OBS_VALUE: The Indian Post Office Act, 1898, allowed India Post to retain the exclusive privilege of carrying and delivering letters. Under the new Post Office Act 2023, the Post Office shall only have the exclusive privilege of issuing postage stamps. The new Act removes the exclusive privilege of the Post Office to convey letters. See also, The Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (repealed), Sections 4 and 5, https://www.indiapost.gov.in/VAS/DOP_RTI/TheIndianPostOfficeAct1898.pdf