Lok Sabha Question No. 3000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3000 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  MARCH, 2018

## POST OFFICES

†3000. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL: SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the per capita availability of post offices in the country;
- (b) the total number of post offices functioning in the country separately in rural and urban  areas  along  with  the  number  of  employees  working  in  these  post  offices, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether post office facilities have been provided in all the villages of the country including  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor along with the total number of such villages where this facility is yet to be provided, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  number  of  the  new  post  offices  opened  at  district,  tehsil  and  State  level during each of the last three years; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for opening of post offices in all the villages and if so, the details thereof and the target fixed 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) Madam, on an average a Post Office in India serves an area of 21.56 sq. kms and a population of 7753.
- (b) State/UT-wise  details  of  post  offices  functioning  in  the  country  and  the  number  of employees working in these post offices, separately for rural and urban areas, are furnished at Annexure-I
- (c) The Postal network of more than 1.54 lakhs Post Offices provides postal services to the entire urban and rural areas in the country, including the villages in Uttar Pradesh.
- (d) Details of number of new Post offices opened at District, tehsil and State level during each of the last three years are furnished at Annexure-II.
- (e) No scheme has been formulated by the Government for opening of post offices in all the villages.

| Annexure I   | Annexure I                          | Annexure I                   | Annexure I                   | Annexure I                   | Annexure I                                  | Annexure I                                  | Annexure I                                  |
|--------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.      | Name of States/ UTs                 | Total number of Post Offices | Total number of Post Offices | Total number of Post Offices | Total No. employees working in Post Offices | Total No. employees working in Post Offices | Total No. employees working in Post Offices |
| Sl. No.      | Name of States/ UTs                 | URBAN                        | RURAL                        | TOTAL                        | URBAN                                       | RURAL                                       | TOTAL                                       |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh                      | 774                          | 9602                         | 10376                        | 6680                                        | 15592                                       | 22272                                       |
| 2            | Assam                               | 381                          | 3631                         | 4012                         | 2591                                        | 8079                                        | 10670                                       |
| 3            | Bihar                               | 457                          | 8590                         | 9047                         | 3040                                        | 19750                                       | 22790                                       |
| 4            | Chhattisgarh                        | 274                          | 2890                         | 3164                         | 1458                                        | 4636                                        | 6094                                        |
| 5            | Goa                                 | 54                           | 203                          | 257                          | 367                                         | 485                                         | 852                                         |
| 6            | Gujarat                             | 779                          | 8148                         | 8927                         | 8557                                        | 13442                                       | 21999                                       |
| 7            | Haryana                             | 374                          | 2314                         | 2688                         | 2780                                        | 3929                                        | 6709                                        |
| 8            | Himachal Pradesh                    | 130                          | 2658                         | 2788                         | 1291                                        | 6439                                        | 7730                                        |
| 9            | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 198                          | 1504                         | 1702                         | 887                                         | 2536                                        | 3423                                        |
| 10           | Jharkhand                           | 272                          | 2846                         | 3118                         | 1933                                        | 6422                                        | 8355                                        |
| 11           | Karnataka                           | 1046                         | 8620                         | 9666                         | 11179                                       | 12891                                       | 24070                                       |
| 12           | Kerala                              | 876                          | 4175                         | 5051                         | 5620                                        | 11211                                       | 16831                                       |
| 13           | Madhya Pradesh                      | 810                          | 7469                         | 8279                         | 6052                                        | 11123                                       | 17175                                       |
| 14           | Maharashtra                         | 1236                         | 11366                        | 12602                        | 16972                                       | 18284                                       | 35256                                       |
| 15           | Arunachal Pradesh,                  | 32                           | 270                          | 302                          | 194                                         | 531                                         | 725                                         |
| 16           | Manipur,                            | 39                           | 662                          | 701                          | 292                                         | 1738                                        | 2030                                        |
| 17           | Meghalaya,                          | 31                           | 460                          | 491                          | 206                                         | 969                                         | 1175                                        |
| 18           | Nagaland,                           | 31                           | 300                          | 331                          | 247                                         | 843                                         | 1090                                        |
| 19           | Mizoram,                            | 39                           | 350                          | 389                          | 285                                         | 841                                         | 1126                                        |
| 20           | Sikkim                              | 12                           | 197                          | 209                          | 93                                          | 503                                         | 596                                         |
| 21           | Tripura                             | 57                           | 654                          | 711                          | 398                                         | 1252                                        | 1650                                        |
| 22           | Odisha                              | 597                          | 7578                         | 8175                         | 5983                                        | 14139                                       | 20122                                       |
| 23           | Punjab                              | 412                          | 3401                         | 3813                         | 4010                                        | 5760                                        | 9770                                        |
| 24           | Rajasthan                           | 636                          | 9675                         | 10311                        | 5919                                        | 13266                                       | 19185                                       |
| 25           | Tamil Nadu                          | 1817                         | 10223                        | 12040                        | 15566                                       | 18222                                       | 33788                                       |
| 26           | Telangana                           | 542                          | 5246                         | 5788                         | 3544                                        | 8496                                        | 12040                                       |
| 27           | Uttarakhand                         | 208                          | 2514                         | 2722                         | 1804                                        | 5452                                        | 7256                                        |
| 28           | Uttar Pradesh                       | 1935                         | 15735                        | 17670                        | 12069                                       | 25048                                       | 37117                                       |
| 29           | West Bengal                         | 1267                         | 7497                         | 8764                         | 9842                                        | 23522                                       | 33364                                       |
| UTs          | UTs                                 | UTs                          | UTs                          | UTs                          | UTs                                         | UTs                                         | UTs                                         |
| 1            | Andaman & Nicobar Island            | 15                           | 85                           | 100                          | 51                                          | 218                                         | 269                                         |
| 2            | Chandigarh                          | 42                           | 9                            | 51                           | 493                                         | 27                                          | 520                                         |
| 3            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                | 1                            | 37                           | 38                           | 16                                          | 14                                          | 30                                          |
| 4            | Daman & Diu                         | 5                            | 14                           | 19                           | 40                                          | 62                                          | 102                                         |
| 5            | Lakshadweep                         | 6                            | 4                            | 10                           | 22                                          | 8                                           | 30                                          |
| 6            | Puducherry                          | 42                           | 57                           | 99                           | 218                                         | 131                                         | 349                                         |
|              | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 471                          | 83                           | 554                          | 4241                                        | 79                                          | 4320                                        |
|              | Total                               | 15898                        | 139067                       | 154965                       | 134940                                      | 255940                                      | 390880                                      |

