Lok Sabha Question No. 3535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: India Post Payments Bank
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## INDIA POST PAYMENTS BANK

†3535. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government propose to increase the Post Payments Bank branches in the country specially in various districts of Jharkhand including Giridh, Koderma and Hazaribagh district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  number  of  Post  Payments  Bank  functioning  in  Jharkhand  State  at  present along with the district-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has rolled out 650 branches co-located in  the  District  Headquarter  Post  Offices  on  01 st September,  2018  using  its  own  IT platform.  All  the  Post  Offices  in  the  District  will  be  linked  to  the  respective  branches which will function also as Access Points of IPPB to offer IPPB services to customers. The IPPB branches will function as Controlling Office for  managing  the operations of Access Point of IPPB.

Out of 650 IPPB branches, 22 are located in Jharkhand, covering all 24 Districts of  Jharkhand  including  Giridih,  Koderma  and  Hazaribagh.  At  present,  there  is  no proposal to increase the IPPB branches in the country.

- (c) The District-wise details of Branches and Access Points of IPPB functioning in Jharkhand State is at Annexure -I.

## Total Number of IPPB branches and Access Points Rolled out in State of Jharkhand.

| Sr. No.   | Name of District             | Name of IPPB Branch   | Total No. of Proposed Access Points   | No. of Access Points Rolled out as on 01.09.2018   | No. of Access Points Rolled out as on 30.12.201 8   | Remarks                       |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Ranchi                       | Ranchi                | 296                                   | 5                                                  | 137                                                 |                               |
| 2         | Gumla                        | Gumla                 | 148                                   | 5                                                  | 32                                                  |                               |
| 3         | Simdega                      | Simdega               | 100                                   | 5                                                  | 25                                                  |                               |
| 4         | Khunti                       | Khunti                | 87                                    | 5                                                  | 55                                                  |                               |
| 5         | Lohardaga                    | Lohardaga             | 58                                    | 5                                                  | 51                                                  |                               |
| 6         | Jamshedpur                   | Jamshedpur            | 257                                   | 5                                                  | 64                                                  | Mapped with Jamshedpur Branch |
| 7 8       | Saraikela Kharsawan Chaibasa | Jamshedpur Chaibasa   | 160                                   | 5                                                  | 51                                                  |                               |
| 9         | Dumka                        | Dumka                 | 197                                   | 5                                                  | 90                                                  |                               |
| 10        | Deoghar                      | Deoghar               |                                       |                                                    |                                                     | Mapped with Deoghar           |
| 11        | Jamtara                      | Deoghar               | 214                                   | 5                                                  | 130                                                 | Branch                        |
| 12        | Godda                        | Godda                 | 163                                   | 5                                                  | 65                                                  |                               |
| 13        | Pakur                        | Pakur                 | 71                                    | 5                                                  | 24                                                  |                               |
| 14        | Sahibganj                    | Sahibganj             | 108                                   | 5                                                  | 95                                                  |                               |
| 15        | Hazaribagh                   | Hazaribagh            | 122                                   | 5                                                  | 53                                                  |                               |
| 16        | Ramgarh                      | Ramgarh               | 91                                    | 5                                                  | 22                                                  |                               |
| 17        | Chatra                       | Chatra                | 88                                    | 5                                                  | 40                                                  |                               |
| 18        | Koderma                      | Koderma               | 65                                    | 5                                                  | 22                                                  |                               |
| 19        | Daltonganj                   | Daltonganj            | 180                                   | 5                                                  | 37                                                  |                               |
| 20        | Garhwa                       | Garhwa                | 90                                    | 5                                                  | 22                                                  |                               |
| 21        | Latehar                      | Latehar               | 91                                    | 5                                                  | 19                                                  |                               |
| 22        | Giridih                      | Giridih               | 190                                   | 5                                                  | 93                                                  |                               |
| 23        | Dhanbad                      | Dhanbad               | 199                                   | 5                                                  | 129                                                 |                               |
| 24        | Bokaro                       | Bokaro                | 175                                   | 5                                                  | 72                                                  |                               |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                        | TOTAL                 | 3150                                  | 110                                                | 1328                                                |                               |

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