The Department of Posts, Ministry of
Communications & IT, here today launched an ‘Express Parcel’ service. The
service was launched by Smt. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts, at a
function organized at New Delhi G.P.O.
Speaking on the occasion Smt.
Gopinath said that ‘Express Parcel’ is a premium parcel service for retail as
well as bulk customers. It offered time bound, safe and secure home delivery of
parcels. To have minimal transit time these parcels will be given airlift
wherever needed. Bulk customers would also have an economical option of surface
transported ‘Business Parcel’.
These two new parcel services aim to
promote the e-commerce market in India by offering reliable and cost efficient
delivery solutions. Whereas ‘Express Parcel’ is an air mail service providing
guaranteed time bound delivery of parcels, ‘Business Parcel’ will provide fast,
secure and cost efficient transmission of parcels through surface. These
services will have ‘Cash on Delivery’ facility which has become a pre-requisite
today for e-commerce parcels.
Though ‘Business Parcels’ will have a
nationwide coverage, the ‘Express Parcel’ service will initially be available
between 20 identified cities: Agra, Banglore,Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi
(NCR), Patna, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indoor, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow,
Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, Parwanoo, Shillong, Surat and Thiruvanthapuram. This
service will be expanded nationwide in phased manner. Bothe these services are
being offered at a very attractive tariff, said Smt. Gopinath.
Source :PIB
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