BLS E-Services, Delhivery Join Hands for Wider Rural Reach

17 Jul 2025 CW Team

BLS E-Services has entered into a strategic partnership with Delhivery to facilitate nationwide parcel booking and delivery through its extensive network of over 1.42 lakh touchpoints. These centres cover 10,000+ pincodes and more than 700 districts across India.

“This partnership will not only enable Delhivery to benefit from BLS E-Services’ network... but also provide an additional opportunity to our touchpoints to increase their source of income. Customers will benefit from real-time tracking and reliable deliveries, even in the most underserved parts of the country,” said Shikhar Aggarwal, Chairman, BLS E-Services.

The tie-up brings together Delhivery’s logistics technology and BLS E-Services’ hyperlocal rural presence to enable scalable and efficient last-mile connectivity.

“We are excited to announce our partnership with BLS E-Services. This collaboration enables to provide their customers with a consistent and reliable national shipping service across the country,” said Shaun Lobo, Senior Director, Franchise Business, Delhivery.

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