Lok Sabha Question No. 3993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Speed Post Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH   JULY, 2019

## SPEED POST CENTRES

## †3993. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of speed post centres operating in the country, States/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  more  such  centres  across  the  country  including Maharashtra;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Department  of  Posts,  under  a  new  operational  arrangement  has  changed  the  nomenclature  of Speed Post Centres in to National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) and Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs).  As on date there are 91 NSHs and 149 ICHs, which are mapped to NSHs.  The State-wise details are at Annexure-I
- (b) to (d) The  NSHs/ICHs  are  upgraded/downgraded/closed  and  established  based  on  mail  volume, geographical locations, operational feasibility etc.  At present, the Department has received a proposal from Maharashtra Circle for creation of an ICH at Latur, examination of which has been initiated.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  para  (a)  to  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3993  to  be answered on 17 th  July, 2019 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri Sanjay Haribhu Jadhav, Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, regarding Speed Post Centres.

## Number of National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) and Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs) (State-wise)

| S.No.   | State/UT                                                    | NSH   | ICH   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 4     | 10    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 1     | -     |
| 3       | Assam                                                       | 2     | 5     |
| 4       | Bihar                                                       | 4     | 3     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                                | 1     | 4     |
| 6       | Delhi                                                       | 1     | -     |
| 7       | Goa                                                         | 1     | -     |
| 8       | Gujarat (including Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu)      | 4     | 13    |
| 9       | Haryana                                                     | 4     | 3     |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 2     | 4     |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir                                              | 2     | -     |
| 12      | Jharkhand                                                   | 3     | 3     |
| 13      | Karnataka                                                   | 7     | 6     |
| 14      | Kerala (including Lakshadweep)                              | 5     | 3     |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 4     | 9     |
| 16      | Maharashtra                                                 | 4     | 17    |
| 17      | Manipur                                                     | 1     | -     |
| 18      | Meghalaya                                                   | 1     | -     |
| 19      | Mizoram                                                     | 1     | -     |
| 20      | Nagaland                                                    | 1     | -     |
| 21      | Odisha                                                      | 4     | 6     |
| 22      | Punjab (including Chandigarh)                               | 4     | 4     |
| 23      | Rajasthan                                                   | 3     | 10    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu(including Puducherry)                            | 7     | 12    |
| 25      | Telangana                                                   | 2     | 3     |
| 26      | Tripura                                                     | 1     | -     |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 10    | 18    |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                                                 | 1     | 6     |
| 29      | West Bengal (including Sikkim and Andaman &Nicobar Islands) | 4     | 10    |
|         | Total                                                       | 91*   | 149   |

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