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

• 24 Speed Post is a premium time-definite delivery (TDD) service launched by the Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications, offering next-day guaranteed delivery (D+1) for urgent consignments.
• Companion services launched simultaneously: 24 Speed Post Parcel and 48 Speed Post (D+2 guarantee).
• Relevant for UPSC as a marker of DoP's pivot from a legacy mail organisation into a modern logistics-tech institution competing with private couriers (Blue Dart, DTDC, Delhivery).