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भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette of India
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भाग II लण्ड 3 - उपखण्ड ( 1 )
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नई दिल्ली, सोमवार , अप्रैल 28, 1969/ वंशाव 8 , 1891
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NEW DELHI , MONDAY , APRIL 28 , 1969 /VAISAKHA 8 , 1891
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि यह अलग संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation .
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
(P. and T. Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 28th April 1969
G.S.R. 1080.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 ( 13 of 1885) the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Telegraph Rules , 1951. namely :-
1. ( 1 ) These rules may be called the Indian Telegraph ( Eighth Amendment ) Rules , 1969 .
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of May , 1969
2. In the Indian Telegraph Rules , 1951 ( hereinafter referred to as the said rules) , in sub - rule ( 2 ) of rule 16 , for the words " one rupee " , wherever they occur , the words " one rupee and fifty paise " shall be substituted .
3. In rule 62 of the said rules ,-
(i ) for the opening portion , the following shall be substituted , namely :-
"62. In respect of telegrams telephoned by the telephone subscribers (Rule 12) , a fee of twenty paise shall be payable for each such telegram in addition to the charges payable as on a similar telegram
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of the same class and the same length and with the same special services , if any , when not booked over a telephone call :" ;
(il) in the proviso , for the words " shall be taken into account" , the words " shall also be taken into account " shall be substituted .
4. In rule 63 of the said rules , in clause ( 11 ) , the word and letters " and SVH " shall be omitted.
5. In rule 74 of the said rules , in clauses ( 1 ) and ( k ) , for the brackets , word and figures " ( Rule 146 ) " , the brackets , word and figures " ( Rule 143 ) " , shall be substituted.
6. In rule 81 of the said rules ,-
(1) for the words " twenty five paise" , the words " fifty paise " shall be substituted;
(11) for the words " only by a paid service advice " , the words and figures " only on payment of a fee of fifty paise in addition to the charge for a pald service advice " shall be substituted .
7. For rule 115 of the said rules , the following rule shall be substituted, namely:
" 115. The charge for a multiple telegram shall be the charge prescribed for a single telegram of the same class and length together with , or each address after the first , a copying fee calculated at the rate of 30 paise for any number of chargeable words not exceeding 100 and 10 paise for each additional 20 chargeable words or part thereof ." .
8. In rule 124 of the said rules , for the Table of charges , the following Table shall be substituted , namely :-
Class
Exceeding eight chargeable words Not exceeding eight chargeable words
First eight chargeable
words
Each additional word after the first eight chargeable words
Rs . P.
Rs. P.
Rs . P.
0,20
I .90
I .90
Express
Ordinary
0.95
0.95
9. For rule 138 of the said rules , the following rule shall be substituted , amely :--
" 138. ( 1 ) The charge for an inland press telegram addressed to several persons in a locality served by one and the same telegraph office , or by different telegraph offices within the free delivery radius of a Central Telegraph Office , or to the same person at several addresses in the same locality , shall be the charge for a single inland press telegram of the same class and length , together with , for each address after the first , a copying fee calculated at the rate of 40 paise for any number of chargeable words not exceeding 100 and 10 paise for each additional 20 chargeable words or part thereof. (2) For inland press telegrams to several addresses within the India served by different telegraph offices not within the free delivery radius of a Central Telegraph Office , the charges will be :
(1) for the first address in the first telegraph office as for a single inland press telegram: under rule 133 .
( 11) for the first address in each of the second and the subsequent telegraph offices three- fourth of the charges in ( 1 ) above .
( Ill ) for each address after the first in all telegraph offices copying fee at the rate given in sub -rule ( 1 ) . " .
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10. In rule 143 of the said rules , in sub - rule ( 1 ) , after item ( v ) the following items shall be inserted , namely :--
" ( vi ) Express
(vii ) Ordinary" .
11. In rule 144 of the said rules , the following shall be inserted at the end , namely :-
"SVH telegrams shall be charged at the rates for ordinary telegrams . Ex- press and ordinary State telegrams shall be charged at the rates fixed for private telegrams of the same class ( Rule 60 ) . " .
12. In rule 143 of the said rules , in sub - rule ( 2 ) , the words " at the rates fixed for private telegrams " shall be omitted .
13. In rule 156 of the said rules , the following shall be inserted at the end , namely :-
"For cancellation of a telegram already transmitted or in course of trans- mission a fee of 50 paise shall be charged in addition to the paid service advice ( Rule 81 ) " .
14. In rule 160 of the said rules , in clause ( 12 ) of sub - rule ( 1 ) , for figures and word " 25 paise " , the figures and word " 50 paise" shall be substituted .
15. In rule 165 of the said rules , for the words " fifty paise " , the words " one rupee" shall be substituted .
16. For rule 167 of the said rules , the following rule shall be substituted, namely :-
" 167. The charge for every copy furnished in conformity with rule 166 shall be one rupee for any number of words not exceeding 100 and fifty paise for each additional 100 words or part thereof . The charge for photographs of originals or of copies shall be fifteen rupees for each page of a size of an Inland telegram form." .
17. In rule 170 of the said rules , for the figures " 2 " and " 3 " under the heading " Rs . " , the figures " 3 " and " 5" shall respectively be substituted .
18. In rule 225 of the said rules ,-
(1) for the opening portlon , the following shall be substituted , namely :
" 225. In respect of a telegram telephoned by a telephone subscriber (Rule 173 ) , a fee of 20 paise shall be payable for each such telegram in addition to the charges payable as on a similar telegram to the same destination and of the same class and the same length and with the same special service , if any , not booked over a telephone call :";
( if) in the proviso , for the words " shall be taken into account " , the words "shall also be taken into account " shall be substituted ,
19. In rule 381 of the said rules for the words " fifty paise" , the words " one rupee " shall be substituted .
20. In rule 386 of the said rules , for the figures " 2 " and " 3 " under the heading "Rs . " , the figures " 3 " and " 5 " shall respectively be substituted.
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C. A. CORNELIUS , Senior Member ( Telecom . Operations ) .
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