Indian govt may act on illegal courier companies

The government is contemplating action against private courier companies for bringing international post in the country illegally and delivering them as domestic post, depriving the Department of Post of terminal dues. According to senior officials in the Department of Posts, the courier companies have been routing international posts illegally as domestic ones, creating a similar situation to one existing in telecom sector in the internal call segment. Although DoP officials declined to give any estimates of illegal posts entering the country, informed sources said it could run between Rs 10 billion (USD221 million) to Rs 15 billion.