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FLAT RATE BOXES (FRB):
• Discontinued with effect from 15th June 2018.

BUSINESS POST:
• Offers total business solutions with pre-mailing services.
• Provides value addition to traditional postal services (collection, inserting, addressing, sealing, franking, etc.).
• Accepts annual reports with pre-payment of postage in cash under special license.
• Charges are applicable in addition to the postage. (Specific charges not provided in the text).

RETAIL POST:
• Offers convenience to the public by making third-party products and services available at select Post Offices.
• Leverages the extensive network of over 150,000 Post Offices.
• Services include collection of electricity bills, taxes, other bills, and fees for the Government.
• Sells application forms.
• Payment to customers for collections done via e-Payment according to the biller ID.
• Used to sell third-party products like application forms (educational institutions, recruiting agencies), Railway Reservation Tickets, Rakhi envelopes, address verification service.
• Transforming Post Offices into one-stop shops for utility services in partnership with third parties.
• India Post Passenger Reservation System (PRS): Railway tickets of all classes booked at select Post Offices.

DIRECT POST:
• Allows sending unaddressed postal articles (letters, cards, brochures, questionnaires, pamphlets, samples, coupons, posters, etc.).
• Minimum quantity: 1000 articles.
• Size limit: Not exceeding A3 paper size.
• Accepted at counters of identified post offices.
• Pre-mailing activities (printing, franking, inserting, etc.) available under Business Post (separate charges).
• Price Structure: (Details of the price based on weight and quantity are not fully provided but it mentions a base price and additional charges per article)
• Discount: 5% for 50,000 or more articles tendered at one time.

MEDIA POST:
• Offers opportunities for corporate/government/private organizations to advertise on postal stationery (Postcards, Inland Letter Cards, Envelopes, Aerogramme, POSB Pass Books, Letter Boxes).
• Useful for reaching a wider target audience.
• Requisition for advertisements sent to the Chief Postmaster General of the area.
• Languages on inland articles should be Regional language and English only.

POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK - PASSBOOK - TARIFF RATES:
• Entire back side of the passbook wrapper offered for advertisement.
• Minimum order quantity: 1000 passbooks.
• Customers can specify distribution areas for passbooks with their advertisement.
• GST @ 18% applicable (except for government organizations).
• Option to paste stickers on the back wrapper (stickers to be printed and supplied by the customer). (Rates for stickers not provided).

Meghdoot Post Card:
• Highly visible, cheaper way to reach massive audiences.
• Advertisement space: 6.2 cm (width) x 8.2 cm (height).
• Rate for advertisement: ₹2 per postcard.
• Minimum advertisement quantity: 1 lakh postcards.
• Discounts: 
o 5% for an order of 5 lakhs cards or above.
o 10% for an order of 10 lakhs cards or above.
• Customers can specify distribution areas for Meghdoot cards.