Lok Sabha Question No. 4628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Increase in Revenue of Postal Department
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4628 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2023

## INCREASE IN REVENUE OF POSTAL DEPARTMENT

## †4628. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

## SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Department of Post seeing an increase in revenue earned from non-traditional sectors like commerce and payment banks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  percentage  of  the  revenue  earned  by  the  said  department  from  value  added  services, service-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to expand the said services in various areas in future; and
- (e) the details of the number of Bank accounts in India Post in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. India post is seeing an increase in revenue earned from non-traditional sectors like commerce and payment banks. The revenue from mail and parcel business which substantially comprises of Commerce items, registered a growth of 26% in the Financial Year 2021-22 with a total revenue of Rs.3656.42 crore. As regards to India Post Payment Bank, its revenue has increased from Rs.213 crore in 2020-21 to Rs.461 crore in 2021-22.
- (c) The percentage of the revenue earned by DoP from value added services, service-wise is furnished below: -
- (d) The  services  are  expanded  from  time  to  time  depending  on  market  need,  customer expectations and feasibility.
- (e) The  details  of  the  number  of  Bank  accounts  in  India  Post  in  Rajasthan  is  enclosed  as Annexure .

| VALUE ADDED SERVICE                                         |   %of Revenue in FY 2021-22 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| SPEED POST                                                  |                       13.45 |
| BUSINESS POST                                               |                        0.63 |
| BUSINESS PARCEL                                             |                        0.6  |
| AADHAR BIOMETRIC/DEMOGRAPHY UPDATION& NEW AADHAR ENROLLMENT |                        0.79 |
| OTHER VALUE ADDED SERVICES                                  |                        0.82 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4628 FOR 29/03/2023 REGARDING INCREASE IN REVENUE OF POSTAL DEPARTMENT: -

The details of the number of Bank accounts in India Post in Rajasthan:

| Branch Name          | No. of Accounts   |
|----------------------|-------------------|
| AJMER BRANCH         | 1,39,818          |
| BANSWARA BRANCH      | 50,712            |
| BARAN BRANCH         | 41,920            |
| BARMER BRANCH        | 1,62,408          |
| BHARATPUR BRANCH     | 85,998            |
| BHILWARA BRANCH      | 1,05,849          |
| BIKANER BRANCH       | 98,044            |
| BUNDI BRANCH         | 42,474            |
| CHITTORGARH BRANCH   | 47,135            |
| CHURU CITY BRANCH    | 97,390            |
| DAUSA BRANCH         | 73,272            |
| DHOLPUR BRANCH       | 1,01,908          |
| DUNGARPUR BRANCH     | 41,194            |
| HANUMANGARH BRANCH   | 85,361            |
| JAIPUR BRANCH        | 1,81,212          |
| JAISALMER BRANCH     | 43,342            |
| JALORE BRANCH        | 91,712            |
| JHALAWAR BRANCH      | 82,884            |
| JHUNJHUNU BRANCH     | 1,02,541          |
| JODHPUR BRANCH       | 1,20,822          |
| KANKROLI BRANCH      | 50,391            |
| KARAULI BRANCH       | 54,155            |
| KOTA BRANCH          | 40,263            |
| MOTIDOONGRI BRANCH   | 1,26,623          |
| NAGAUR BRANCH        | 1,55,653          |
| PALI BRANCH          | 1,30,050          |
| PRATAP GARH BRANCH   | 57,250            |
| SAWAIMADHOPUR BRANCH | 50,562            |
| SIKAR BRANCH         | 98,555            |
| SIROHI BRANCH        | 65,239            |
| SRIGANGANAGAR BRANCH | 1,08,130          |
| TONK RAJ BRANCH      | 43,500            |
| UDAIPUR BRANCH       | 99,947            |
| Total                | 28,76,314         |

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