The Department of Posts (DoP) recorded its highest-ever first-quarter revenue of Rs 4,008 crore in the April-June period of FY27, marking the first time India Post’s quarterly turnover has crossed the Rs 4,000-crore mark, Union communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.The revenue rose 22.2 per cent from Rs 3,280 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. Scindia said the first quarter is typically not the strongest for India Post, with higher revenues usually coming in the final quarter of the fiscal.“Quarter one turnover has hit Rs 4,000 crore and above for the first time in the history of India Post,” the minister said after a review meeting.For the full financial year FY26, India Post, which operates under the India Post brand, reported revenue of Rs 15,500 crore, up from Rs 13,218 crore in FY25.Among business segments, the parcel vertical registered the highest growth, with revenue rising 50 per cent to Rs 296 crore from Rs 197 crore a year ago. Revenue from the mail segment increased 42 per cent to Rs 783 crore from Rs 552 crore.The International Relations and Global Business (IR&GB) segment grew 35 per cent to Rs 184 crore from Rs 136 crore despite disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis, Scindia said.Citizen-Centric Services, which include Aadhaar enrolment and updates, KYC, and Passport Seva Kendra services, posted an 86 per cent jump in revenue to Rs 203 crore during the quarter, compared with Rs 109 crore in the same period last year.India Post operates across six business verticals: Mail, Parcel, International Relations, Post Office Savings Bank (POSB), Postal Life Insurance (PLI), and Citizen-Centric Services.Scindia also highlighted the best-performing postal circles across business segments. Andhra Pradesh exceeded its mail revenue target with 106 per cent growth, while Kerala and Rajasthan led the International Relations and Global Business segment.In Citizen-Centric Services, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh topped performance, recording 107 per cent and 106 per cent growth, respectively.In the Post Office Savings Bank segment, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand emerged as the strongest performers, while West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir led business generation in Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance.
