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Volume V
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421. Statement of half yearly weighment system in form No M-105 of prepared in Quadruplicate. (Rule -234) 
422. All records of mail department except due mail & sorting list 1 year. Book of post marks (MS 18) & Postman book (MS-27) 1 1⁄2 year. Enumeration returns (MS-6) 2 years. All monthly statistical registers 3 years.(Annexure A of Volume V)
423. Preservation period Nominal roll cum attendance & destruction of record register is permanent. All records of registration and parcel dept except foreign article is 1 year. All records of registration and parcel dept related to foreign articles is 1 1⁄2 year. All records of MO is 1 1⁄2 year, IPO 42 months, Book of MO receipt is 2 years. (Annexure A of Volume V)
424. On receipt of information of highway robbery of mails, the Superintendent should take steps to obtain: The place from where the mail was last despatched. List of bags prepared in that office at (A) and particulars of their contents. Particulars and contents of other registered articles, cash etc., included in the bags from the offices of posting or dispatch.(Volume V- Cases of Highway robbery Rule 177-190)
425. Order stamp and the unpaid stamps should be taken in a separate book of post marks to be kept in the personal custody of the postmaster (Rule-103)
426. Unpaid letters which are posted open or insecurely closed should be securely closed and forwarded to its destination. (Rule-111)
IV. Miscellaneous informations other than Vol V 
427. The resetting of the credit meter of the franking machine will be done at the PO. Cut out labels with frank impression on them for prepayment of postage cannot be used for insured articles. The 2nd class articles treated as 1st class mail in sorting are Greetings/ Regd Newspapers/ Wedding invitations. The duty of taxing postage on foreign articles rest entirely with the office of foreign exchange of the country of posting.
428. Bill of franking machine used is prepared in form MS10 b. In RMS offices, letter box key should be kept in custody of Sorting Assistant. Greeting cards are treated as first class mails in sorting. During the greeting season they are given air lift also without air surcharge otherwise surface mode. Label bundle should not contain more than 50 to 60 letters & post cards.
429. Minimum amount taxed on unpaid / insufficiently paid articles posted in post is: Re. 1/-
430. Undelivered Acknowledgements cards are to be destroyed after: - 4 months
431. Advertisement of products and services can be done through post office by using the facility of Business post.
432. UR letter in found office of deliver as unpaid should be charged Rs 5 & postage 
433. The loss of a Speed Post article should be reported to the Police through FIR if the value of the contents of the article is: 5,000/- or more.
434. Speed Post Pass Port service was launched 5th Mar 2001. 
435. Direct Post was introduced during June 2005.
436. Express parcel Post was re launched Mar 1999. 
437. Logistic Post services was introduced on  3th Aug 2004.
438. E post service was introduced Jan 2004.
439. Bill mail service was introduced in Sep 2003. 
440. Business Development Group was formed in Postal Department on  1st April 1999.
441. Pin code system was introduced on 15th Aug 1972.
442. E Post Service Commenced on 2nd Aug 2001.
443. The Surface Airlifted (SAL) was introduced from 1st Apr1999 
444. Speed Post service launched on 1st Aug 1986. 
445. One India one rate service in speed Post was introduced on 21 Aug 2006.
446. Sorting of letters in rail brought into operation during 1837. 
447. The first mail motor van brought in to service1905 in England. 
448. The first Air Mail service started in 1911. 
449. The VP system introduced in 1877 
450. The RMS service was started in 1907  
451. Meghdoot Award in postal department was introduced in 1984 
452. Retail Post was introduced in  Aug 2000 
453. Greeting Post was introduced on  6th September 2000.
454. QMS was introduced in India1975. 
455. Proof of delivery of speed post is Rs 10/-. 
456. The rate of ePost is Rs 10 per page A4 size.
457. AML means  Anti money laundering. 
458. If a customer booking speed article for Rs 50,000/- to 1,00,000/- in a month then, the rate of discount applicable for the speed booking is 5% 
459. The main criteria to consider a customer as Bulk customer in speed net is anyone who provides Rs.10,000 worth of Speed Post business in a month.
460. Divisional head is the designated authority to enter into agreement on behalf of the Department for providing BNPL facility for Speed Post service at Head Post Office.