Lok Sabha Question No. 3899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Vacancies in Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3899 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH   DECEMBER, 2019

## VACANCIES IN POST OFFICES

## 3899. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether services offered by post offices have deteriorated due to shortfall in staff strength and if so, the details thereof along with the number of staff in post offices, State/UT-wise and post-wise;
- (b) whether Government proposes to conduct any special drive to fill-up the existing vacancies in post offices across the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  action  proposed  by  the  Government  to  arrest  deteriorating  services  in  post  offices  across  the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) & (d) Services offered by post offices have not deteriorated inspite of shortfall in staff Strength as the  vacant  posts  are  being  manned,  by  appropriately  redeploying  the  available  staff,  to  ensure  that  postal services  are  not  affected.  Postal  Circle-wise  and  post-wise  working  strength  and  vacancies  are  given  in enclosed statement.

(b) & (c) Filling  of  vacant  posts  is  a  continuous  process  and  is  being  done  regularly  by  holding departmental promotion committee, departmental examination and direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission and also by individual Postal Circle as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules. At present there is no proposal to conduct special recruitment drive.

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3899 answered on 11 th  December, 2019.

## Postal Circle-wise and Post-wise working strength and vacancies

| Circle           | Multi Tasking Staff   | Multi Tasking Staff   | Postman/Mail Guard   | Postman/Mail Guard   | Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant   | Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant   |
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Circle           | Working Strength      | Vacancy Position      | Working Strength     | Vacancy Position     | Working Strength                      | Vacancy Position                      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 895                   | 268                   | 1855                 | 439                  | 3315                                  | 651                                   |
| Assam            | 619                   | 304                   | 681                  | 381                  | 1534                                  | 214                                   |
| Bihar            | 1305                  | 650                   | 1298                 | 673                  | 3631                                  | 273                                   |
| Chhattisgarh     | 234                   | 131                   | 339                  | 289                  | 628                                   | 246                                   |
| Delhi            | 1776                  | 926                   | 2063                 | 920                  | 3168                                  | 1080                                  |
| Gujarat          | 1795                  | 679                   | 3131                 | 1405                 | 5699                                  | 1816                                  |
| Haryana          | 590                   | 223                   | 579                  | 386                  | 1563                                  | 219                                   |
| Himachal Pradesh | 290                   | 94                    | 318                  | 114                  | 828                                   | 220                                   |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 202                   | 210                   | 112                  | 230                  | 665                                   | 270                                   |
| Jharkhand        | 384                   | 275                   | 458                  | 558                  | 1190                                  | 933                                   |
| Karnataka        | 1218                  | 489                   | 2497                 | 1479                 | 5280                                  | 332                                   |
| Kerala           | 1124                  | 327                   | 1729                 | 1264                 | 5603                                  | 800                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 818                   | 424                   | 1311                 | 772                  | 2622                                  | 493                                   |
| Maharashtra      | 2982                  | 2806                  | 4880                 | 5185                 | 10372                                 | 2843                                  |
| North East       | 284                   | 114                   | 372                  | 254                  | 646                                   | 18                                    |
| Odisha           | 752                   | 185                   | 1272                 | 173                  | 2505                                  | 461                                   |
| Punjab           | 1106                  | 166                   | 1416                 | 424                  | 3179                                  | 633                                   |
| Rajasthan        | 1003                  | 339                   | 1380                 | 812                  | 2734                                  | 749                                   |
| Tamilnadu        | 1880                  | 1199                  | 3890                 | 2364                 | 7326                                  | 2256                                  |
| Telangana        | 662                   | 249                   | 1194                 | 429                  | 2298                                  | 96                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 2182                  | 1781                  | 2344                 | 2740                 | 6638                                  | 2279                                  |
| Uttarakhand      | 268                   | 218                   | 288                  | 449                  | 939                                   | 253                                   |
| West Bengal      | 2340                  | 1751                  | 3266                 | 1513                 | 7896                                  | 2310                                  |
| Total            | 24709                 | 13808                 | 36673                | 23253                | 80259                                 | 19445                                 |

| Circle           | Lower Selection Grade/ Higher Selection Grade I &II   | Lower Selection Grade/ Higher Selection Grade I &II   | Inspector Posts/ Assistant Superintendent Posts   | Inspector Posts/ Assistant Superintendent Posts   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Circle           | Working Strength                                      | Vacancy Position                                      | Working Strength                                  | Vacancy Position                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1315                                                  | 711                                                   | 173                                               | 64                                                |
| Assam            | 355                                                   | 394                                                   | 86                                                | 13                                                |
| Bihar            | 1135                                                  | 308                                                   | 189                                               | 21                                                |
| Chhattisgarh     | 376                                                   | 145                                                   | 49                                                | 21                                                |
| Delhi            | 744                                                   | 639                                                   | 94                                                | 0                                                 |
| Gujarat          | 1290                                                  | 1317                                                  | 168                                               | 63                                                |
| Haryana          | 419                                                   | 416                                                   | 57                                                | 22                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 400                                                   | 185                                                   | 42                                                | 14                                                |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 21                                                    | 300                                                   | 23                                                | 17                                                |
| Jharkhand        | 262                                                   | 405                                                   | 55                                                | 22                                                |
| Karnataka        | 1706                                                  | 1171                                                  | 210                                               | 48                                                |
| Kerala           | 247                                                   | 405                                                   | 138                                               | 54                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 914                                                   | 745                                                   | 160                                               | 35                                                |
| Maharashtra      | 931                                                   | 4077                                                  | 301                                               | 81                                                |
| North East       | 274                                                   | 123                                                   | 34                                                | 9                                                 |
| Odisha           | 1091                                                  | 415                                                   | 135                                               | 40                                                |
| Punjab           | 149                                                   | 271                                                   | 89                                                | 16                                                |
| Rajasthan        | 1073                                                  | 666                                                   | 169                                               | 40                                                |
| Tamilnadu        | 2403                                                  | 2242                                                  | 204                                               | 131                                               |
| Telangana        | 430                                                   | 698                                                   | 79                                                | 68                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 2377                                                  | 1571                                                  | 346                                               | 47                                                |
| Uttarakhand      | 371                                                   | 232                                                   | 50                                                | 9                                                 |
| West Bengal      | 1741                                                  | 1479                                                  | 215                                               | 66                                                |
| Total            | 20024                                                 | 18915                                                 | 3066                                              | 901                                               |

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