Courier firms take on postal hues to save money

Courier firms take on postal hues to save money

Private courier services are painting themselves in the colours of India Post. That is not because they want inspiration from the government-run service. It is more because having their vehicles painted like postal service vans allows them to avoid paying toll. However, the department is now set to stop this and has asked district authorities to launch a challan drive against such vehicles. Sources said some people working for the service had complained that many of these illegal vehicles were parked near post offices at night, resulting in problems for the department. One of the service’s employees said that last month, a van, which had been painted red and was transporting a consignment, had been found to be that of a private courier company and after that the authorities had decided to take stringent action against such vehichles. This will be part of the departments? Project Arrow, in which, along with revamping facilities, the main emphasis will be on providing better services to the customers. Chief post master PR Kumar said it was a major problem for the department as apart from monetary losses, people were losing confidence due to such discrepancies.