Pickup & Drop Point
₹50,000 onwards- Space required
- 100–200 sq. ft.
- Staff needed
- 1–2 people
- Daily volume
- 40–120 parcels
- Indicative net
- ₹15,000–30,000/mo
- Break-even
- 3–5 months
- Daily hours
- Shop hours only
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Four Ways to Enter the Delivery Business
From a ₹50,000 counter inside your existing shop to a district-wide operation. Every model below lists the real investment, the space you need, how many people it takes to run, and what it can earn.
There is no single "courier franchise cost" — it depends entirely on how much of the delivery chain you want to own. A pickup point handles parcels at a counter. A delivery hub owns a whole pincode and the riders who serve it. A master franchise earns from other hubs beneath it. Pick by your budget, your available space, and how much daily involvement you genuinely want.
Model 01
Pickup & Drop Point Franchise
The lowest-risk way in. Your counter becomes the collection and drop-off location for the neighbourhood — customers come to you instead of riders going to them.
This model fits an existing business best. A stationery shop, mobile store, medical shop or kirana with 100–200 sq. ft. of spare space can add a parcel counter without hiring anyone new. Customers drop off returns and collect shipments they missed, you scan each one, and you are paid per transaction. No delivery fleet, no fuel bills, no route planning.
The trade-off is volume. You earn on parcels that pass through the counter, not on an entire pincode, so income is modest — but it stacks neatly on top of whatever your shop already makes, and the footfall it brings often lifts your primary business too.
- Works as an add-on to an existing retail counter
- No riders, no vehicles, no fuel costs
- Earns on drop-offs, collections and reverse pickups
- Extra footfall into your main business
- Break-even typically within 3–5 months
Last-Mile Delivery Hub
₹1.5–3 Lakh- Space required
- 300–500 sq. ft.
- Staff needed
- 4–8 people
- Daily volume
- 200–500 parcels
- Indicative net
- ₹35,000–90,000/mo
- Break-even
- 5–8 months
- Daily hours
- 7 AM – 8 PM
Model 02
Last-Mile Delivery Hub Franchise
The core of the network and the model most of our partners run. You get exclusive rights over a pincode cluster, a daily shipment load, and a team of riders working under you.
Mornings are the heart of it. The line-haul vehicle drops your load, your team sorts it by route, riders leave on their beats, and through the day you track attempts, handle COD reconciliation and manage re-attempts. By evening the outward scan closes and the undelivered shipments are accounted for.
It is real operational work — but it is also where the money is. Three revenue lines run in parallel: forward delivery, reverse pickups from customers returning orders, and COD handling commission. Volume is assigned by the network, so you are not spending on marketing to find customers.
- Exclusive territory rights over your pincode cluster
- Three revenue lines: delivery, pickups and COD
- Volume assigned by the network — no customer acquisition
- Festive-season incentives on peak volume
- Natural upgrade path to a master franchise
Model 03
District Master Franchise
Stop running one hub and start running the district. You hold rights across an entire district, operate a central facility, and earn an override on the sub-hubs working under you.
This is a management business rather than an operations job. Your day goes into appointing sub-partners in surrounding towns, allocating loads across hubs, monitoring delivery performance district-wide, and holding the whole territory to its SLA. The central facility you run handles bulk sorting before shipments fan out to smaller hubs.
It needs materially more capital and, more importantly, proven experience — we generally only recommend it to people who have already run a delivery hub cleanly for a year, or who bring a solid management background from another business.
- Rights across an entire district, not one pincode
- Override earnings from every sub-hub under you
- Central sorting facility with the highest volume in the territory
- Strong territory protection in the agreement
- Scales without you touching individual parcels
District Master Franchise
₹5–10 Lakh- Space required
- 1000–2500 sq. ft.
- Staff needed
- 15–30 people
- Daily volume
- 1500–5000 parcels
- Indicative net
- ₹1.5–4 lakh/mo
- Break-even
- 9–14 months
- Experience
- Preferred
Line-Haul Vehicle Partner
₹2–12 Lakh- Space required
- Parking only
- Staff needed
- 1 driver per vehicle
- Asset
- Tempo / LCV / 32-ft
- Indicative net
- ₹25,000–70,000 per vehicle
- Break-even
- 12–20 months
- Contract
- Fixed monthly route
Model 04
Line-Haul Vehicle Partner
No hub, no riders, no counter. You attach a commercial vehicle to a fixed network route and earn on a monthly contract — the closest thing to a semi-passive model in this business.
