Multiple choice

Which of the following is the objective for the amendment to the Indian Postal Act 1898?

  1. Courier Companies shall be monitored by Postal Department

  2. It will enlarge the role of courier companies in distribution of postal products

  3. All documents weighing less than 300 gms will have to go to post and cannot be couriered

  4. All documents weighing less than 500 gms will have to go to post and cannot be couriered
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Explanation

The proposed amendment to the Indian Postal Act aimed to grant the Department of Posts a monopoly over the delivery of letters and documents weighing less than 300 grams. This move was intended to protect the revenue of the state-run postal service from private courier competition.

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