Lok Sabha Question No. 817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Vacancy in Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JUNE, 2019

## VACANCY IN POST OFFICES

## 817.     DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a shortage of staff in various cadres in post offices across the country and in the Department of Postal Services and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise and cadre wise;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fill these vacancies expeditiously;
- (c) whether various post offices in the country do not have upgraded infrastructure; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) & (b) Postal Circle-wise and cadre-wise sanctioned strength and vacancies are given in enclosed  statement.  Shortage  of  staff  is  due  to  vacancies  arising  on  account  of  retirement, promotion,  death  and  deputation.  Recruitment  to  fill  up  vacant  posts  is  done  periodically  by holding departmental examination, direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission and also  by  individual  Circle  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  relevant  recruitment  rules.  Further, Departmental Promotion Committee is convened regularly for filling up vacancies on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness. Recruitment to fill up vacant posts is a continuous process.
- (c) & (d) Up-gradation of technological and physical infrastructure is a continuous process. All the Departmental Post Offices are computerized. So far total 23692 Post Offices have been migrated under Core Banking Solution (CBS) and 25,573 Post Offices have been migrated under Core Insurance Solution for Postal Life  Insurance. 996 ATMs have been made inter-operable. Installation  of  202  Solar  Power  Packs,  construction  of  252  Rain  Water  Harvesting  structures, installation of ramps & rails in 287 post offices, construction of 2437 toilets and installation of LED lights in 4614 offices have been completed for up-gradation of physical infrastructure

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 817 to be answered on 26 th June, 2019.

Postal Circle-wise and Cadre-wise Sanction Strength and vacancies

|                  | Multi Tasking Staff   | Multi Tasking Staff   | Postman/ Mail Guard   | Postman/ Mail Guard   | Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant   | Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant   |
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Circle           | Sanctioned Strength   | Vacancy               | Sanctioned Strength   | Vacancy               | Sanctioned Strength                   | Vacancy                               |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1129                  | 242                   | 2391                  | 441                   | 3821                                  | 440                                   |
| Assam            | 1087                  | 473                   | 1035                  | 324                   | 2009                                  | 286                                   |
| Bihar            | 1891                  | 610                   | 1937                  | 691                   | 4237                                  | 558                                   |
| Chhattisgarh     | 366                   | 118                   | 626                   | 267                   | 939                                   | 224                                   |
| Delhi            | 2734                  | 784                   | 2995                  | 766                   | 4091                                  | 804                                   |
| Gujarat          | 2474                  | 679                   | 4535                  | 1391                  | 7515                                  | 1816                                  |
| Haryana          | 793                   | 220                   | 947                   | 361                   | 1893                                  | 248                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh | 398                   | 97                    | 408                   | 106                   | 1117                                  | 146                                   |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 390                   | 212                   | 344                   | 225                   | 933                                   | 264                                   |
| Jharkhand        | 574                   | 133                   | 974                   | 388                   | 1533                                  | 213                                   |
| Karnataka        | 1700                  | 431                   | 3935                  | 1029                  | 5752                                  | 290                                   |
| Kerala           | 1472                  | 273                   | 2692                  | 653                   | 6497                                  | 584                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1225                  | 392                   | 2087                  | 1049                  | 2967                                  | 200                                   |
| Maharashtra      | 5788                  | 2806                  | 10065                 | 5185                  | 11215                                 | 2843                                  |
| North East       | 398                   | 114                   | 626                   | 254                   | 664                                   | 18                                    |
| Odisha           | 937                   | 306                   | 1445                  | 178                   | 2966                                  | 574                                   |
| Punjab           | 1272                  | 166                   | 1840                  | 424                   | 3812                                  | 636                                   |
| Rajasthan        | 1326                  | 339                   | 2082                  | 653                   | 3362                                  | 435                                   |
| Tamil Nadu       | 2920                  | 989                   | 6288                  | 2275                  | 9680                                  | 1941                                  |
| Telangana        | 719                   | 152                   | 1597                  | 358                   | 2414                                  | 275                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 2969                  | 1267                  | 4887                  | 2328                  | 8767                                  | 1977                                  |
| Uttarakhand      | 486                   | 214                   | 737                   | 440                   | 1193                                  | 157                                   |
| West Bengal      | 4105                  | 843                   | 5519                  | 1162                  | 9959                                  | 1784                                  |
| Total            | 37153                 | 11860                 | 59992                 | 20948                 | 97336                                 | 16713                                 |

|                  | Lower Selection Grade/ Higher Selection Grade I& II   | Lower Selection Grade/ Higher Selection Grade I& II   | Postmaster Grade I, II &III   | Postmaster Grade I, II &III   | Inspector Posts/ Assistant Superintend Posts   | Inspector Posts/ Assistant Superintend Posts   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Circle           | Sanctioned Strength                                   | Vacancy                                               | Sanctioned Strength           | Vacancy                       | Sanctioned Strength                            | Vacancy                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1886                                                  | 921                                                   | 138                           | 44                            | 237                                            | 43                                             |
| Assam            | 392                                                   | 223                                                   | 56                            | 39                            | 98                                             | 9                                              |
| Bihar            | 1407                                                  | 316                                                   | 125                           | 58                            | 210                                            | 3                                              |
| Chhattisgarh     | 494                                                   | 158                                                   | 27                            | 7                             | 70                                             | 20                                             |
| Delhi            | 1291                                                  | 634                                                   | 62                            | 16                            | 94                                             | 0                                              |
| Gujarat          | 2375                                                  | 1145                                                  | 225                           | 161                           | 231                                            | 92                                             |
| Haryana          | 779                                                   | 425                                                   | 53                            | 15                            | 79                                             | 17                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh | 557                                                   | 135                                                   | 49                            | 15                            | 62                                             | 15                                             |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 318                                                   | 299                                                   | 21                            | 9                             | 40                                             | 20                                             |
| Jharkhand        | 689                                                   | 407                                                   | 42                            | 15                            | 77                                             | 24                                             |
| Karnataka        | 2469                                                  | 1230                                                  | 437                           | 155                           | 255                                            | 41                                             |
| Kerala           | 296                                                   | 239                                                   | 196                           | 116                           | 192                                            | 37                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1550                                                  | 742                                                   | 95                            | 41                            | 195                                            | 40                                             |
| Maharashtra      | 4590                                                  | 3869                                                  | 418                           | 208                           | 380                                            | 71                                             |
| North East       | 362                                                   | 98                                                    | 35                            | 25                            | 43                                             | 9                                              |
| Odisha           | 1410                                                  | 423                                                   | 96                            | 36                            | 175                                            | 38                                             |
| Punjab           | 321                                                   | 221                                                   | 99                            | 50                            | 105                                            | 16                                             |
| Rajasthan        | 1604                                                  | 593                                                   | 90                            | 54                            | 210                                            | 33                                             |
| Tamil Nadu       | 4353                                                  | 2223                                                  | 369                           | 140                           | 346                                            | 114                                            |
| Telangana        | 1029                                                  | 719                                                   | 71                            | 34                            | 136                                            | 54                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 3736                                                  | 1645                                                  | 272                           | 115                           | 393                                            | 50                                             |
| Uttarakhand      | 559                                                   | 267                                                   | 44                            | 19                            | 59                                             | 5                                              |
| West Bengal      | 866                                                   | 553                                                   | 215                           | 140                           | 281                                            | 53                                             |
| Total            | 33333                                                 | 17485                                                 | 3235                          | 1512                          | 3968                                           | 804                                            |

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