Lok Sabha Question No. 4064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Branches of IPPB
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH   JULY, 2019

## BRANCHES OF IPPB

## 4064.   SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified places to set up branches of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) in the country including State of Karnataka and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria laid down by the Government for identifying such places; and
- (b) the funds allocated/utilised/spent by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has been set up across India with 650 branches which are mostly co-located in district headquarter post office and all Core Banking Solution (CBS) enabled post  offices in that district functions both as Department of Posts (DoP) outlet and as an access point for  the  IPPB.  This  has  been  followed  in  identification  of  all  IPPB  branches  including  the  State  of Karnataka. The details of India Post Payments Bank branches can be seen at Annexure I.
- (b) Total outlay approved by the Central Government for the project of Setting up of India Post Payments Bank is Rs. 1435 crore to be allocated in phased manner. Till date 1200 crore has been allocated to IPPB through Department of Posts (DoP). Rs.800 crores have been utilized by way of equity infusion to IPPB for establishment and operations. Bank has utilized Rs. 361 crores out of Rs. 400 crore Grants-in-Aid till 31.03.2019.

## Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No 4064 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri S. Muniswamy regarding  Branches of IPPB.

The details of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) branches are as under:

| Sl. No.   | State/Union Territory    |   No. of IPPB Branches |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |                      1 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                     24 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                     10 |
| 4         | ASSAM                    |                     26 |
| 5         | BIHAR                    |                     38 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH               |                      1 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH             |                     27 |
| 8         | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI       |                      1 |
| 9         | GOA                      |                      2 |
| 10        | GUJARAT                  |                     31 |
| 11        | HARYANA                  |                     20 |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                     12 |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR        |                      8 |
| 14        | JHARKHAND                |                     22 |
| 15        | KARNATAKA                |                     31 |
| 16        | KERALA                   |                     14 |
| 17        | LAKSHADWEEP              |                      1 |
| 18        | MADHYA PRADESH           |                     42 |
| 19        | MAHARASHTRA              |                     40 |
| 20        | MANIPUR                  |                      9 |
| 21        | MEGHALAYA                |                      8 |
| 22        | MIZORAM                  |                      6 |
| 23        | NAGALAND                 |                      9 |
| 24        | NCT OF DELHI             |                      3 |
| 25        | ODISHA                   |                     33 |
| 26        | PUDUCHERRY               |                      2 |
| 27        | PUNJAB                   |                     22 |
| 28        | RAJASTHAN                |                     33 |
| 29        | SIKKIM                   |                      1 |
| 30        | TAMILNADU                |                     35 |
| 31        | TELANGANA                |                     23 |
| 32        | TRIPURA                  |                      5 |
| 33        | UTTAR PRADESH            |                     73 |
| 34        | UTTARAKHAND              |                     12 |
| 35        | WEST BENGAL              |                     25 |
| 36        | DAMAN &DIU               |                      0 |
|           | Grand Total              |                    650 |

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