**Executive Summary**
This is a notification from the Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) amending the Post Office Regulations, 2024. These amendments, called the Post Office (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025, modify Schedule III, Table VIII of the 2024 regulations. They come into effect on January 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* The regulations are named "Post Office (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025."
* They will be effective from January 1, 2026.
* **Amendments to Post Office Regulations, 2024, Schedule III, Table VIII:**
* The entry for "Australia" at serial number 2 is substituted with the values: 395 and 45.
* New entries for various countries are inserted after serial number 85, including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and others, each with corresponding values in the table.
**Impact Analysis**
**Department of Posts:**
* **Impact:** Required to implement the amended regulations in postal operations.
* **Action Required:** Update systems and procedures to reflect changes in Schedule III, Table VIII.
**Director General:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for making the regulations with prior approval of the Central Government.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the regulations are properly implemented and communicated.
**Lakshmikant Dash, Deputy Director General (IR&GB):**
* **Impact:** Responsible for signing and issuing the notification.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the notification is accurately published and disseminated.
Key Entities Referenced
Post Office Act, 2023: Act that grants power to the Director General to amend the Post Office Regulations
Post Office Regulations, 2024: The existing regulations being amended by this notification, particularly Schedule III Table VIII.
Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts): The ministry responsible for issuing the notification and overseeing the postal service.
Post Office (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025: Regulations amending the Post Office Regulations, 2024, focusing on changes to postage rates for various countries listed in Schedule III, Table VIII.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued from.