Collection of Cheuqe Book fee – Addendum in SB order 01/2021

Subject : collection of various types of prescribed in GSPR 2018 under schedule II- regarding.

Kindly refer to the SB Order No. 03.2020 dated 10.01.2020 and SB Order 01/2021 dated 23.02.2021 on the subject cited above.

2. This office has been receiving refrences from Circles and customer regarding collection of fee issuance of POSB cheque book above 10 free cheques in a calendar year as per fee prescribed in GSPR 2018 schedule II

3. This issue was taken up with nodal ministry (DEA/MoF) to re-examine the fee collection keeping in view of the exciting stock of POSB cheque books containing 2/ leaves , keeping in view of operational difficulties and public inconvenience, vide O.M. no. 1/3/2021-NS dated 05.04.2021. Ministry of Finance has agreed that till the existing stock of 20 leaves cheque book exhausted in the post offices, one 20 leave cheque book may be issued to POSB Account holders in a calendar year free of cost.