Facts about Dabbawalas of Mumbai

1. A Dabbawala literally means a box-carrier.
2. Everyone who works within this system is treated as an equal.
3. The service is uninterrupted even on the days of extreme weather, such as Mumbai's characteristic monsoons.
4. Regardless of a dabbawala's function, everyone gets paid about two to four thousand rupees per month (around 25-50 British Pounds or 40-80 USD).
5. About 175,000 or 200,000 lunches get moved every day by an estimated 4,500 to 5,000 dabbawalas.
6. All with an extremely small nominal fee and with utmost punctuality.
7. According to a recent survey, there is only one mistake in every 6,000,000 deliveries.

source: wikipedia