This innovation allows consignees to conveniently retrieve their shipments from digital parcel lockers, doing away with the need for personal receipts or signing for a package. These digital parcel lockers keep their contents secure and are easily accessible.

When the recipient needs to retrieve a package from the locker, they can simply enter the assigned code and open the locker. Additionally, deliveries can be collected at any time, and only authorized personnel can access the packages.

Blue Dart has teamed up with Pod rones, a last-mile technology and parcel locker company, to power this initiative.

Balfour Manuel, managing director, Blue Dart, adds: "Blue Dart has maintained a long-standing strategic business relationship with India Post. This transformative partnership underscores our unwavering commitment to exceptional customer service, providing customers the option to collect packages at their convenience.

This initiative demonstrates our commitment to revolutionize hyper-connected city logistics, enhancing last-mile delivery efficiency while ensuring a reliable and secure experience for our customers in an increasingly digital and on-demand world."

Blue Dart's collaboration with India Post and the introduction of Digital Parcel Lockers exemplify the company's dedication to delivering innovative and customer-centric logistics solutions.

Blue Dart Express is South Asia's premier express air and integrated transportation and distribution company.

The company’s consolidated net profit declined 21.98% to Rs 73.06 crore as revenue remained flat at Rs 1324.48 crore in Q2 FY24 over Q2 FY23.

The scrip rose 0.46% to currently trade at Rs 6894.55 on the BSE.