New Delhi: India Post has crossed the ₹4,000-crore quarterly revenue mark for two consecutive quarters for the first time, recording ₹8,212.7 crore in revenue during the first half of FY2026-27, a 24% increase over ₹6,636 crore in the corresponding period last year.
The Department earned ₹4,201.5 crore in the July-September quarter, registering 25% year-on-year growth and a 5% increase over the previous quarter.
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia chaired the second-quarter review meeting in New Delhi, attended by Union Minister of State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani and senior postal officials.
All six business verticals recorded year-on-year growth. Parcels led with 71%, followed by PLI/RPLI at 44%, international relations and global business at 38%, mails at 36% and the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) at 18%.
The parcels segment generated ₹318.9 crore during Q2, with Kerala, the North East, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar exceeding their targets. POSB contributed ₹1,987 crore, while PLI/RPLI achieved 92% of its quarterly target.
Bihar led Q2 target achievement at 97.15%, followed by West Bengal at 97.07% and the North East at 94.79%. Eighteen of the 23 Postal Circles improved their target achievement over Q1.
Scindia called for customer-centric services, business diversification, innovation and faster digitisation to sustain growth. Pemmasani stressed workforce empowerment, accountability and real-time monitoring to reduce parcel delivery delays.
The ministers directed Postal Circles to strengthen parcel and international business, expand citizen-centric services in collaboration with state governments and maintain expenditure discipline during the festive season. The department will focus on agro-logistics, MSMEs, tourism, financial inclusion, insurance and rural logistics to improve efficiency and achieve financial sustainability.
