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the signature of the original writer is essential after that, otherwise it will be
meaningless. The same officer who has signed the original letter must sign the
message belonging to the P.S. also.

Types of letter on the basis of objectives

On the basis of objectives, letters can be classified into following four groups.
a. Government Letter
b. Business Letter
c. Letter of Application
d. Personal Letter

a. Government letter

Letter which is written by one government office to another government, non-
government office and or a person for official matters is known as government letter.
The central level offices of government write letters to their branch offices giving
orders, instructions and information. On the other hand, the branch offices report
to their central level offices about their progress and achievement through letter.
The government letters have different purposes, styles, structures or formats as per
the time and situation. The examples of government letters are circulars, notices,
reminders, memoranda, etc. Illustration of such letter is given below.
Government of Nepal

Ministry of Education
Ref.: 1234/72 Kathmandu
Post Box no.:....... Date: 2072/9/2

Subject: Regarding the grading system in SEE exam.

Office of the Controller of Examination
Sanothimi, Bhaktapur,
As per the decision taken in 2072/08/29 by the government to publish the result
of SEE examination on grading system instead of marking system effective from
this academic sassion, it is requested to do accordingly.

……………………..

(...................)
Section officer

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