**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts) regarding amendments to the Post Office Regulations, 2024. The amendments, known as the Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025, are made under the authority of Section 13 of the Post Office Act, 2023. These amendments will come into effect on January 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General:**
* The regulations are called the Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
* These regulations will come into force on January 1, 2026.
* **Amendments to the 2024 Post Office Regulations:**
* Regulation 22, Clause (a): The words "small packets" shall be omitted.
* Regulation 107:
* Sub-regulation (1): The words "small packets" shall be omitted.
* Sub-regulation (2): Is replaced with: 'In the international post, "parcel post” shall include international air parcels'.
* Regulation 112 is omitted.
* Regulation 128, Clause (b), item (v) is omitted.
* Regulation 138, Sub-regulation (1): The words "small packets" are omitted.
* Regulation 143 is omitted.
* Schedule III:
* Opening part: The figures and brackets "112 (5)," and "143(1)," are omitted.
* Table I:
* In the opening section, for the word "surface", the words "air along with surcharge mentioned in TABLE IV" shall be substituted.
* Sl. No. 2 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
* Table III is omitted.
* Schedule IV, Table VI, Serial Number 1, Column (2) related to "item": The words "small packets" shall be omitted.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations.
* **Action Required:** Update internal procedures, training materials, and public-facing information to reflect the changes in regulations.
**Postal Service Customers**
* **Impact:** Changes in service availability (e.g., removal of "small packets" category) and potential adjustments in rates or handling procedures.
* **Action Required:** Familiarise themselves with the updated regulations to understand how their postal services may be affected from January 1, 2026.
Key Entities Referenced
Post Office Act, 2023: The act under which the powers are exercised to amend the Post Office Regulations.
Post Office Regulations, 2024: The regulations being amended by this notification, specifically removing references to 'small packets'.
Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts): The ministry and department responsible for issuing the notification and amending the regulations.
Post Office (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2025: The formal name of the amendment to the Post Office Regulations, 2024.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 5899] नई ददल्ली, मंगलिार, ददसम् बर 30, 2025/पौष 9, 1947
No. 5899] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025/PAUSHA 9, 1947
सचं ार मत्रं ालय
(डाक जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 30 ददसम्बर, 2025
का.आ. 6099(अ).––महाजनदिे क, केंद्रीय सरकार के पूिव अनुमोदन से, डाकघर अजधजनयम, 2023 (2023 का
43) की धारा 13 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजतियय का प्रयोग करत े ुए, डाकघर जिजनयम, 2024 का और संिोधन करने के जलए
जनम्न जलजखत जिजनयम बनाते ह,ं अथावत् :-
1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारंभ - (1) इन जिजनयम का संजिप्त नाम डाकघर (छठां संिोधन) जिजनयम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) ये जिजनयम 1 जनिरी, 2026 को प्रिृत्त ह गे।
2. डाकघर जिजनयम, 2024 (जजसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् मूल जिजनयम कहा गया ह)ै में, जिजनयम 22 में, खंड (क) में, "छोटे
पैकेट" िब्द का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
3. मूल जिजनयम में, जिजनयम 107 –
(क) उप-जिजनयम (1) में, "छोटे पैकेट" िब्द का लोप कर ददया जाएगा;
8815 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(ख) उप-जिजनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत उप-जिजनयम रखा जाएगा, अथावत्:-
‘(2) अंतरराष्ट्रीय डाक म,ें “पासवल डाक” के अंतगवत अंतरराष्ट्रीय हिाई पासवल सजम्मजलत होगा।’
4. मूल जिजनयम में, जिजनयम 112 का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
5. मूल जिजनयम में, जिजनयम 128 में, खंड (ख) में, मद (v) का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
6. मूल जिजनयम में, जिजनयम 138 के उप-जिजनयम (1) म,ें "छोटे पकै ेट" िब्द का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
7. मूल जिजनयम में, जिजनयम 143 का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
8. मूल जिजनयम में, अनुसचू ी-3 में,
(क) आरंजभक भाग म,ें “112 (5),” और “143 (1),” अंक और कोष्ठक हटा ददए जाएंग;े
(ख) सारणी । में,
(i) आरंजभक भाग में, “सतह” िब्द के स्ट्थान पर “सारणी IV में उजल्लजखत अजधभार सजहत िाय”ु िब्द रखे जाएंगे।
(ii) क्रमाकं 2 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजिय का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
(ग) सारणी ।।। का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
9. मूल जिजनयम में, अनुसचू ी IV म,ें सारणी VI म,ें क्रमांक 1 के सामने, "मद" से संबंजधत स्ट्तंभ (2) में, "छोटे पकै ेट" िब्द
का लोप कर ददया जाएगा।
[फा. सं. सीएफ-71/21/2025-सीएफ-डीओपी]
लक्ष्मीकांत दास, उप महाजनदेिक (आईआर एिं जीबी)
टटप्पण : मूल जिजनयम, भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संखयांक का.आ. 5440(अ),
तारीख 16 ददसंबर, 2024 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और इनमें अंजतम बार संखयांक का.आ. 4907(अ),
तारीख 28 अतियूबर, 2025 द्वारा संिोधन दकए गए थे।
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Posts)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2025
S.O. 6099(E).––In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Post Office Act, 2023 (43 of 2023),
the Director General, with the prior approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations
further to amend the Post Office Regulations, 2024, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the Post Office (Sixth Amendment)
Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 2026.
2. In the Post Office Regulations, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations), in regulation 22, in
clause (a), the words ―small packets,‖ shall be omitted.
3. In the principal regulations, in regulation 107,
(a) in sub-regulation (1), the words ―small packets,‖ shall be omitted;
(b) for sub-regulation (2), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
‗(2) In the international post, ―parcel post‖ shall include international air parcels‘.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
4. In the principal regulations, regulation 112 shall be omitted.
5. In the principal regulations, in regulation 128, in clause (b), item (v) shall be omitted.
6. In the principal regulations, in regulation 138, in sub-regulation (1), the words ―small packets,‖ shall be
omitted.
7. In the principal regulations, regulation 143 shall be omitted.
8. In the principal regulations, in Schedule III,
(a) in the opening portion, the figures and brackets ―112 (5),‖ and ―143(1),‖ shall be omitted;
(b) in TABLE I,
(i) in the opening portion, for the word ―surface‖, the words ―air along with surcharge mentioned in TABLE IV‖ shall
be substituted;
(ii) Sl. No. 2 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(c) TABLE III shall be omitted.
9. In the principal regulations, in Schedule IV, in TABLE VI, against serial number 1, in column (2) relating to
―item‖, the words ―small packets,‖ shall be omitted.
[F. No. CF-71/21/2025-CF- DOP]
LAKSHMIKANT DASH, Dy. Director General (IR&GB)
Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 5440(E), dated the 16th December, 2024 and lastly amended vide number
S.O 4907(E), dated the 28th October, 2025.
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