here is the text of india post rules. if any of the group member have
problem on word "blind" mentioned in this rule, please don't revert to
me.
“BLIND LITERATURE” PACKETS
136. Exemption from Postal Fees.
– (1) Blind literature packets are exempted from payment of the following
fees besides being exempt from the payment of postage.
(i) registration fee.
(ii) fee for acknowledgement
(iii) fee for the attested copy of the receipt.
(2) Postage free blind literature packets will be transmitted by surface
route only, any if they are to be sent by air, the airmail charge as
prescribed
for packets has to be paid.
137. Contents and conditions of Posting.
– Papers of any kind, periodicals, books and letters to or from blind
persons impressed in “Braille” or other special type for the use of the
blind, may
be transmitted by post as “blind literature” packets provided that they
are
posted in accordance with the following conditions :-
(a) The Packets shall consist only of articles specially impressed as
described above for the use of the blind, and shall not contain any
communication
either in writing or printed in ordinary type, except the title and table
of
contents of the book or periodical and any key to, or instructions for,
the
use of special type, or any enclosure except a label for the return of
the
packet.
(b) The Packet shall bear on the outside the inscription “Literature for
the
Blind”, and the written or printed name and address of the sender.
(c) The Packet shall be posted either without a cover, or in a cover open
at
both ends, which can easily be removed for the purpose of examination.
(d) No blind literature packet may weight more than 7 kilograms.
(e) Blind literature packets are subject to the same limits of dimensions
as
book packets (See Clause 124).
The exception below clause 124 applies mutatis mutandis to blind
literature
packets.
EXPLANATION : Plates bearing the characters of writing, sound records for
the use of the blind, and discs, films, tapes and wires on which spoken
messages
for the blind have been recorded when sent by, or addressed to, an
officially recognized institution for the blind shall be treated as
‘Blind
Literature’.
138. Penalty for Breach of Conditions.
– Should any of the conditions mentioned above be infringed. The packet
(unless it is admissible as an ordinary packet) will be charged on
delivery
with
letter or parcel postage, whichever may be less.*
* Provided the lower rate admissible (See clause 145)
-----Original Message-----
From: Soni Jo
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 3:46 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
concerning
the disabled.
Subject: Re: [AI] international post service for visually impaired
Really?
I did not know this.
I was also a reader in RNIB till few years back. They give us the
labels in one of the book volumes. I usually found it in the first
volumen in the last page. I will just stick those and leave it in the
post office. The books will be sent.
You talk to the postoffice
On 2/22/19, Aman Preet Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi friends! I have recently got the membership of RNIB braille library
> which is a United kingdom based library. They said that the books which
> I
> borrow from them are free of cost to get and free of cost to return.
> But
I
> am confused because those books which they send to me for reading there
is
> no any lable or proof in their bags of returning their books are free
> of
> cost. So if I go to post office for returning those books I have too
> pay
a
> heavy charge for international post because I have to return the books
> to
> United kingdom. Please help me for this topic and if there is an any
> guideline of government for international post service for the blind
> please
> share it with me. Thanks and regards Aman preet singh.
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