 the indian post office (amend- ment) bill, 1960(as introduced in loic sabha on 6th september, 1960) the indian post office (amendment) mu 1960 (as nmtoducm in loll saitiia) - bill furth 111:> mnerd he ibdiaft pmt office aet, 1898 be it enacted 'by parliament in the eleventh year of the republic of !mha al follows:-~ 1 (1) this act may be called the rndian post otflce (amendment) ~rt ~ act 1960· iilcdcajacqt s (2) it shall come into force on such 'date as the central governmellt may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint z for the first schedule to the indian post omce ad 1898, tbe< subatitutioq following schedule shall be substituted, namely:-~~eduja~r -~ f~ "the first schedule scbcduii to act 6 1 1898-10  inland postage rat!3(see section 7) letter, for a weight not exceeding fifteen grams 15 mytt paue for every fifteen grams, or fraction thereof, ex-is ceedidg ftfteen  grams ie nay, pame lettef'-caf'ds for a leuer-card 18 'iuj!i' pcdie pori cam s mye paile 10 mye pcile  book, pattern and sample packet,8 naye paise for the first fifty grams or fraction thereof  for every additional twenty-five grams, or fraction thereof, in excess of fifty grams 3 naye paise 5 registered newspapers 2 naye paise 3 naye paise, for a weight not exceeding one hundred grams for a weight exceeding one hundred grams and not exceeding two hundred grams for every two hundred grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding two hundred grams 3 naye paise 10 in the case of more than one copy of the same issue of a registered newspaper being carried in the same packetfor a weight not exceeding one hundred grams 3 naye paise is for every additional fifty grams, or fraction thereof, in excess of one hundred grams 2 naye paile provided that such packet shall not be delivered  at any addressee's residence but shall be given to a recognised agent at the post office parcels 50 naye paise 2s for a weight not exceeding four hundred grams for every four hundred grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding four hundred grams 50 naye paise"  statement of objects and reasonsthe main' object of this bill is to introduce the metric system of weights and measures in postal transactions in framing the proposals, the principle kept in view is that the metric weight units in terms of which postage would be levied should be simple for practical working and in consonance with decimal concepts new delhi; p subbarayan tm 30th augult, 1960 - - - - inland postage rates "  :r; (see section 7) letters for a weight not exceeding one and a half tolas 15 naye paih for every one and a half tolas or fraction thereof, exceeding one and a half tolas 10 mile paise letter-cards 10 naye pciae for a letter-card post-carcu 5 ~ paise 10 naye paue single reply book, pattern and sample packet, 8 naye paiie or for the first five tolas or fraction thereof for every additional two and a half tolas fraction thereof, in excess of five tolas 3 naye paile registered newspaper 2 mye paue ex-3 ntlye paile ex-for a weight not exceeding ten tola8 for a weight exceeding ten tolas and not ceeding twenty tolas for every twenty tolas or fraction thereof, ceeding twenty tolas 3 naye pme in the case of more than one copy of the same issue of a registered newspaper being carried in the same packet-for a weilht not exceedinl ten tolal | for       | every additional five tolas    | or    |   fraction there- ||-----------|--------------------------------|-------|-------------------|| of,       |                                |       |                   || in        |                                |       |                   || excess of | ten                            | tolas |                2  || naya      | paise                          |       |                   |provided that such packet shan not be delivered at any addressee' residence but shan be liven to - recopised agent at the post office  patc4!z,| for         | a            | weiiht    | not    | exceeding farty tolas    ||-------------|--------------|-----------|--------|--------------------------|| 50          |              |           |        |                          || naye paise  |              |           |        |                          || for         | every forty  | to18s     | or     | fraction                 || ceedini     | forty tol88 | 50        |        |                          || naye paise |              |           |        |                          |'' i:'' ) ,   ,  a billfurther to amend the indian post ofbce act, 1898 th~ president has, in pursuance of clause (i) of article 117 of the constitution of india, recommended to lok sabha, the introduction of the bill secretary, (dr p subbarayan, minister of transport and communicarioru) 