India, Jan. 22 -- Union communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said India Post has set an ambitious revenue target of Rs.17,546 crore for 2025-26, marking a 30% increase over the current year, even as revenue growth between 2023-24 and 2024-25 remained modest at around 3%, rising from Rs.12,790 crore to Rs.13,240 crore.

"The momentum is encouraging, the direction is clear," Scindia said in a post on X, adding that the Department of Posts aims to become a profit-making organisation within the next four to five years.

According to officials, India Post has earned Rs.10,155 crore in the first three quarters of the current financial year, compared to Rs.9,385 crore in the same period last year, a year-on-year growth of 8.2...