Overview
- Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and MoS Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar addressed a national Gramin Dak Sevak meet in Guntur.
- Scindia outlined a parcel-focused reform plan featuring modern hubs, QR code tracking, drone pilots in difficult terrain and electric mobility under an “ABCD” delivery excellence framework.
- Naidu urged providing electric bicycles to GDS to boost efficiency and reduce pollution, framing the proposal as part of a dignity and green-mobility push.
- Leaders highlighted India Post’s scale and trust, citing over 1.64–1.65 lakh post offices and more than 38 crore Post Office Savings Bank accounts with deposits near Rs 22 lakh crore.
- The network’s welfare role was underscored, with Naidu noting that roughly 33% of Direct Benefit Transfers move through the postal system, as ten standout GDS postmasters were felicitated.