Waterproof Rakhi envelope from India Post

As all of us know, Rakhi Envelopes are being sold through Post Offices for last few years. Sale of Rakhi envelopes through Post Offices was introduced to promote tamperproof & waterproof packaging solution to the customers for sending Rakhi. Since the Rakhi   festival is celebrated during monsoon season when the atmosphere is very humid, paper envelopes may not be able to deliver Rakhi in good condition. It also helps in brand building of India Post as the envelopes are specially designed with India Post logo.
M/s Narsingh Dass & Co. Pvt. Limited has been awarded work through a tender process for supplying the Rakhi envelopes for sale during this year.  Following procedure will he followed for sale of Rakhi envelopes through Post offices this   year and remitting the payment to the vendor:

1.  As per information received from Circles, a consolidated indent on behalf of Circles have been placed by Postal Directorate to the vendor.

2.  The MRP of the Rakhi Envelopes for sale to customers is Rs. 7.50.

3.  Vendor will be paid the amount after deducting the Retail Post charges @30%> on MRP and service tax on Retail Post Charges.

MRP of the envelopes          Rs. 7.50

Retail Post charges for each envelope @30% of MRP Rs. 2.25

Service tax on Retail Posts charges Rs. 0.28

Amount payable to vendor Rs. 4.97 per envelope

4.  The specification of the envel opes will be as given below:

i)        Envelope will be open side with size 11ems X 22 ems.    

ii)       The envelope will be made up of printable substrate of thermally bonded high density polyethylene material of 55 GSM density and having thickness of approximate 150-170 microns.

iii)       The  material will  be  rip  resistant, excellent tear strength  and   excellent tensile strength and  have  high  opacity (98% approx) and  high  whiteness.  The material will also be water/moisture resistant.

iv)      The material will be able to stamped and endorsed.

v)       Flap of the envelope will be self-adhesive.

5.  The Circle office will consolidate the details of the Rakhi envelops sold during the season i.e up to 17th Aug 2014, latest by 31st August 2014. The payment will be made in one lump sum by the Circle Office or any other Office so authorized by the Circle concerned for this purpose by drawing a crossed cheque in the favour of the vendor. The cheque will be sent to the vendor by Registered Post l a test by 31/08/2014. A report on sale of Rakhi envelope to be sent to BD & M Directorate latest by 31^st August 2014.

6.   As no advertisement has been procured for printing on these envelopes, this year envelopes will be sold without any advertisement.

7.   Although vendor has been empanelled to supply Rakhi envelopes on Sale or Return basis, in view of business considerations it is advised that Post Offices will take all efforts to sale all the envelopes as indented and no envelopes remain unsold.

8.  The Rakhi envelopes will be  sold upto  17.08.2012. Thereafter the sale will be discontinued. The unsold stock of the Rakhi Envelopes will only be returned after the intimation is issued from BD & MD in this regard.

(i) The revenue earned as Retail Post charges by selling Rakhi Envelopes will be credited under Retail Post account head 1201.00.101.03.06.

(ii) Circles will take steps to promote the sale of Rakhi Envelopes through   Post Offices.

source:www.postbankofindia.org