The Department of Posts will issue rules and regulations under the Post Office Act 2023 in the next six months, a top official of the department said on Thursday.
While speaking on the sidelines of Department of Posts Officers' Conclave 2024, Secretary Vandita Kaul told PTI that the new rules will bring transformation in the postal services with the use of modern technologies.
"We are now going to issue rules and regulations within six months. The subordinate legislation has to come out. This (India Post Office Act 2023) law has simplified what was a very old archaic law which was relevant at its time, but not now," she said.
The new Act ends letter transmission monopoly of the Department of Posts, simplifies decision-making process at the department, opens up new opportunities to provide services in collaboration with third parties, enables digital mode of payments for stamps and other charges etc.
"We have removed the notional monopoly on letter carriage because it is a free and
