Indian Government Plans to Transform India Post into a Logistics Giant

News: NEW DELHI: The goal of the Indian government’s transformation Indian Post into a full-service logistics company is to increase the company’s revenue by 50–60% within the next three to four years.

Union Telecom Minister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia disclosed that the postal department currently generates an annual revenue of Rs 12,000 crore during his speech at the Public Affairs Forum of India event.

The minister stated that he hoped to dramatically raise this number by expanding services and utilizing the department’s wide outreach into rural and isolated locations.

Scindia emphasized the necessity for Indian Post to advance innovations in logistics operations and move away from its conventional mail and letter services. In order to maximize efficiency, the strategy will concentrate on route optimization and utilizing a variety of transportation options.

Indian Post will be able to provide complete logistics solutions because to this transition, enabling it to provide vital services to people in remote locations. In addition, the Northeast area is receiving major infrastructural funding from the government, with Rs 48,000 crore set up for road construction.

Scindia also emphasized the continuous efforts to bring mobile coverage to 25,000 communities in the nation that do not currently have network access, including 6,000 villages in the Northeast. By mid-2025, the government intends to erect mobile towers in these areas through the Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund, guaranteeing that no village is left without mobile access.

Source: Indiashippingnews