Lok Sabha Question No. 1417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-10
Subject: Speed Post Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## SPEED POST CENTRES

1417.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of operational speed post centres in the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar and Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such centres across the country and if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise particularly in Bihar and Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) the further steps taken by the Government to strengthen speed post centres in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Department of Posts, under a new operational arrangement has changed the nomenclature of Speed Post Centres to National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) and Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs). As on date there are 91 NSHs and 150 ICHs. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) As of now no proposal for creation of National Speed Post Hub/Intra-Circle Speed Post Hubs is under consideration.
- (c) Infrastructure  &  site  upgradation  at  National  Speed  Post  Hubs  and  Intra-Circle  Speed  Post Hubs are being undertaken every year to ensure smooth functioning of the Speed Post Hubs.

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  of  para  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1417  to  be answered on 10 th  February, 2021 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     | 9     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 1     | -     |
| 3        | Assam                                                       | 2     | 5     |
| 4        | Bihar                                                       | 4     | 4     |
| 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     | 18    |
| 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       | Telanganab                                                  | 2     | 4     |
| 26       | Tripura                                                     | 1     | -     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 9     | 18    |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                                                 | 1     | 6     |
| 29       | West Bengal (including Sikkim and Andaman &Nicobar Islands) | 5     | 9     |
|          | Total                                                       | 91*   | 150   |

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