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India Post's push to partner with logistics startups

Hindustan Times Chandigarh

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February 02, 2025

THE POSTAL SERVICE MAY HELP E-COMMERCE REACH REMOTE CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY, ADDING UNTOUCHED ZIP CODES TO LOGISTICS PLAYERS

- Sowmya Ramasubramanian and Mansi Verma

BENGALURU/MUMBAI: India Post's plan to increase rural penetration by revamping 150,000 rural post offices is expected to boost the e-commerce sector by strengthening logistics and widening opportunities for collaboration with private players like Delhivery and Ecom Express, industry specialists told Mint.

The government's postal service—considered among the widest postal networks in the world—could help e-commerce reach the remotest corners of the country, adding untouched zip codes to the purview of private and public logistics players.

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