PRESERVATION OF POSTAL RECORDS

PRESERVATION OF POSTAL RECORDS

1.	1)POST OFFICE ACCOUNT AND SUB ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
SL NO	DESCRIPTION OF FORM	FORM NO	PERIOD OF PRESERVATION
1	H.O. Summery	ACG 1	3 Years
2	H.O. Cash Book	ACG 4	3 Years
3	Treasury Voucher	ACG 14	3 Years
4	Treasury Receipt	ACG 13	3 Years
5	Sub Office Account	PA 17(A)	3 Years
6	Treasury Cash Book	ACG 2	10 Years
7	Treasury Passbook	ACG 8	10 Years
8	S.O. Summery	ACG 3	18 Months
9	B.O. Summery	ACG 3A	18 Months
10	S.O. Daily Account	ACG 22	18 Months
11	S.O. Slip	PA 3	18 Months
12	Remittance Advice & Acknowledgement	ACG 15	18 Months
13	B.O. Daily Account	ACG 22	2 Years
14	B.O. Slip	PA 5	2 Years
15	General Receipt Book	ACG 67	5 Years
	2)POSTAL ORDER DEPARTMENT
1	List and Journals of IPO Sold		18 Months
2	Register of IPOs & BPOs in stock		18 Months
3	List of IPOs & BPOs Paid		18 Months
	3)MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT
1	Book of MO Receipts	MO 1
2	Journal of MOs issued	MO 2
3	Register of MOs Received for Payment	MO 3
4	Journal of MOs Paid	MO 4(s)
5	Compilation of MOs Paid	MO 20/23
6	Compilation of daily totals of MOs issued	MO 22
7	TMO Advice	MO 21
8	TMOs Received and conformations
9	Postman’s Book	MS 27
10	Files of cases containing Paid MOs Received from Audit Office	Files
10	Files of cases containing Paid MOs Received from Audit Office	Paid MOs
11	List Of MOs Presented in bulk for Booking
12	Records relating to Inward and out ward Foreign MOs in Exchange Office

	4) Registration and Parcel Department
SL NO	DESCRIPTION OF FORM	FORM NO	PERIOD OF PRESERVATION
1	Register and Parcel Lists Received and Dispatched		2 Years
2	All other record Except above of Registration and Parcel Department And Mail Department		1 Years
3	Speed Post Department		6 Months
	5)SORTING,DELIVERY,DEPOSIT AND MISC DEPT.
1	Correspondence Register		3 Years
2	Deposit Account	ACG 45	18 Months
3	Letter Postage Account	ACG 44	18 Months
4	Register of Post Box Holders	M 23	3 Years
5	Book of Postmarks	MS 19	18 months
6	Postmaster’s Order Book	Ms 1	3 Years
7	Monthly Statistical Register		3 Years
8	Monthly Statistical Abstract	MS 14	3 Years
9	Record Relating to Identity cards		18 months (after validity of cards)
10	Nominal Roll	MS 12	10 Years
11	Attendance Register	MS 37	5 Years
12	Enumeration Returns	MS 6	2 Years
13	Post Office Order Book		Permanent
14	Telegram “A” Message		2 months
15	Traffic Book of Telegrams		3 Years

	6) Savings Bank Department
1	S.B. Ledger in H.O		Permanent
2	Closed, used up and transferred Ledger cards (If ledger agreement o.k.)		6 Years
3	S.O. S.B. Journals		Permanent
4	S. O. S. B. Ledgers(after last account closed)		6 Years
5	S.O. RD Journals		6 Years (after Last entry)
6	Guard File containing letters of Pledging deposits in security account		Permanent
7	Register of undeliverable passbooks		Permanent
8	Special Error Book maintained is S.B. branch		Permanent
9	S.B. P.R.	SB 26	3 YEARS
10	Monthly Statistical Register		3 Years
11	List of Silent accounts		Permanent
12	Application for Duplicate Passbooks		10 Years
13	List of withdrawals above Rs 2500/- by Single Handed S.O.		1 Year
14	Stock Register of Passbooks		18 Months
15	Index of Ledger Cards (after closed of all accounts)		6 Years
16	Ledger Cards of Silent Accounts		Permanent
17	Application for Local Transfer of Accounts		2Years
18	Index of P.R.		2 Years
19	S.B. Slips		18 Months
20	Duplicate of A.T.		2 Years
21	Register of A.T. (after obtaining certificate of no pending)		2 Years
22	Register of Rectification of Interest		3 Years
23	S.B. Voucher List	SB 22	2 Years
24	Objection Register (after rectification of objection)	SB 61	2 Years
25	Register of No of passbooks received for interest		2 Years
26	Duplicate copies of S.B.P.R received from B.O.		18 Months
27	Record Relating to D. D. Cases (Except indemnity Bond)		3 Years (after closer of  all cases )
28	Record Relating to D. D. Cases (Where indemnity Bond Received)		6 Years (after closer of all cases )
29	Duplicate copies of credit/debit transfer journals		2 Years
30	Register of Collection of Cheques		2 Years
31	Stock Register of S.B. Cheques		2 Years
32	Register of returned Cheques		2 Years
33	Register of sanction of B.O. withdrawals	SB 45	2 Years
34	Register containing Photographs and other particulars of depositor		3 Years (After all accounts closed)
35	Applications for issue of new passbooks in lieu of spoilt ones		3 Years
37	Court attached orders of SB Deposits		2 Years (After close ofa/c)
38	Applications for issuing of SB Cheque Books		2 Years (After close of  a/c)
39	Copies of Lists of Collection of Outstation Cheques		2 years ( Following financial year)
40	Record relating to collection of Local Cheques		2 Years
41	SB 28 Receipt Books		2 Years
42	Document Lists		2 Years
43	Long Books		2 Years
44	Application for Revival of Silent accounts		2 Years
45	Error Book maintained in connection with the deposit by auto transfer from S.B. Account to RD Account		5 years
46	Nominal roll of SB Branch		10 years
47	LOT Lists		6 Years after last entry

	7)SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
1	Application for cancellation or variation of Nomination	NC 53	5 Years (after discharger of certificate)
2	Register of Nomination	NC 52	5 Years (after discharger of certificate)
3	Preliminary Receipt Book	NC 4	3 Years
4	List of Yearly Unsold Certificates		2 Years
5	Provisional Receipts for Savings Certificates	NC 11	3 Years
6	Counter Foils of Identity slips of Certificates		18 Months (after discharge of Certificate)
7	Special error book for Certificates		3 years
8	Monthly Statistical Register		3 Years
10	Journals of Certificates Issued and Discharged		18 Months
11	Monthly Summaries of Certificates Issued & Discharged		18 Months
12	Stock Register of Certificates		Permanent
13	Application for Purchase or transfer in lieu of Duplicate have been issued		6 Years (after discharge of Certificate)
14	Journals of Certificates issued through Authorized Agents		18 Months
15	Ledger for Payment of Authorized Agent’s commission		3 Years
16	Partly used up AGENT’S RECEIPT BOOK		5 Years
	8)ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
1	Correspondence Register		3 Years
2	Personal Files		3 Years after retirement or death
	9)OTHER RECORDS
1	Counter foils of Receipts and Daily lists of Telephone Revenue Collection	Eng 9	2 Years
2	Pension Schedule		3 Years