India Post and Railways are in the process of working together to tap the parcel business opportunity in the country, specially in rural areas, Union minister Manoj Sinha said.
India Post and Railways are in the process of working together to tap the parcel business opportunity in the country, specially in rural areas, Union minister Manoj Sinha said.
“Recently, there was a joint meeting meeting of Railways and Posts. We have said that you (railways) have transport and Posts has infrastructure. Both the departments should jointly make efforts to attract parcel business in rural areas in a big way,” communications minister Manoj Sinha said.
He said that Railways has three to four per cent share of the parcel business in rural areas, while that of India Post is estimated to be in decimals. He, however, said India Post has wrested a major share of parcel business from e-commerce companies, adding that there are ample opportunities in India. The DoP has established 57 Integrated Parcel Booking Centres and upgraded infrastructure of 27 Parcel Booking Centres during 2013-14 to 2015-16.
