Door-to-Door Delivery by Indian Railways: A ‘Joint Parcel Product’ (JPP) of India Post and the national transporter, Indian Railways is being developed. In this service, first-mile and last-mile connectivity will be provided by the Department of Posts, and the intermediate connectivity from station to station will be done through the Indian Railways. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a recent reply to a question in Lok Sabha, said that the Joint Parcel Product aims to target the business-to-business and business-to-customer markets by offering full parcel handling solution, i.e. picking up from the sender’s premises, booking and door-step delivery to the recipient. The JPP by the national transporter and India Post has commenced on a pilot project basis. The pilot project’s first service commenced on 31 March 2022 from the city of Surat in Gujarat to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
