Scindia announces ₹111 crore National Postal Training Centre at Shivpuri; names Speed Post 24 and 48
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced a seventh National Postal Training Centre at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh at an estimated ₹111 crore and named two upcoming India Post services, Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48, the ministry said on 11 January 2026.
Summary
A seventh National Postal Training Centre will come up at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh at an estimated cost of ₹111 crore, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced during his 8â11 January 2026 visit to the state. The Department of Posts already runs six Postal Training Centres, at Saharanpur, Vadodara, Mysuru, Guwahati, Madurai and Darbhanga, and Scindia set a target of 8 to 12 months for the new one. He also inaugurated six renovated post offices and named two upcoming India Post services, Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48.
Key facts
- Announcement
- Seventh National Postal Training Centre, Shivpuri (MP)
- Estimated cost
- ₹111 crore
- Completion target
- 8â12 months
- Existing PTCs
- Saharanpur, Vadodara, Mysuru, Guwahati, Madurai, Darbhanga
- New services named
- Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48
- Also
- Six renovated post offices inaugurated
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where will the seventh National Postal Training Centre, announced in January 2026 at an estimated cost of ₹111 crore, be set up?
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Correct answer: D â Shivpuri
PIB (Communications): Jyotiraditya Scindia announced the seventh National Postal Training Centre at Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the following is NOT among the six existing Postal Training Centres of the Department of Posts, as listed in January 2026?
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Correct answer: C â Nagpur
PIB (Communications): the six existing centres are Saharanpur, Vadodara, Mysuru, Guwahati, Madurai and Darbhanga; Nagpur is not one of them.