Department of Posts and Flipkart Sign Agreement for Last Mile Parcel Delivery Services Across India

• Agreement signed 22 May 2026 in New Delhi between Department of Posts (DoP), Ministry of Communications and Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd. for nationwide last-mile parcel delivery.
• Leverages DoP's network of over 1.6 lakh post offices (~1.39 lakh rural) to serve Flipkart's e-commerce shipments in urban, semi-urban, rural and remote areas.
• Examinable as a current-affairs case study of public-private logistics partnerships, India Post's pivot to a logistics organisation, and the post-Post Office Act, 2023 business model.