Department of Posts to Launch ‘24 Speed Post’ for Next-Day Guaranteed Delivery in Six Major Cities

Posted On: 16 MAR 2026 11:51AM by PIB Delhi The Department of Posts is launching 24 Speed Post on 17 th March 2026. The service will be launched by Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications , and Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Communications , in the presence of senior officers of the Department at Rangbhawan Auditorium, Akashwani Bhawan, New Delhi at 12:30 PM . The 24 Speed Post introduces next day guaranteed delivery for urgent and time-sensitive consignments. In the first phase, the service will be available across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad . Alongside this, 24 and 48 Speed Post services will provide assured D+1 and D+2 delivery timelines , enabled through dedicated processing windows and priority air transmission . The services will also feature OTP-based secure delivery, end-to-end tracking with SMS alerts, BNPL facility for business customers, free pickup for bulk bookings, API integration and centralized billing , along with a money-back guarantee in case of delay , further strengthening India Post’s premium express delivery capabilities. *** ARJ (Release ID: 2240509) Visitor Counter : 2110 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Telugu , Kannada Ministry of Communications Department of Posts to Launch ‘24 Speed Post’ for Next-Day Guaranteed Delivery in Six Major Cities Posted On: 16 MAR 2026 11:51AM by PIB Delhi The Department of Posts is launching 24 Speed Post on 17 th March 2026. The service will be launched by Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications , and Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Communications , in the presence of senior officers of the Department at Rangbhawan Auditorium, Akashwani Bhawan, New Delhi at 12:30 PM . The 24 Speed Post introduces next day guaranteed delivery for urgent and time-sensitive consignments. In the first phase, the service will be available across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad . Alongside this, 24 and 48 Speed Post services will provide assured D+1 and D+2 delivery timelines , enabled through dedicated processing windows and priority air transmission . The services will also feature OTP-based secure delivery, end-to-end tracking with SMS alerts, BNPL facility for business customers, free pickup for bulk bookings, API integration and centralized billing , along with a money-back guarantee in case of delay , further strengthening India Post’s premium express delivery capabilities. *** ARJ (Release ID: 2240509) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Department of Posts is launching <strong>24 Speed Post</strong> on 17th March 2026. The service will be launched by <strong>Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, </strong><strong>Union Minister of Communications</strong>, and <strong>Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, </strong><strong>Minister of State for Communications</strong>, in the presence of senior officers of the Department at <strong>Rangbhawan Auditorium, Akashwani Bhawan, New Delhi at 12:30 PM</strong>.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The <strong>24 Speed Post</strong> introduces <strong>next day guaranteed delivery</strong> for urgent and time-sensitive consignments. In the first phase, the service will be available across <strong>Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad</strong>. Alongside this, <strong>24 and 48 Speed Post services</strong> will provide assured <strong>D+1 and D+2 delivery timelines</strong>, enabled through <strong>dedicated processing windows and priority air transmission</strong>. The services will also feature <strong>OTP-based secure delivery, end-to-end tracking with SMS alerts, BNPL facility for business customers, free pickup for bulk bookings, API integration and centralized billing</strong>, along with a <strong>money-back guarantee in case of delay</strong>, further strengthening India Post’s premium express delivery capabilities.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">***</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">ARJ</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); 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