India Post, under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, recorded its highest-ever first-quarter revenue of Rs 4,009 crore in Q1 of FY 2026-27, crossing the Rs 4,000 crore milestone for the first time. This marks a 22% year-on-year growth over the same quarter of FY 2025-26 and represents 81% of the quarterly target of Rs 4,951 crore. The figures were reviewed at the Quarterly Business Review Meeting held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, chaired by Union Minister for Communications and DoNER Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, with Minister of State for Communications Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani present. The department is working toward an ambitious annual revenue target of Rs 19,803 crore for FY 2026-27. Performance across all six business verticals was assessed. Citizen-Centric Services (CCS) recorded the highest year-on-year growth at 86%, followed by Parcel (50%), Post/Mail (42%), International Relations & Global Business (34%), PLI/RPLI (20%) and Post Office Savings Bank (10%). Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal were the top three performing postal circles overall. The Minister noted a sharp reduction in branch offices with zero business transactions and an improvement in the Expenditure Coverage Ratio (ECR), which rose from 28% to 32% including pension, and from 41% to 47% excluding pension. Scindia encouraged peer learning among circles and a cluster-based approach, while directing focused attention on the Parcel, Post and IR&GB verticals to meet the department's business goals for the year.