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Telangana Circle Rolls Out APT 2.0, DIGIPIN and Fast Door‑Step Services

New geo‑coded addressing, tracking and 24/48‑hour Speed Post tools are being used to extend banking and social payments to more rural residents to boost inclusion and revenue

Overview

  • Telangana Circle announced the active deployment of indigenous APT 2.0 and DIGIPIN, a 10‑character geo‑coded digital address system developed with IIT Hyderabad and NRSC‑ISRO, to reduce delivery friction and improve tracking.
  • The Circle said its Door Step Service app now enables real‑time tracking while 24‑hour and 48‑hour Speed Post services in Hyderabad have handled more than 1.33 lakh articles.
  • India Post in Telangana is delivering nearly 20 lakh Cheyutha pension payments each month through its network and supports a 1.07 crore Post Office Savings Bank account base.
  • Operational scale underpins the push: the Circle runs 36 head post offices, 759 sub post offices and 5,424 branch post offices staffed by 6,514 departmental employees and 10,623 Gramin Dak Sevaks, and the Rozgar Mela drive issued 1,272 appointments in the state.
  • Telangana Circle reported 2025‑26 service volumes that include 1.66 lakh passport transactions, 4.75 lakh Aadhaar transactions and 71,233 PLI/RPLI policies sold while targeting 25% rural financial inclusion for 2026‑27.