
272. The Customers Control Board bases on the Indian customers Act 1962 is for the imposition of export or import duties; For ensuring the observation of foreign exchange regulation Act.
273. Customer declaration form is filled in duplicate; They are two types i. Tureen custom label (C-1) ii. Detailed declaration form (C-2) ; Customers declaration shall be filled by the sender. (180)
274. The customs control is primarily exercised at i. the point at entry ii. The point of exit  iii. Foreign post office. (180)
275. Articles liable to export duty are detained at the outward office of exchange and the sender is informed regarding the payment of duty by the customs authority directly. (182)
276. An assessment memo accompanies all inward foreign parcels evening no duty is assessed on it.  (184)
277. Foreign post gives a new serial number to any inward foreign parcel when subjected to customs immaterial of the fact whether duty is assessed or not. (184)
278. If postal articles already booked are detained, confess cared according to the law, the sender or the addressee are to take responsibilities for unit. (188)
279. Complaints and engines regarding Articles of letter mail and parcel mail in foreign post must be submitted before the lapse of one year counting from the following the day on which the article was posted.  (200A)
280. Complaints concerning foreign MOs must be made with a period of one year from the date of issue. (200B)
281. Equities regarding BPO & IPO will be normally considered if made within one year from the date of purchase of order. (200C) 
282. The service responsible for the carriage of mails by rail, road, river and air and for the collection and distribution of mails received from Post offices by mail offices and section - Railway  Mail Service (Rule-2) 
283. The incharge of a RMS division is called Senior/Superintendent of RMS (Rule-4)
284. A main office of group of post offices consisting of itself and a number of smaller offices called sub and branch office which have been placed under its Account jurisdictions is called as Head Post Office. (Rule-5) 
285. The head office is the main office of account for itself  for all SOs kept under it. For all BO kept under it. (Rule-5)
286. Incharge of Head post office is Head Post Master. Incharge of Sub post office is Sub Post Master.Incharge of Branch post office is Branch post master. Incharge of transit mail office is Mail agent/Mail guard.(Rule-5,7,8,9B)
287. The first class HO situated at the HQ of the Head of the circle or, where there are more than one such HO, the one is attached to HQ is called as General Post Office. (Rule-6)
288. The lowest unit of post office is BO.(Rule-8)
289.  The mail posted at BO are sent to AO for inclusion into bag to the mail office. (Rule-8)
 290. Monthly sorting order is issued by CPMG. (Rule-9)
291. The advantage of a Transit Post Office is that the Post Office reduces the number of loose bags. (Rule-9A)
292. Post office which is situated on a line of through mail communication receive & sorts bags intended for office in advance, without opening them is called as Transit Mail Office. (Rule-9A)
293. A branch of RMS where closed bags are received and dispatched and sorting of letter is not done in this unit mail agent or mail guard is in charge of this unit is called as a Transit mail office. (Rule-9B) 
294. Sorting mail office charged with the duty of opening the sorting mail bags received by it and disposing of their contents. AMPC mean automatic mail processing centre sorting is done by machine. CRC mean computerized Registration centre. Regn work is done by computer. (Rule 9- 10) 
295. Sub office is authorized to receive articles all kinds in sorting. (Rule-11) 
296. Sorting sub office are situated near the junction of several mail lines. Nodal Post office is working in important cities. Some post office are authorized to receive letters from neighbouring PO and sort the mail as per sorting diagram. Central bagging unit is branch of RMS office. (Rule-11) 
297. An office is established at HQ of a Postal circle and deal with unclaimed and refused articles and articles without address or incomplete address is called as Returned letter office. (Rule-12) 
298. Transcription centre is a cell established in a sorting mail office situated at HQ of the circle or at any convenient sorting office in the circle. ( Rule-12) 
299. The number of office exchange established by the Dept of posts is 4.  (Rule-13)
300. A Post office or Sorting office or section which exchanges mails with offices in foreign countries is known as 'Office of exchange”. A Foreign post office is an office of exchange in which the work of assessment of customs duty on foreign mail is also carried out. A Sub foreign Post office does not close and receive any bags but in which the work of customs examination, assessment and accounting of custom duty is carried out. (Rule-13)