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Revenue leakage – preventive measures. Source of leakage of revenue. Mails Mailing facilities SB/SC PLI/RPLI Other Agency Services Miscellaneous services. Mails. Case Study (Don Bosco). It was found in delivery point not to have been renewed
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Source of leakage of revenue • Mails • Mailing facilities • SB/SC • PLI/RPLI • Other Agency Services • Miscellaneous services
Case Study (Don Bosco) • It was found in delivery point not to have been renewed • Reported to SSRM Mumbai-Bykulla for investigation enclosing a copy of RNP • After repeated reminders SSRM was able to recover the amount of deficiency
Case Study • Can you imagine the amount ? Rs.1,45,084-80
Why revenue protection is needed? • To increase revenue • To reduce deficit • To become self-sufficient
Why leakage of revenue is prevailing? • Ignorance of procedure by the customers • Ignorance of rules by officials • Pilferage of postage stamps • Fraudulent procedure
How revenue protection can be done? • By taxing • By taking up the case with office of posting • Personal letters • Bulk posting
TAXING OF UNPAID ARTICLES (MIN. RE.1/-) • Double the deficiency • For official unpaid – single deficiency • If returned, sender should pay
Penalty for breach of conditions – Min. Re 1 • Post card • ILC • Letter • Treated as letter- single deficiency • Treated as letter- double deficiency • Returned to sender/RLO
Penalty for breach of conditions – Min. Re 1 • Book packet • Registered newspaper • Over Size and over weight;Returned to sender. Others; treated as letter or parcel whichever is less, difference charged • Treated as book packet or periodical as per condition- difference charged
Penalty for breach of conditions – Min. Re 1 • Blind literature • Treated as book packet, letter or parcel and difference charged
Leakage of revenue • Mails • Book Post • Parcels • RNP • Periodicals • Printed Books • Other general mails
Book Posts • Printed matter • Picture, Plans, Maps, Drawings • Business, Commercial, Legal documents • Manuscript for Press/Students exercise • Cyclostyled print (mechanical means) • Printed cards with same thickness and flexibility of embossed card {Clause 117(2)}
Periodicals • Registered with Registrar of News paper for India, New Delhi (RNI) • Superscription as “Periodical registered with RNI-New Delhi under No…….” • Price to be printed • Free circulation- no concession, it should be accepted under Book Post rate
Registered Newspaper • Registered with RNI-New Delhi & Divisional Supdt. • Published not more than 31 days • Registered No.to be printed in 10 size font • KA/SK/CKM/656/2006-08 • CKM/680/2008-10 (w.e.f 5.5.2008) • Printer, publisher, Editor and cost
Registered Newspaper • If free circulation- No concession • Bundle- Agents only • Licensed to post without prepayment (WPP) • By Pr.CPMG/CPMG/PMG • For posting more than 500
Registered Newspaper- Tariff • Single copy • Up to 50 grams 0.25 • Above 50 up to 100 grams 0.50 • Each additional 100 grams 0.20 • Bundle (More than one copy) • Up to 100 grams 0.50 • Each additional 100 grams 0.20
Printed Books • Should not be a publication published at regular intervals • Superscription- “Printed Book” • Should not contain any advertisement
Printed Books • Publisher and printer to be printed • Contains wholly or substantially of reading matter, painting, photographs, diagrams or similar matter • Tariff: • For every 100 grams or part Re.1.00
Modus operandi - general mails • Insufficient payment of postage • Use of used up & fake stamps • Non collection of Late fee • Private manufactured ILC and Post Cards not confirming prescribed size and thickness
Modus operandi - general mails… • Acknowledgements sent by couriers • Despatching articles without defacing postage stamp • Missending of letters
Modus operandi-Periodicals • Posting with bogus RNI number or without RNI number • Posting publication of less than 31 days as periodical (it can be presumed as bogus) • Sending periodicals more than one copy in single packet paying single copy postage
Modus operandi- RNP • Posting of Pamphlets, printed letters, appeals under RNP • Printing bogus registration number • Without registration • With registration number affixed with rubber stamp impression
Modus operandi- RNP… • Without renewal • With same number for different RNP • Different tariff for different POs • With enclosures • Posting the publication of more than 31 days under RNP • Without WPP number
Modus operandi- Printed Book • Posting magazines under Printed Book rate • With enclosures • Posting of Pamphlets, printed letters, appeals under printed book rate. • Posting Annual reports Souvenirs under printed book rate.
Modus operandi- BD Product • Posting SP/EPP without payment of postage • Booking SP with Registered acknowledgement I/O POD • Booking NBMS at BMS tariff
Modus operandi – Regd articles • Registered post without payment of postage • Articles booked in special journals without postage/ without correct postage • MPCM with “postage prepaid” option • Registered post with parcel postage • Deficiency in Registration fee and acknowledgement fee
Modus operandi – Regd articles • Foreign articles- customs duty & postal charges not realized • Non collection of redirection fee for parcels • Non collection of home delivery charges for parcels
Leakage of revenue in Mailing facility
Leakage of revenue- Mailing facilities • Post Boxes/Post Bags • Business Reply Systems • BNPL • Franking Machines • Money Order
Leakage of revenue in SB/SC
Leakage of revenue- SB/SC • Non collection of DF for late payment of installments • Non collection of various fees • Transfer of certificate from person to person • Pledging/releasing of certificates • Issue of DPB and Duplicate certificates • Payment of commission to agents without verifying records
Leakage of revenue- SB/SC • Diversion of counter transaction to Agents • Allowing accounts to become silent and discontinued • Improper maintenance of statistics • Commission of frauds
Leakage of revenue In PLI/RPLI
Leakage of revenue- PLI & RPLI • Issuing policies to ineligible persons • Irregularities in collection of interest on defaulted installments • Accepting deposits in lapsed policies
Leakage of revenue in miscellaneous services
Leakage of revenue- Miscellaneous services • Non credit of amount realized from sale of old records • Advertisement on postal stationeries • Non credit of amount realized from sale of unserviceable articles • Non credit of amount realized from rent in respect of Inspection quarters • Non credit of amount realized from sale of garden products
Leakage of revenue- Miscellaneous services • Non maintenance of correct statistical data in respect of work performed for agency services; • Pension payment • Custom duty realization • Transactions of IMTs • SB/SC • UCR
Leakage of revenue- Miscellaneous services • Excess payment of coolie charges • Improper payment of conveyance charges
Preventive Measures • Careful examination of mails received for delivery , posted for dispatch and received for sorting • By paying surprise visits • By surprise check of stamp advance to counters • Up dating rate lists
Preventive Measures… • Acceptance of RNP at counters only • Acceptance of Franked articles at counter only • Acceptance of bulk mails at counter only • Maintenance of required registered for posting of RNP and Franked articles.
What will we get ? • Huge revenue • Recurring revenue in case of RNP/Periodicals • Detection of frauds in bulk posting • Award/reward • Self satisfaction
How many Registered number should be printed on periodical ? • One (RNI-New Delhi)
How many Registered numbers should be printed on RNP? • Two- (RNI-New Delhi and Postal Registration Number)
How many Registered number should be printed on RNP with WPP facility ? • Three (RNI-New Delhi, Postal Regn. And WPP number issued by RO/CO)
For RNP how many years the postal registration number is valid for ? • Three years
Who will renew the Postal Registration number of RNP ? • Divisional supdt.