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Central Government Provisions: Indirect provisions: Concessions in communications

Postage

Telecommunications

Postage

Payment of postage, both inland and foreign, for transmission by post of Blind Literature packets is exempted if sent by surface route only. If packets are to be sent by air, prescribed airmail charges should be paid.

(Rule 120) Exemption from Postal Fees:
Blind literature packets are exempted from payment of the following fees besides being exempted from the payment of postage i) registration fee, ii) fee for acknowledgement and iii) fee for the attested copy of the receipt.

(Rule 130) Contents and Conditions:
Papers of any kind, periodicals and books printed in Braille or other special type for the use of the blind may be transmitted by posts as ‘Blind Literature’ packets, provided that they are posted in accordance with the below mentioned conditions.

Plates bearing the characters of writing, sound records for the use of the blind, and discs, films, tapes and wires on which spoken message for the blind have been recorded, when sent by, or addressed to, an officially recognised institution for the blind, shall also be treated as ‘Blind Literature’.

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 key to, or instructions for, the use of special type, or any enclosure except a level 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 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 weigh more than 7 Kg.
e) ‘Blind Literature’ packets are subject to the same limits of dimensions as printed papers.

(Rule 131) Penalty for Breach of Condition:
Should any of these 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.

‘Blind Literature’ packets which contain any note or document having the character of actual and personal correspondence, or which are not made up in such a manner as to admit of easy examination of the contents, or which contain postage stamps, form of prepayment whether obliterated or not or paper representing any value, or which infringe any of the foregoing conditions will not be forwarded, but will be returned to the sender and will be charged on delivery with letter or parcel postage at the internal postage rate whichever is applicable. If the sender wishes to report the article after complying with the necessary conditions, he may do so. It is permissible in such cases to use the original wrapper, but the use of a fresh wrapper is preferable and is recommended.

Telecommunication

Concessional Telephone Connection to the Blind:

Telephone facility to blind persons on concessional & priority basis on the following terms is provided. The following rates apply:

• Rental rebate- 50% of the normal rental
• Advance Rental – 50% of the annual advance rental and bi-monthly rental as applicable to a private subscriber. This facility is available in Non-OYT (S) category only.

Download file containing provisions of concessional telephone connection on priority to blind persons.

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