TABLE 2.11
                      Cost and Revenue of Main Services of the Department of Post
					                               (Rupees) 
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			         1994-95	   1995-96    Subsidy  Subsidy
				  ------           -------     during   as per
	Service    	        Cost  Revenue	Cost  Revenue 1993-94  cent of 
							       cost 
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 1.	Postcard		1.73	0.15	1.83	0.15	1.68	92
 2.	Printed card		1.62	0.60	1.74	0.60	1.14	66
 3.	Letter card		1.78	0.75	1.88	0.75	1.13	60

	Registered Newspapers

 4.	Single			2.23	0.26	2.39	0.30	2.09	87
 5.	Bundle			2.83	0.50	3.93	0.54	3.39	86
 6.	Parcel		       20.67   17.01   20.79   20.09	0.70	 3
 7.	Registeration	       10.62	6.00   11.91	6.00	5.91	50
 8.	Value pbls.		7.23	2.99	9.33	3.23	6.10	65
 9.	Acknowledgement		1.54	1.00	1.68	1.00	0.68	40
 10.	Money orders	       15.08   13.61   16.78   16.56	0.22	 1
 11.	Tele. money order      17.86   15.83   19.92   18.66	1.26	 6
 12.	I.P. orders		8.73	1.17	9.26	1.06	8.20	89

	Book Post	
					 
 13.	Book pattern and sample	2.40	2.15	2.78	2.35	0.43	15
	packet						 
 14.	Printed books	        3.01	1.70	3.97	1.89	2.08    52
 15.	Other periodicals	3.28	1.55	3.97	1.66	2.31	58
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