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India Post Unveils Guaranteed 24- and 48-Hour Speed Post in Six Metros

The rollout is designed to win e-commerce business via a money-back guarantee plus enterprise tools.

Overview

  • Three premium products—24 Speed Post, 24 Speed Post Parcel and 48 Speed Post—promise D+1 or D+2 delivery commitments.
  • Phase 1 covers Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, with dedicated processing windows and priority air transport.
  • Customers get OTP-verified delivery, end-to-end tracking with SMS alerts, extended delivery hours with Sunday/holiday operations, and full postage refunds if deadlines are missed.
  • Business users gain BNPL, free bulk pickups, API integration and centralised billing, positioning India Post for e-commerce fulfillment partnerships.
  • Published tariffs start at ₹38 for local documents up to 50 g and ₹200 for parcels up to 500 g (₹990 for 4.5–5 kg), with expansion to more cities slated by September and national/international scale-up targeted by March 2027.