Kapil Mehta is like any other teenager. The 13-year-old attends a suburban school and complains about his father coming home from work late. But there are also some things that set him apart. Tilak is a budding entrepreneur who has founded a logistics startup and also roped in Mumbai’s dabbawalas for help. His startup called “Papers N Parcels” is dedicated to carrying papers and small parcels within Mumbai for an assured intra-day delivery.
“Papers N Parcels (PNP) is my dream and I will work to ensure that the business becomes big,” Tilak says.
Speaking to ANI, the boy, Kapil Mehta said, “The idea came up when I had forgotten my books at my uncle’s place. I was searching for courier companies which would provide me the delivery. But, I didn’t find much. And the ones which I got, their rates were between Rs. 200-250. It was way too high.”. Then he thought of Dabbawallas.
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“I asked how strong was their service, to which they replied that they have services all over Mumbai. I even asked how much they were earning. They (Dabbawallas) gave me monthly rates. They do double delivery – one is delivering the tiffin and second, going back and picking up the tiffin. After working out few calculations, it came to just Rs. 45-50 per day,” Mehta explained.
He chuckled that he was “lucky” that this idea cropped up his mind during his school vacations. The initial capital for setting up the operations and developing mobile app was provided by Kapil Mehta’s father
Ghanshyam Parekh, the CEO of ‘Papers N Parcels’, said that it was a huge task to convince the Dabbawallas to be a part of the newly-launched courier service.
He said, “The idea of the app was the brainchild of Kapil. We had a team who developed the app. Kapil used to review the entire process. Convincing the Dabbawallas was a huge task. But after that, they came to an agreement and understood that they would be earning more.”
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