Lok Sabha Question No. 1205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-25
Subject: Modernization of Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th   JULY, 2018

## MODERNIZATION OF POST OFFICES

1205. SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  post  offices  modernised  and  converted  into  Multi-Service Centres  in  the  country  under  the  'Public  Internet  Access  Programme-National  Rural Internet Mission', State/ UT-wise and citizen centric services delivered by them; and
- (b) the  total  number  of  post  offices  yet  to  be  modernised  and  converted  into  MultiService Centres in the country, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Department of Posts is not implementing the Project of Public Internet Access Programme under National Rural Internet Mission for converting post offices into Multi Service Centres in the country. The Department of Posts has however, computerized 25,585 departmental Post Offices across the country. Further, under the Project  'Digital  Advancement  of  Rural  Post  offices  for  a  New  India'  (DARPAN),  the Department of Posts is providing in a phased manner, SIM based Hand Held Devices in more than 1.29 lakhs Branch Post Offices in the rural areas of the country, for carrying out  online  Postal  and  Financial  transactions.  Postal  Circle/State/UT-wise  data  of  total number of post offices computerized and the implementation status of DARPAN Project State/UT-wise is enclosed as Annexure 'I' & 'II' respectively.

## Postal Circle/State/UT- Wise Number of Post Offices Computerized as on 18.07.2018

| Sl.No.   | Postal Circle/States / UTs                                                                              | No. of Post Offices Computerized   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | 1,594                              |
| 2        | Assam                                                                                                   | 625                                |
| 3        | Bihar                                                                                                   | 1,058                              |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                            | 349                                |
| 5        | Delhi NCT                                                                                               | 407                                |
| 6        | Gujarat(including UTs of Dadra & Nagar Haveli& Daman Diu)                                               | 1,341                              |
| 7        | Haryana                                                                                                 | 504                                |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 469                                |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                         | 266                                |
| 10       | Jharkhand                                                                                               | 463                                |
| 11       | Karnataka                                                                                               | 1,717                              |
| 12       | Kerala (including UT of Lakshadweep)                                                                    | 1,507                              |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                          | 1021                               |
| 14       | Maharashtra (Including Goa State)                                                                       | 2,216                              |
| 15       | North East Region (including Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh States) | 340                                |
| 16       | Odisha                                                                                                  | 1,204                              |
| 17       | Punjab (including UTof Chandigarh)                                                                      | 768                                |
| 18       | Rajasthan                                                                                               | 1,335                              |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu (including UTof Puducherry)                                                                  | 2,834                              |
| 20       | Telangana                                                                                               | 852                                |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 2,554                              |
| 22       | Uttarakhand                                                                                             | 393                                |
| 23       | West Bengal (including UTof Andaman & Nicobar Island and Sikkim State)                                  | 1,768                              |
|          | Total                                                                                                   | 25,585                             |

## Annexure-II

| State/UT-wise list of Digital Advancement of Rural Post offices for a New India (DARPAN) Rolled Out Status as on 18.07.2018   | State/UT-wise list of Digital Advancement of Rural Post offices for a New India (DARPAN) Rolled Out Status as on 18.07.2018   | State/UT-wise list of Digital Advancement of Rural Post offices for a New India (DARPAN) Rolled Out Status as on 18.07.2018   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                       | States/UTs                                                                                                                    | No. of Branch Post Offices Rolled out                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                | 2,229                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                             | 21                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                         | 3,266                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                         | 2,944                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                  | 1,940                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                           | 138                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                             | Gujarat (Including UTs of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli)                                                               | 6,969                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                     | 2,618                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                       | 2,122                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 1,866                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                               | 1,232                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                            | Kerala (including UT of Lakshadweep)                                                                                          | 3,495                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                     | 3,105                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                      | 230                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                     | 274                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                   | 3,299                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                       | 388                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                | 6,301                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                       | 224                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                            | Orissa                                                                                                                        | 2,609                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                            | Punjab (including UT of Chandigarh)                                                                                           | 3,057                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                     | 6,224                                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                            | Tamilnadu(Including UT of Puducherry)                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                       | 592                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                     | 2,883                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                   | 619                                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 7,143                                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                                            | West Bengal (including UT of Andaman & Nicobar Island)                                                                        | 650                                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                                            | Delhi NCT                                                                                                                     | 88                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                         | 66,526                                                                                                                        |

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