Lok Sabha Question No. 6279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Post Offices in Rented Apartments
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH   APRIL, 2017

## POST OFFICES IN RENTED APARTMENTS

## †6279. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several post offices are being run in rented premises in the country and if so, the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the  time  by  which  these  offices  are  likely  to function in their own premises;
- (b) the number of post offices and sub-post offices that are likely to be set up during the current financial year;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide postal services  in each  village  of  the country and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) the number of residential colonies for postal employees, postal circle-wise; and
- (e) whether these colonies are adequate to cater to the demands of the employees and if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) Yes,  Madam. Several  post  offices  are  functioning  from  rented  buildings.  The State/UT-wise details of the post offices functioning from rented buildings are enclosed as Annexure A . The shifting of post offices to their own premises is an ongoing activity subject to availability of land and funds.
- (b) The Department has planned to open 166 new Branch Post Offices and 80 Sub post offices during the current financial year 2017-18.
- (c) Postal  services  are  available  all  over  the  country  through  a  network  of  1.55 lakhs  post  offices.  Villages  not  having  post  offices  are  served  by  nearby  post  offices.  In addition, Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendra and Franchise outlets are also opened to provide basic postal facilities to Gram Panchayats/villages not having post offices.
- (d) & (e) There  are  823  residential  colonies  for  postal  employees  across  the  country. The Postal Circle-wise details are enclosed as Annexure B .  Though, the staff quarters are adequate  in  most  of  the  Postal  Circles,  the  projects  for  construction  of  staff  quarters  are taken up as a Plan activity subject to fund availability.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 6279

## Annexure 'A'

| State/UT             |   Number of Rented buildings |
|----------------------|------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh       |                         1311 |
| Telangana            |                          642 |
| Assam                |                          440 |
| Bihar                |                          775 |
| Chhattisgarh         |                          308 |
| Delhi                |                          153 |
| Gujarat              |                         1058 |
| Daman & Diu          |                            2 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                            1 |
| Haryana              |                          361 |
| Himachal Pradesh     |                          393 |
| Jharkhand            |                          339 |
| Jammu & Kashmir      |                          202 |
| Karnataka            |                         1267 |
| Kerala               |                         1214 |
| Lakshadweep          |                            1 |
| Madhya Pradesh       |                          811 |
| Maharashtra          |                         1641 |
| Goa                  |                           80 |
| Meghalaya            |                           35 |
| Mizoram              |                           23 |
| Manipur              |                           45 |
| Nagaland             |                           26 |
| Arunachal Pradesh    |                           12 |
| Tripura              |                           49 |
| Orissa               |                         1055 |
| Punjab               |                          498 |
| Chandigarh           |                           46 |
| Rajasthan            |                          876 |
| Tamil Nadu           |                         2234 |
| Pondicherry          |                           23 |
| Uttar Pradesh        |                         2056 |
| Uttarakhand          |                          301 |
| West Bengal          |                         1507 |
| Sikkim               |                           17 |
| A&N Islands          |                           17 |
| TOTAL                |                        19819 |

Contd…3/-

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 6279

## Annexure 'B'

| Circles          | Number of Postal colonies   |   Number of Postal colonies |
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                             |                          36 |
| Telangana        |                             |                          22 |
| Assam            |                             |                          23 |
| Bihar            |                             |                          38 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                             |                          11 |
| Delhi            |                             |                          14 |
| Gujarat          |                             |                          60 |
| Haryana          |                             |                          22 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                             |                          53 |
| Jharkhand        |                             |                          16 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                             |                           9 |
| Karnataka        |                             |                          65 |
| Kerala           |                             |                          22 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                             |                          53 |
| Maharashtra      |                             |                          54 |
| North East       |                             |                          20 |
| Odisha           |                             |                          60 |
| Punjab           |                             |                          14 |
| Rajasthan        |                             |                          59 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                             |                          46 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                             |                          62 |
| Uttarakhand      |                             |                          25 |
| West Bengal      |                             |                          39 |
| TOTAL            |                             |                         823 |

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