Adsense dumps DHL delivery for Indian Publishers
Good news for Indian publishers whose cheque got stolen or lost many times, so much so that they had to pay the high charge of $25 extra for secured DHL delivery. Google has decided to dump the Indian postal department in favour of Bluedart. In what should come as a big disappointment to the postal department, lakhs of cheques which are issued each month will no longer be sent via the Indian Postal System.
Indian publishers who access the my account tab will be able to see that the secured delivery via DHL option is no longer there and only a local courier option is there. These couriers will be sent via Bluedart which is infact one of the fastest domestic couriers of India and probably pretty reliable too as banks frequently trust them with their credit cards etc.
But Google is still tightlipped about electronic fund transfers for India, we heard its due to taxation issues and laws,lets see how this new Blue Dart saga turns out for Google and its Indian publishers when they start receiving Bluedart cheques from next month.
A statement from Google Adsense India team read :
“AdSense publishers in India will receive standard delivery checks mailed via the local courier service Blue Dart for no additional charge. Cheques mailed by Blue Dart should arrive within 10-30 days of the cheque date.
So the Secure Payment option has been removed from all the Indian adsense publishers account.
Blue Dart is not able to service all areas throughout India. If you live in a location they don’t service, your check will be sent by Registered Post and should reach you within 2-3 weeks of the mailing date.”
I do not blame Google for dumping DHL. If you only knew of what kind of a mom and pop operation that they have become over the past year. I would not trust them with a paper route.