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Any Braille users especially who get / send Braille books overseas, do you face similar problem, pl revert. Regards Harish Kotian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marita Cardoz <cardozmar...@gmail.com><mailto:cardozmar...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:02:00 +0530 Subject: Registered Posting of Articles/Literature for the Blind and Surcharge on the same. To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in<mailto:accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Hi AccessIndians Under Post & Telegraphs (P&T) Guide Rule 136/137, ‘Literature for the Blind’ can be Registered Post Free subject to meeting the conditions mentioned in these Rules e.g. weight limit, surface-mail only, etc. (earlier the rules were P&T Guide 129/130). https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/DOP_RTI/PO_Guide_Part-1.pdf The NAB Talking Book Library in its on-line internet document www.nabindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TBC_Terms_Conditions.docx<http://www.nabindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TBC_Terms_Conditions.docx> mentions : “To return the CD/CDs Postage-Free from your local Post Office, by Registered Post, you need to write “ARTICLES FOR THE BLIND: REGD. POST FREE UNDER RULE 136/137 P. & T. GUIDE” on the CD Mailer/Mailers.” For over 30 years, I (and another VI friend) have been regularly using this facility for returning the CDs from NAB’s Talking Book Centre as also returning Braille Books we get from Libraries such as the RNIB National Library Service, United Kingdom. (UK post is via SEA-MAIL). This March 2018, when attempting to post the Braille Books as usual we were shocked to learn that we now have to pay a SURCHARGE. We have been told that the postal system has just installed a new SOFTWARE (termed ‘CSI’ ?). This software does not allow the Registration of the Blind Literature unless a Surcharge is paid. The postal staff are aware of the P&T Guide Rules 136/137. They are also aware that we did not have to pay for Braille Literature registered postage till date. But they are unable to process the same since the new software does not allow it without the surcharge. (In my case the surcharge was Rs600). I have been regularly following up with my local post-office but they always say the situation has not changed. I will be lodging a written/on-line complaint to the postal authorities but it would help to know if anyone else is facing this issue and has anyone got a solution? Looking forward to your reply and thanking you in advance for the same. M. Cardoz (100% VI) Mumbai ________________________________ Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
