India and Bhutan sign MoU on Postal Cooperation during 19-22 March 2026 visit

Key facts

• Secretary (Posts), Ministry of Communications, Government of India and Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Royal Government of Bhutan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Postal Cooperation on 19-22 March 2026.
• The MoU provides a structured framework for collaboration between India Post and Bhutan Post in postal operations, technology development, capacity building, logistics connectivity, philately, and knowledge exchange.
• The UPU-UPI cross-border remittance initiative will be launched to integrate the Universal Postal Union (UPU) PosTransfer system with India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for affordable remittance services between India and Bhutan.
• Bhutanese postal officials will attend training programmes in India at the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy and other Department of Posts training centres.
• India and Bhutan agreed to share experience on digital postal systems and the Digital Address Code for improved logistics and service delivery.
• Bhutan Post was invited to participate in philatelic exhibitions organised in India to continue cultural exchange.