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DTDC founder's startup journey from loan rejection to ₹2,000 crore

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Subhasish Chakraborty's wife Tapasi mortgaged her jewellery to fund DTDC after banks refused loans.
DTDC Express Limited grew from a small office to a ₹2,000 crore logistics empire.
DTDC adopted India's first franchise model in logistics, expanding through people instead of capital.
DTDC now has over 16,500 channel partners, offices in 7 countries, and reaches 96% of India's population.
DTDC delivers close to 190 million shipments annually with nearly 100,000 ground staff.