- The Indian Railways has made available railway parcel vans for speedy mass transportation of essential items by e-commerce entities and customers including state governments.
- The parcel vans will transport essential items including medical equipment, medical supplies and food in small parcels.
- The parcel special trains will be timetabled and will ply on select routes to ensure an uninterrupted supply of essential items.
- The zonal railways are identifying and notifying routes for these Parcel Special trains. Currently, the trains are running on 65 routes.
