Even as India Post phases out its ‘Registered Post’ and merges it with Speed Post, the Department of Posts has indicated that it will firm up its logistics for transmitting mail, and upgrade its IT systems. A key initiative has been integrating Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the time of booking Speed Post, which would prevent individual post offices from declining digital payments.
One way in which India Post has said it would firm up its domestic mail transmission is by ensuring that mail bags have enough room on flights criss-crossing India. The Hindu had first reported on July 9 India Post’s intention to reserve such “hard blocks” on passenger flights’ spare room in the cargo hold. On July 17, the postal department issued the tender to this effect, inviting airlines to bid for these hard block contracts.
