Revenue stamp deadlock unresolved

Post offices across Punjab had stopped selling revenue stamps since February 2005

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Phagwara, Updated At : 03:24 AM Jul 13, 2025 IST

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The Punjab government has failed to break the deadlock between its Revenue Department and postal authorities over the sale of revenue stamps of the denomination of Re 1 through post offices. Post offices across Punjab had stopped selling revenue stamps since February 2005, demanding their commission to be hiked from 3 per cent to 6 per cent.

Meanwhile, the state government has been selling the revenue stamps through its treasury offices at the sub-divisional level. It has also authorised stamp vendors to sell revenue stamps. But taking advantage of the stalemate, some people are selling these stamps in black.

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