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No Changes/Clarifications/Updations 1 Speed Post- Treat as content lost 30 days from booking or 30 days from complaint raised whichever is later. 2 BNPL-Minimum monthly revenue for eligibility as contractual customer at multiple location is Rs. 1,00,000. 3 Balance enquiry (Missed call banking of IPPB)-7799022509 4 Western Union Money Transfer (WUMT) Service of DOP is Discontinued w.e.f 31st January 2024 5 440 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) have been set up across the country as of July 2024 6 1774 March 31 Calcutta GPO opened (First GPO) - Celebrated 250th years of service in 2024 7 Digital India day- July 1 8 Department of Posts (India Post Payments bank) has partnered with Ria Money Transfer, a global leader in the cross-border money transfer industry to ensure International Remittance reaches to the doorstep of Rural India. 9 India released its first scented stamp in 2006. 10 Post Office Savings Joint Account (SB) can be open by three adults. (Joint A or Joint B) 11 MIS- A maximum of Rs. 9 lakhs can be deposited in a single account and 15 lakhs in Joint account. 12 SCSS- investment to be made within 3 months of receipt of retirement benefits subject to maximum limit up to Rs.30 lakh in all SCSS accounts opened by an individual. Premature Closure: - (i) Account can be prematurely closed any time after date of opening. (ii) If account closed before 1 year, no interest will be payable and if any interest paid in account shall be recovered from principle.  Download the Android Application “PosTalks” from Play Store For more study materials, Join Public Telegram group “PosTalks” 790 749 6936 (iii) If account closed after 1 year but before 2 years from the date of opening, an amount equal to 1.5 % will be deducted from principal amount. (iv) If account closed after 2 years but before 5 years from the date of opening, an amount equal to 1 % will be deducted from principal amount. (v) Extended account can be closed after the expiry of one year from the date of extension of the account without any deduction. Extended account can be closed before one year subjected to the deduction of 1% of the deposit amount. 13 TD- A 5 year TD opened on or after 10.11.2023 cannot be closed until 4 years. 14 Chakshu Portal - This portal was launched with the aim of making it easier to stop mobile phone based scams. Citizens can report suspected or unauthorized messages through calls, SMS, or WhatsApp on this Portal 15 Rate of an Aerogramme-Rs. 20/- 16 Smart & Digital Parcel Delivery System (ANVIT Sewa) is bringing a revolution in parcel deliveries. This smart and reliable delivery system is designed to collect the parcels/articles at any time (24/7) from our Postal premises. This High-Tech streamlined and efficient delivery system will provide OTP based delivery of parcels to public without any cost and is now available at Thane Head Post Office in Thane City, Vashi Sub Post Office in Navi Mumbai City and Infotech Park Sub Post Office in Pune City. ANVIT Sewa is set to spread its wings to new horizons with upcoming expansions at prime locations viz Mumbai GPO, Mumbai Central Railway station, Ghatkopar West and 5 more locations in Mumbai. Launch date January 8 2024 17 India Post signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shiprocket, a leading logistics aggregator company, to enhance its last-mile delivery services for various e- commerce products on 17 MAR 2023 18 Indian Post Office Act 2023 replaces Indian Post office Act 1898. Loksabha Passed Indian Post Office Act 2023 on 18th December 2023. Rajyasabha Passed Indian Post Office Act 2023 on 4th December 2023. Received President’s assent on 24th December 2023. Indian Post Office Act 2023 came into effect on 18th June 2024  Download the Android Application “PosTalks” from Play Store For more study materials, Join Public Telegram group “PosTalks” 790 749 6936 19 ITPS now available to 41 Countries/ Destinations 20 Customer has to apply for availing BNPL facility with Divisional Head. 21 Insurance fee. A). For all Retail Customers: Insured Value Insurance Fees Up to Rs 200 Rs 10 Above Rs 200 Rs 10 + Rs 6 for every additional Rs 100 or fraction thereof B). For all Contractual Customers of Speed Post and Business Parcel: Insured Value Insurance Fees Up to Rs 200 Rs 4 Above Rs 200 Rs 4 + 1.50 % of insured value exceeding Rs 200 22 Smt. Vandita Kaul-Chairman of IPPB Shri R. Viswesvaran - MD & CEO of IPPB 23 After the confirmation of violation of conditions, the licensing authority shall cancel the License of RMFM. (The licensing authority will be the authority that is authorized to issue/renew/suspend/cancel license for the Franking Machine from time to time. This shall be the Head of the Postal Division or independent Gazetted Postmaster of the office, or Directors GPOs etc.) 24 Compensation Policy for International Express Mail Service (EMS) should be studied. 25 Revised BNPL guidelines should be studied. 26 SB Order 5,6,7,16,22 of 2023 should be studied. 27 Latest interest rate should be studied.  Download the Android Application “PosTalks” from Play Store For more study materials, Join Public Telegram group “PosTalks” 790 749 6936 28 India Post on 20th January 2023 started 'Tarang Mail Service' to deliver parcels and mail through the sea route. India Post has decided to use RORO Ferry Services on Gogha - Hazira route for speedy postal services. 29 New logo of India Post: the by line of 'Dak Sewa Jan Sewa' has been incorporated with Logo of India Post. 30 Other recent updates DAK Karmayogi Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra (DNK) Joint Parcel Product AMRITPEX 2023 India Post IT Modernization Project 2.0 UNIFIED DARPAN Android App India Post Road Transport Network (RTN) Mail Monitoring Units (MMUs) Self-Booking Kiosk (SBK) Click N Book 3D-Printed post office Dak Community Development Program (DCDP) 31 Secretary General - Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh, India 32 The fourth Extraordinary Congress of UPU held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October 2023 33 The Latest PSB Members, Ministers should be studied.