eVPP services on 27.01.11.

It is proposed to launch eVPP services on 27.01.11.


e-VPP is a cash on delivery type of system in which a sum of money specified in writing by the sender at the time of posting of a postal article is recovered on delivery thereof from the addressee. The sum so recovered for all such articles from addressee will be consolidated electronically and paid to the sender using e Payment.

2. (i) This service is different from the existing VPP service. Sender of e VPP postal articles will get payment of the money collected from the addressee’s of articles from office of posting based on the information consolidated electronically instead of through individual VP money order for each article. There will be no need for presentation of VPMO form duly filled in at the time of booking of article. The periodicity of the payment can be mutually agreed upon by sender and postmaster of office of posting.

(ii) Service will be available for bulk customers only who send VP article in a large number regularly. Providing a definition of bulk sender is not intended. A bench mark of three hundred articles in a month time may be considered for availing this service. This may be relaxed by Divisional Superintendent for the customer who regularly sends articles in a month.

3.(i) This service will be available in e Payment offices only i.e. article will be accepted for booking at e Payment offices, and are identified as e-VPP booking offices e-VPP articles will be deliverable at all Post Offices.

(ii) Public business hours may be fixed by CPMG/RPMG with regard to local convenience and arrival and departure timings of mails.

4. The sender of postal articles under this service will be registered at the divisional level and the procedure for creation of e-biller ID of customer will be as in case of creation of National biller for e Payment. National biller id will be the customer reference number. This service is available for inland postal articles only. The clientele will be All India level for all e-VPP senders by default.

5. Registered parcels, insured parcel, registered letters, insured letters registered book packets, registered book packets containing printed books, registered book packet containing periodicals, Newspapers prepaid with postage at newspaper rates of postage and with registration fee, Express Parcels and insured express parcels may be transmitted by the Inland Post as e Value Payable postal articles provided that the amount specified for remittance to the sender shall not exceed Rs. 5000/-(five thousand)only for one article and shall not include a fraction of a rupee and provided that such articles do not contain coupons, tickets, certificates or introductions designed for the sale of goods on what is known as the snowball system.

6. Sender of the e- VPP article shall be required to pay an e-VPP fee at the time of booking of article in addition to postage, registration, insurance fee, where levy able This will not be refundable in case of article not delivered to the sender due to any reason. E-VPP fee will be Rs.15/-per article irrespective of value and class of e-VPP article.