Lok Sabha Question No. 1646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: New Post Offices in Gujarat
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## NEW POST OFFICES IN GUJARAT

†1646. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of new post offices opened/made functional in the State of Gujarat during the last five years;
- (b) the  number of new post offices out of these made functional in Surat and Tapi districts of Gujarat and the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of the Taluka level post offices of Surat and Tapi districts whose buildings have been  constructed  including  the  time  by  which  the  damaged  post  office  buildings  are  likely  to  be constructed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Madam, the number and details of new post offices opened/ made functional in the State of Gujarat during the last five years is attached as Annexure I.
- (b) One  new  Branch  Post  Office  at  Sarulla  under  Ukaidam  Sub  Post  Office  has  been  made functional with effect from 29-09-2017 in Tapi District.  No new post office has been made functional in Surat District during the last five years.
- (c) No Post Office building has been constructed at Taluka level of Surat and Tapi Districts of Gujarat in the last five years.  No departmental Post Office building is in damaged condition in the above two Districts, as per information available in the Department of Posts.

## ANNEXURE-I

## NUMBER OF POST OFFICES OPENED / MADE FUNCTIONAL IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT DURING LAST FIVE YEARS

| Year    |   Number of Branch Post Offices opened |   Number of Sub Post Offices opened |   Total |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------|
| 2013-14 |                                      1 |                                   2 |       3 |
| 2014-15 |                                      2 |                                   3 |       5 |
| 2015-16 |                                      1 |                                   4 |       5 |
| 2016-17 |                                      3 |                                   1 |       4 |
| 2017-18 |                                      4 |                                   2 |       6 |
| 2018-19 |                                      1 |                                   0 |       1 |
| TOTAL   |                                     12 |                                  12 |      24 |

## NAMES AND DETAILS OF POST OFFICES OPENED / MADE FUNCTIONAL IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT DURING LAST FIVE

| Year                         | Branch Post Offices opened/made functional                                                                                        | Sub post offices opened/made functional                                                  | Remarks              |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 2013-14                      | 1 Galkuva B.O. in BardoliDn opened on 01-01-2014 By way of of redeployment of post of GDS DA from post of MotaBandharpada         | 1 ParvatPatiya in Surat Dn opened on 31-03-2014 by way of redeployment from Bhagal S.O.  | Vadodara Region      |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | Gift City PO (Gandhinagar Division)                                                      | HQ Region Ahmedabad  |
| 2014-15                      | 1 Luvara in Bch Dn opened on 2- 03-2015 by way of redeployment of post post of GDS DA Kavi S.O. as GDS/MD                         | 1 BhedvadVistar in Surat Dn opened on 31-03-2015 by way of redeployment from Udhana S.O. | Vadodara Region      |
|                              | Light House (Jamnagar Division)                                                                                                   | Rahpar Bazar TSO (Jamnagar Division)                                                     | Rajkot Region        |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | Sola PO (Gandhinagar Division)                                                           | HQ Region Ahmedabad. |
| 2015-16                      | Nil                                                                                                                               | Nil                                                                                      | Vadodara Region      |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | Dr. BAOU PO (Gandhinagar Divison)                                                        | HQ Region Ahmedabad  |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | Nikol PO upgraded from BO to SO (Ahmedabad City Division)                                |                      |
|                              | Khengarka BO (Rajkot Division)                                                                                                    | GIDC Phase II (Jamnagar Division)                                                        | Rajkot Region        |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | Khakhrachi SO (Rajkot Division)                                                          |                      |
| 2016-17                      | 1 Gunata B.O. in Vadodara East Dn opened on 22-02-2017 by way of redeployment from Ghelwant B.O./Chhotaudepur S.O.                | Nil                                                                                      | Vadodara Region      |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | Koba PO (Gandhinagar Division)                                                           | HQ Region, Ahmedabad |
|                              | United Solt BO (Bhuj Division) Khamisania BO (Surendranagar                                                                       |                                                                                          | Rajkot Region        |
| 2017-18                      | 1 Sarulla B.O. in BardoliDn opened on 29-07-2017 by way of redeployment of GDS MD from Bhitkhund B.O.                             | Nil                                                                                      | Vadodara Region      |
|                              | Malosana BO (BanaskanthaDn)                                                                                                       | Santej PO (Gandhinagar Division)                                                         | HQ Region Ahmedabad  |
|                              |                                                                                                                                   | DT Pura PO (Ahmedabad City Division)                                                     |                      |
|                              | Berachiya BO( BhujDn)                                                                                                             |                                                                                          | Rajkot Region        |
|                              | Lakhpath BO ( BhujDn)                                                                                                             |                                                                                          |                      |
| 2018-19 (upto 5 th Feb 2019) | 1.Chhapatiya B.O.in Kapadwanj S.O.in KhedaDn has been opened on 01-02-2019 by way of redeployment from Sunda B.O. /Kapadwanj S.O. | Nil                                                                                      | Vadodara Region      |

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