India Post’s first digital parcel lockers

Do you face problems of couriered packages not being delivered at home as you are away at work? To put an end to postmen returning without being able to make a delivery, the department of post, West Bengal circle, has decided to harness technology.

For the first time in the country, a digital parcel locker service has been unveiled at two post offices — one in Sector V and the other in New Town.

“In these newly developing areas, most residents have nuclear families where both husband and wife work and there is no one to collect parcels at home. Yet more and more purchases are happening through e-commerce portals these days.