Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Single Sub-Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 97 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## SINGLE SUB-POST OFFICES

## †*97.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the district-wise numbers of such post offices that are being operated by a single person in the States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh at present;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the existing single person operated sub-post offices into double person operated sub-post offices in the country including in the Parliamentary constituencies  of  Prayagraj  and  Phulpur  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  Ramtek  constituency  and  RatnagiriSindhudurg districts in Maharashtra;
- (c) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fill the said vacant posts in various cadres in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh and Marathwada, Vidarbha and Konkan regions of Maharashtra as soon as possible for the smooth operation of the postal department; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be completed and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*97 FOR 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023 REGARDING SINGLE SUB-POST OFFICES.

(a) District-wise numbers of single person operated post offices in the states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively .

( b) & (c) The  upgradation  of  single  person  operated  sub-post  offices  into  double  person operated  sub-post  offices  in  the  country  is  an  ongoing  process  based  on  requirement  and establishment norms. Presently, there is no proposal for upgradation of single person operated subpost offices in the Parliamentary constituencies of Prayagraj and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh, Ramtek constituency and Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg districts in Maharashtra.

(d) & (e) Does not arise in view of (b) & (c) above.

## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) for Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 97 to be answered on 8 th  February, 2023 regarding 'Single Sub-Post Offices'.

| Maharashtra   | Maharashtra          | Maharashtra                                   |
|---------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.       | Name of the District | Number of single person operated post offices |
| 1             | Mumbai City          | 20                                            |
| 2             | Thane                | 15                                            |
| 3             | Palghar              | 11                                            |
| 4             | Raigad               | 19                                            |
| 5             | Ratnagiri            | 24                                            |
| 6             | Sindhudurg           | 23                                            |
| 7             | Nashik               | 33                                            |
| 8             | Dhule                | 22                                            |
| 9             | Nandurbar            | 16                                            |
| 10            | Jalgaon              | 42                                            |
| 11            | Ahmednagar           | 62                                            |
| 12            | Pune                 | 89                                            |
| 13            | Satara               | 40                                            |
| 14            | Sangli               | 31                                            |
| 15            | Solapur              | 51                                            |
| 16            | Kolhapur             | 27                                            |
| 17            | Aurangabad           | 29                                            |
| 18            | Jalna                | 17                                            |
| 19            | Parbhani             | 16                                            |
| 20            | Hingoli              | 4                                             |
| 21            | Beed                 | 20                                            |
| 22            | Nanded               | 37                                            |
| 23            | Osamanabad           | 16                                            |
| 24            | Latur                | 20                                            |
| 25            | Buldhana             | 13                                            |
| 26            | Akola                | 12                                            |
| 27            | Washim               | 4                                             |
| 28            | Amaravati            | 21                                            |
| 29            | Yavatmal             | 21                                            |
| 30            | Wardha               | 12                                            |
| 31            | Nagpur               | 24                                            |
| 32            | Bhandara             | 6                                             |
| 33            | Gondia               | 2                                             |
| 34            | Chandrapur           | 15                                            |
| 35            | Gadchiroli           | 9                                             |
| Total         |                      | 823                                           |

ANNEXURE-II

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) for Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 97 to be answered on 8 th  February, 2023 regarding 'Single Sub-Post Offices'.

| Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh        | Uttar Pradesh                                 | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh        | Uttar Pradesh                                 |
|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.          | Name of the District | Number of single person operated post offices | Sl No.          | Name of the District | Number of single person operated post offices |
| 1               | Agra                 | 15                                            | 39              | Azamgarh             | 8                                             |
| 2               | Aligarh              | 19                                            | 40              | Mau                  | 10                                            |
| 3               | Hathras              | 8                                             | 41              | Gorakhpur            | 20                                            |
| 4               | Bulandshahr          | 20                                            | 42              | Mahrajganj           | 4                                             |
| 5               | Etah                 | 3                                             | 43              | Deoria               | 10                                            |
| 6               | Kasganj              | 1                                             | 44              | Kushinagar           | 4                                             |
| 7               | Jhansi               | 19                                            | 45              | Basti                | 15                                            |
| 8               | Lalitpur             | 10                                            | 46              | Siddharth Nagar      | 5                                             |
| 9               | Jalaun               | 9                                             | 47              | Sant Kabir Nagar     | 5                                             |
| 10              | Etawah               | 10                                            | 48              | Gonda                | 14                                            |
| 11              | Auriya               | 10                                            | 49              | Balrampur            | 7                                             |
| 12              | Mathura              | 26                                            | 50              | Bahraich             | 10                                            |
| 13              | Mainpuri             | 15                                            | 51              | Shrawasti            | 3                                             |
| 14              | Firozabad            | 13                                            | 52              | Kanpur Nagar         | 49                                            |
| 15              | Prayagraj            | 24                                            | 53              | Unnao                | 11                                            |
| 16              | Kaushambi            | 7                                             | 54              | Kanpur Dehat         | 9                                             |
| 17              | Pratapgarh           | 19                                            | 55              | Banda                | 8                                             |
| 18              | Sultanpur            | 15                                            | 56              | Chitrakoot           | 3                                             |
| 19              | Amethi               | 5                                             | 57              | Mahoba               | 6                                             |
| 20              | Mirzapur             | 6                                             | 58              | Hamirpur             | 8                                             |
| 21              | Sonbhadra            | 7                                             | 59              | Farrukhabad          | 27                                            |
| 22              | Bareilly             | 21                                            | 60              | Kannauj              | 12                                            |
| 23              | Pilibhit             | 6                                             | 61              | Fatehpur             | 14                                            |
| 24              | Moradabad            | 7                                             | 62              | Varanasi             | 42                                            |
| 25              | Rampur               | 6                                             | 63              | Chandauli            | 7                                             |
| 26              | Amorha               | 4                                             | 64              | Bhadohi              | 7                                             |
| 27              | Sambhal              | 3                                             | 65              | Ghazipur             | 31                                            |
| 28              | Meerut               | 33                                            | 66              | Jaunpur              | 26                                            |
| 29              | Muzaffarnagar        | 23                                            | 67              | Ballia               | 24                                            |
| 30              | Baghpat              | 6                                             | 68              | Ambedkar Nagar       | 10                                            |
| 31              | Shamli               | 7                                             | 69              | Ayodhya              | 25                                            |
| 32              | Saharanpur           | 22                                            | 70              | Barabanki            | 21                                            |
| 33              | Bijnor               | 26                                            | 71              | Lucknow              | 57                                            |
| 34              | Budaun               | 18                                            | 72              | Raebareli            | 30                                            |
| 35              | Hardoi               | 20                                            | 73              | Sitapur              | 21                                            |
| 36              | Kheri                | 13                                            | 74              | G.B Nagar            | 16                                            |
| 37              | Shahjahanpur         | 16                                            | 75              | Ghaziabad            | 23                                            |
| 38              | Hapur                | 6                                             |                 | Total                | 1100                                          |

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