‘Payment to the international Bureau of the Universal Postal Union at Berne and the AsianPacific Postal Union at Manila’ 80. In accordance with the provision of the general regulations of the Universal Postal union, payments on account of India’s share of expenses of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union at Bern, as reported by the Bureau in the statement of accounts embodied in its Annual Report, will be arranged by the Director General after obtaining a clearance of foreign exchange from the Ministry of Finance( Department of Economic Affairs) by purchasing a bank-draft through the postmaster, Sansad Marg Head Post Office, new Delhi. The cost of purchasing the bank-draft should be charged in the accounts of the Sansad Marg Head Post office, New Delhi, in the schedule of ‘unclassified payments’, the memorandum of cost furnished by the bank and the sanction of the competent authority for these expenses being submitted to the Postal Accounts office with the schedule in support of the charge. The Postal Accounts office shall book these expenses under Major Head 3201-60-01-Postal Services-1-Other Expenses-3-International Co-operative (1)-Contribution to Universal Postal Union. The letter received from the Bureau acknowledging receipt of the draft should, when received, be kept on record by the DGPS, New Delhi. In accordance with the provisions of the Convention of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union, payments on account of India’s contribution of expenses of this Union, as reported by the Secretariat of Union, will similarly be arranged by the Director-General after obtaining a clearance of foreign exchange from the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) by purchasing a bank-draft through the Postmaster, Sansad Marg Head Post Office, New Delhi. The provision indicated in the preceding para will apply mutatis-mutandis in this case also.’ Payments of Fee to the Finger Print Bureau, Chennai. 81. The finger Print Bureau, Chennai may be paid a fee at prescribed rate for each expert opinion furnished by it to the Department of Posts. Interest on Government Securities held in Trust 82. Interest on Government securities held in the safe custody of the Postal Accounts Office, Kolkatta on account of security deposits of Postal and Telegraph officers and contractors, are paid on the authority of the Director of Accounts, Postal, Kolkata,, to the person authorised to receive it. These payments are made by a charge in the accounts, the charge being supported by the original authority of the Director of Accounts and the payee’s receipt. If the interest has to be credited to a Security Deposit Account in the Savings Bank, there is no objection to the order being endorsed. “ Pay to A.B. by credit to his security Deposit Account at the Post Office savings Bank”, and a note by the Postmaster that this has been done will be accepted by the Postal Accounts office in lieu of the payee’s receipt. The amount must, however, be charged as an “Unclassified Payment’” by transfer credit to the Security Deposit Account in the Savings Bank Journal. Compensation for loss of or Damage to insured or Uninsured Registered Articles 83. When compensation , is paid at a post office for the loss of, or damage to, an insured or uninsured registered article the amount paid should be charged in the Schedule of Unclassified payments supported by the payee’s receipt and the sanction in original for payment. Note :The powers of the Heads of Circles/Regions to sanction the payment of compensation referred to in this Rule are given in the Schedule of Financial Powers of Officers of the Department of Posts.
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