Parliamentary proceedings | Rajya Sabha passes Post Office Bill to amend 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act
The HinduRajya Sabha passed the Post Office Bill on Monday, which repeals and replaces the Post Office Act of 1898. “This new legislation is a reflection of the way post offices and postmen have been transformed into a service-delivery institution from being merely a mail-delivery mechanism, and the post offices have been practically converted into banks,” Mr. Vaishnaw said. Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil flagged the provisions in Section 9 of the Bill, which gives post office officials the power to intercept, open or detain any item or deliver item to Customs authority, and said it will infringe on the right to privacy. Mr. Gohil added that the Bill allows the interception of a shipment being transmitted through the post on certain grounds such as any “public emergency” or in the interest of “public safety” or tranquillity and sought the Centre’s clarification on both the terms.
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