Types of offices

2. Types of Offices

Post Offices are divided into three classes.

(a) Head Post Offices.

(b) Sub-Post Offices including E.D. Sub-Offices, and

(c) E.D. Branch Post Offices.

	The first two classes of offices normally transact all types of postal business. Facilities are generally provided at Branch Post Offices for the main items of postal work like delivery and dispatch of mails, booking of registered articles and parcels accepting SB deposits and effecting SB withdrawals, and issue and payment of money orders, though in a restricted manner.

	So for as the public is concerned, there is generally no difference in the character of the service rendered by Sub-Post Offices and Head Post Offices except in regard to a few P.O. Savings Bank transactions.

Certain Post Offices do not undertake all types of postal business. The restrictions imposed will be found in the list of Post Offices published as Part III of this Guide.

Note:- The Head Offices in the more important cities are in the charge of gazette officers and such Head Offices are referred to as First class Head Office, First Class Head Postmaster, exercise all the powers of a Superintendent of Post Offices in regard to their own offices.

Note:- Value-payable articles and money orders will not be booked to the address of Army Post Offices.