Lok Sabha Question No. 2945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Single Sub-Post Office
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2020

## SINGLE SUB-POST OFFICE

## 2945.   SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of single sub-post offices currently operational in the State of Rajasthan, district-wise;
- (b) whether the Government intends to convert/ demolish all the single sub-post offices working in the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency into binary post offices;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be done;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the  existing  vacancy  for  the  post  of  Multi  Tasking  Staff,  Postmen,  Postal  Assistant,  Higher Selection Grade (HSG)-I and HSG-II in the Ajmer along with the sanctioned strength for the aforesaid posts in the said division and the time since when these posts are lying vacant?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Sir,  a  total  of  728  Single    handed  Sub  Post  Offices  are  currently      operational  in  the  State  of Rajasthan. The district -wise details are at Annexure- A

(b) to (d) No, Sir. No proposal to convert/ demolish all the single handed sub- post offices working in the Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency into binary post offices is under consideration, since these Single handed Post Offices provides for easy access to public of all   their post office requirements.

- (e) A total 138 posts comprising of Multi-Tasking Staff, Postmen, Postal Assistant, Higher Selection Grade(HSG-I)and HSG-II are lying vacant in Ajmer Division from the date of retirement/promotion/transfer/death/resignation  of last incumbent. The   details of category wise  existing vacancy   are as under: -

| Category   |   Sanctioned Strength |   Existing vacancy |
|------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
| HSG-I      |                     9 |                  8 |
| HSG-II     |                    25 |                 25 |
| PA         |                   174 |                 27 |
| Postman    |                   138 |                 63 |
| MTS        |                    59 |                 15 |
| Total      |                   405 |                138 |

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No.2945 to be answered on  11.03.2020  raised  by  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  Shri  Bhagirath  Choudhary,  regarding single-sub post office

| Details of the total number of single handed sub Post offices currently operational in the state of Rajasthan, District wise.   | Details of the total number of single handed sub Post offices currently operational in the state of Rajasthan, District wise.   | Details of the total number of single handed sub Post offices currently operational in the state of Rajasthan, District wise.   |
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| SL .No.                                                                                                                         | Name of District                                                                                                                | Number of Single Hand Post Office                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                               | Ajmer                                                                                                                           | 54                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                               | Alwar                                                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                               | Banswara                                                                                                                        | 17                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                               | Baran                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                               | Barmer                                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                               | Bharatpur                                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                               | Bhilwara                                                                                                                        | 24                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                               | Bikaner                                                                                                                         | 24                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                               | Bundi                                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                              | Chhitorgarh                                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                              | Churu                                                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                              | Dausa                                                                                                                           | 25                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                              | Dholpur                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                              | Dungarpur                                                                                                                       | 22                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                              | Hanumangarh                                                                                                                     | 12                                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                              | Jaipur                                                                                                                          | 35                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                              | Jaisalmer                                                                                                                       | 17                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                              | Jalore                                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                              | Jhalawar                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                              | Jhunjhunu                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                              | Jodhpur                                                                                                                         | 39                                                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                                              | Karauli                                                                                                                         | 16                                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                              | Kota                                                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                              | Nagaur                                                                                                                          | 32                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                              | Pali                                                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                              | Pratapgarh                                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                              | Rajsmand                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                                                              | Sawaimadhopur                                                                                                                   | 15                                                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                                              | Sikar                                                                                                                           | 48                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                              | Sirohi                                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                              | Sriganganagar                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                              | Tonk                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                                                              | Udaipur                                                                                                                         | 23                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                           | 728                                                                                                                             |

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