TCIEXPRESS Welcomes Union Budget 2025-26 Announcements

• Offering New Growth Opportunities for Express Delivery Industry • Rural Post Offices to be Logistics Powerhouse • Gig Worker Welfare Scheme Gurugram, India, February 03, 2025: TCIEXPRESS, India’s fastest and largest B2B express delivery company, welcomes the transformative announcements in the Union Budget 2025-26, which are poised to unlock new growth avenues for the express delivery industry and the Indian economy at large. Mr. Chander Agarwal, Managing Director of TCIEXPRESS, lauded these measures in the budget that promise to drive growth, efficiency, cost-cutting and job security across the industry.

The government’s plan to transform over 1.5 lakh rural post offices into a logistics powerhouse is a game-changer for last-mile delivery and rural connectivity. This initiative aligns seamlessly with the express delivery industry and TCIEXPRESS’s extensive multimodal infrastructure, spanning over 60,000 locations across India. By leveraging this development, organised players can expand their footprint in underserved rural areas to ensure faster and more reliable delivery services.

The introduction of a comprehensive social sector scheme for gig workers is a significant step toward improving job security, welfare, and health benefits in the sector. it is expected to attract skilled talent to the express delivery industry, enhancing service quality and operational efficiency. This initiative will help enhance service quality and foster a more inclusive, sustainable workforce, benefiting companies like TCIEXPRESS in delivering superior, efficient services.

The Budget’s focus on improving route planning and connectivity by providing access to the PM Gati Shakti database for urban land records will help companies optimise route planning, improve connectivity, and reduce transit times and operational costs. This data-driven approach, will enable them to offer faster, more efficient road transport services across India with greater transparency, and visibility.

The government’s focus on upgrading air cargo infrastructure is another critical development that will benefit the entire logistics ecosystem. These initiatives will complement TCIEXPRESS's focus on Air Express delivery, optimising our operational processes, reducing lead times, and improving air freight handling, thereby enhancing our fast and time-definite services.

The Budget sets a strong foundation for the express delivery industry. TCIEXPRESS, India’s leading B2B express delivery company, is eager to leverage these opportunities, driving innovation, efficiency, and growth.

About TCI EXPRESS: TCIEXPRESS is India’s leading time-definite express distributor, drawing on its unparalleled experience and deep domain expertise to offer customised solutions for express delivery. The company has been growing rapidly and expanding its distribution network locally, with its current roster of close to 1000 branches covering more than 60,000 locations. TCIEXPRESS is well-equipped to offer time-definite solutions to 750+ districts in India, thanks to its wide spectrum of services comprising Surface Express, Domestic Air Express, International Air Express, E-commerce Express, Rail Express, Pharma Cold Chain Express, and C2C Express services. The company has special expertise in enabling solutions for clients in sectors like consumer electronics, retail, apparel & lifestyle, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, engineering, e-commerce, energy/power, and telecommunications. With a proven commitment to excellence and the pursuit of value-based policies to satisfy the aspirations of customers, vendors, employees, shareholders, and all other stakeholders in the express delivery industry, TCIEXPRESS has emerged as a frontrunner in a segment that is here to grow in the long term.

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