Line-haul is the middle leg: moving sorted shipments between the sorting centre and the delivery hubs that feed off it. Routes are fixed and run on a schedule, so utilisation is predictable in a way spot freight never is. Your responsibilities are the vehicle, the driver, fuel, maintenance and running to time.
It suits people who already own commercial vehicles, or who want a logistics income without daily customer-facing operations. Returns scale with fleet size — several of our partners now run three to five vehicles on different routes.
- Fixed monthly contract on a defined route
- Predictable utilisation, no load hunting
- Works alongside a job or another business
- Scales cleanly by adding more vehicles
- Existing vehicle owners can start almost immediately
Side by Side
Full Comparison of All Four Models
Scroll the table horizontally on mobile. All figures are indicative estimates, not guaranteed returns.
| Parameter | Pickup Point | Delivery Hub | Master Franchise | Line-Haul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total investment | ₹50k – 1L | ₹1.5 – 3L | ₹5 – 10L | ₹2 – 12L |
| Space required | 100–200 sq.ft. | 300–500 sq.ft. | 1000–2500 sq.ft. | Parking only |
| Staff | 1–2 | 4–8 | 15–30 | 1 per vehicle |
| Daily parcels | 40–120 | 200–500 | 1500–5000 | N/A |
| Indicative net / month | ₹15k – 30k | ₹35k – 90k | ₹1.5 – 4L | ₹25k – 70k |
| Break-even | 3–5 months | 5–8 months | 9–14 months | 12–20 months |
| Daily involvement | Low | High | Medium (management) | Low |
| Experience needed | None | None | Preferred | Vehicle ownership |
| Territory rights | Counter only | Pincode cluster | Full district | Route based |
| Best suited to | Existing shop owners | Full-time operators | Experienced partners | Fleet owners |
Cost Transparency
Where the Money Actually Goes in a Delivery Hub
A typical ₹2 lakh setup for a 300–400 parcel-per-day hub, broken down line by line.
One-time setup
| Refundable security deposit | ₹75,000 – 1,00,000 |
|---|---|
| Racking, tables & sorting setup | ₹25,000 – 40,000 |
| Scanner, printer, computer | ₹20,000 – 35,000 |
| Branding, signage & uniforms | ₹10,000 – 18,000 |
| CCTV & basic security | ₹12,000 – 20,000 |
| Registration & documentation | ₹8,000 – 15,000 |
Monthly running cost
| Rider salaries (4–5 staff) | ₹36,000 – 55,000 |
|---|---|
| Premises rent | ₹8,000 – 20,000 |
| Fuel & rider incentives | ₹10,000 – 18,000 |
| Electricity & internet | ₹3,000 – 6,000 |
| Packaging & consumables | ₹2,000 – 4,000 |
| Miscellaneous & maintenance | ₹3,000 – 6,000 |
FAQ
Questions About Investment & Models
If you already run a shop with some spare floor area, start with the pickup and drop point — the investment is small, there is no delivery fleet to manage, and you learn the network’s systems with limited risk. If you can arrange 300–500 sq. ft. and have working capital for staff, the last-mile delivery hub earns considerably more and is the model most of our partners choose.
Yes. The security deposit is refundable as per the terms of the franchise agreement, typically on completion of the notice period and settlement of all pending shipments, COD cash and network assets. It is paid directly to the logistics network — never to us or to any individual.
Very often, yes. Partners with a clean operating record and a territory that has room to grow are usually strong candidates for an upgrade. A good share of our master franchise partners started at the smallest model. Upgrades are subject to pincode availability and network approval.
Rent, staff salaries, fuel or rider incentives, electricity, internet, packaging consumables and device maintenance. For a hub doing 200–300 parcels a day this typically lands around ₹50,000 – ₹60,000 per month, with salaries the largest line by far.
Yes. Franchise payouts are made against invoices, so an active GST registration in the business name is required before onboarding. If you do not have one, our documentation team will get it registered for you as part of the process.
A practical rule is one rider per 60–80 shipments a day in a dense urban area, and one per 40–50 in a spread-out or rural cluster. A hub handling 250 parcels daily usually runs 4 riders plus one sorter, with a fifth rider added during festive peaks.