Contd….3/-

## ANNEXURE II

State-wise number of new Post Offices opened at District, Tehsil and State level during each of the last three years

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State                   | Number of new Post Offices opened at District, Tehsil and State level during 2014-15   | Number of new Post Offices opened at District, Tehsil and State level during 2015-16   | Number of new Post Offices opened at District, Tehsil and State level during 2016-17   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                      | 6                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 8                                                                                      |
| 2         | Assam                               | 2                                                                                      | 7                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 3         | Bihar                               | 5                                                                                      | 16                                                                                     | 9                                                                                      |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                        | 9                                                                                      | 13                                                                                     | 9                                                                                      |
| 5         | Goa                                 | 2                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      |
| 6         | Gujarat                             | 3                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      |
| 7         | Haryana                             | 8                                                                                      | 10                                                                                     | 8                                                                                      |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                    | 2                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 2                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      |
| 10        | Jharkhand                           | 8                                                                                      | 10                                                                                     | 11                                                                                     |
| 11        | Karnataka                           | 12                                                                                     | 5                                                                                      | 9                                                                                      |
| 12        | Kerala                              | 2                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                      | 6                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 8                                                                                      |
| 14        | Maharashtra                         | 6                                                                                      | 8                                                                                      | 9                                                                                      |
| 15        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 2                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      |
| 16        | Manipur                             | 2                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      |
| 17        | Meghalaya                           | 4                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      |
| 18        | Nagaland                            | 0                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      |
| 19        | Mizoram                             | 0                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 20        | Sikkim                              | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 21        | Tripura                             | 2                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      |
| 22        | Odisha                              | 8                                                                                      | 10                                                                                     | 11                                                                                     |
| 23        | Punjab                              | 5                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      |
| 24        | Rajasthan                           | 8                                                                                      | 10                                                                                     | 7                                                                                      |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                          | 8                                                                                      | 12                                                                                     | 8                                                                                      |
| 26        | Telangana                           | 5                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      | 5                                                                                      |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                         | 4                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                       | 5                                                                                      | 6                                                                                      | 11                                                                                     |
| 29        | West Bengal                         | 4                                                                                      | 3                                                                                      | 5                                                                                      |
| UTs       | UTs                                 | UTs                                                                                    | UTs                                                                                    | UTs                                                                                    |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Island            | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 2         | Chandigarh                          | 1                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 1                                                                                      |
| 3         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 4         | Daman & Diu                         | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 5         | Lakshadweep                         | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 6         | Puducherry                          | 1                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      | 0                                                                                      |
| 7         | National Capital Territory of Delhi | 2                                                                                      | 4                                                                                      | 2                                                                                      |

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