Chief Post Master General, Punjab Circle, P R Kumar, meanwhile, said: “India Posts has tied up with Deutsche Post’s courier service DHL. Earlier, the Speed Post service was transporting packages and parcels to about 90 countries but after the tie-up, the department can deliver packages to over 224 countries.” He added that the delivery time will be cut short to 3-4 days from the earlier 6-7 days.

An officer of the postal department said: “Once the service becomes operational, it would be very easy for customers to send their parcels and locate them anywhere in the world. People only need to bring the delivery material to the centre. Our officials will pack these with weather-proof and tamper-proof packing material in boxes. The parcels will not be checked by Customs officials. One can even keep a track on the delivery status through the Internet.”