Jyotiraditya Scindia announces Speed Post 24 and 48 services

Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday announced the launch of two new India Post services—Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48—aimed at ensuring faster and more reliable delivery of postal consignments across the country.The announcement was made at a local programme in Pichhor in Shivpuri district, where Scindia said the new services would guarantee delivery of Speed Post articles within 24 hours and 48 hours, respectively. Describing the initiative as a major step towards the modernisation of postal services, the minister said the two offerings would set new benchmarks for punctuality, reliability and speed in India Post’s delivery network.“I am bringing two new products. One will be called Speed Post 24, which will deliver your Speed Post document to your home within 24 hours. The second is Speed Post 48,” Scindia said while addressing the gathering.

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During the event, the Union Minister inaugurated the renovated Pichhor sub-post office, developed at a cost of ₹2 lakh. He also laid the foundation stone and conducted the ground-breaking ceremony for a proposed new sub-post office building, which will be constructed at an estimated cost of ₹1.11 crore.Separately, on December 29, 2025, Scindia had announced a series of transformative reforms by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) through the National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS) to strengthen indigenous manufacturing and testing capabilities in the telecom sector.“These transformative reforms will strengthen telecom security, reduce compliance burdens, enable sustainable industry growth and reinforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Make in India, Make for the World,” the minister had said.
The key measures include extending the Pro Tem Security Certification Scheme for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by two years and reducing fees for Telecom Security Testing Laboratories (TSTLs). Scindia said the reforms are aligned with the principle of DSS—“Design in India, Solve in India, Scale for the World”.He added that the changes would significantly ease the compliance burden, with a 90 per cent reduction for women-led and MSME testing laboratories and a 50 per cent reduction for other labs. Central and state government testing agencies, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other government institutions have been granted a complete waiver of testing fees, he said.