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India plans Dhruva a username that could replace your physical address for deliveries and services
Economy
Published on 13 May 2026
Your address may become a username, not a PIN
India is developing Dhruva, a username-based digital addressing system led by India Post. If approved by the finance ministry, it would let people receive parcels, food, and services without sharing physical addresses, boosting privacy. The platform is designed to standardize delivery addressing nationwide, drawing inspiration from Aadhaar and UPI for wide-scale adoption.
- Dhruva uses a unique username as a digital address
- It could reduce sharing physical addresses for deliveries and services
- The system is awaiting finance ministry approval
- Designed to standardize addressing like Aadhaar and UPI
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