Lok Sabha Question No. 3290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Functional Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2022

## FUNCTIONAL POST OFFICES

## 3290.   SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of post offices functional in the country at present, district and State-wise;
- (b) the details of the number of new post offices set up in the country including Assam during the last five years and the current year, and State-wise;
- (c) the number of employees currently working in post offices across the country and the exact sanctioned strength for different posts therein;
- (d) the steps taken for strengthening the infrastructure and services of post offices across the country during the said period; and
- (e) the amount of funds allocated/utilized by the Government for the said purpose during the said period, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Sir, at present, there are 1,58,595 post offices functional in the country. The district and State-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b) 5066 new post offices have been set up in the country including 12 new post offices in Assam during the last five years and the current year. The State-wise details are at Annexure-II .

- (c) There  are  1,60,335  employees  currently  working  in  postal  establishments  across  the country against the actual sanctioned strength of different posts totalling to 2,41,452. The details of the sanctioned strength and number of employees working for different posts are as follows:
- (d) The Steps taken for strengthening the infrastructure and services to post offices during the last five years and current year are at Annexure-III .

| S.No   | Category of Posts     | Name of the Posts/ Cadre   |   Sanctioned strength |   Number employees Position) | of (in   |
|--------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|----------|
| 1.     | Group C               | Multi Tasking Staff        |                 38785 |                        23381 |          |
| 2      | Group C               | Postman                    |                 59334 |                        34686 |          |
| 3      | Group C               | Mail Guard                 |                  1450 |                          743 |          |
| 4      | Group C               | Postal Assistant           |                 74897 |                        60198 |          |
| 5      | Group C               | Sorting Assistant          |                 18069 |                        12559 |          |
| 6      | Group C               | Lower Selection Grade      |                 30067 |                        22687 |          |
| 7      | Group B Non- Gazetted | Higher Selection Grade -II |                  9428 |                         1054 |          |
| 8      | Group B Non- Gazetted | Higher Selection Grade -I  |                  3410 |                          709 |          |
| 9      | Group B Non- Gazetted | Inspector Posts            |                  2119 |                         1631 |          |
| 10     | Group B Non- Gazetted | Other Cadres               |                   479 |                           54 |          |
| 11     | Group B Gazetted      |                            |                  2833 |                         2287 |          |
| 12     | Group A               |                            |                   581 |                          346 |          |
| Total  | Total                 | Total                      |                241452 |                       160335 |          |

(e) The year-wise amount of Scheme funds utilized by the Government for the said purpose during the said period is as follows:

| Years                   |   Funds utilized (in Rs. crores) |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2016-17                 |                           689.64 |
| 2017-18                 |                          1347.1  |
| 2018-19                 |                          1013.97 |
| 2019-20                 |                           873.14 |
| 2020-21                 |                          1269.96 |
| 2021-22 (upto Dec,2021) |                           815.8  |

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3290 to be answered on 23 rd  March, 2022 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri M. Badruddin Ajmal regarding 'Functional Post Offices'.

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District      |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Anantapur             |                                 942 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Chittoor              |                                 893 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Cuddapah (YSR Kadapa) |                                 827 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | East Godavari         |                                 929 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Guntur                |                                 899 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Krishna               |                                 803 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Kurnool               |                                 764 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Nellore (SPSR Nlr)    |                                 768 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Prakasam              |                                 906 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Srikakulam            |                                 649 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Visakhapatnam         |                                 780 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | Vizianagaram          |                                 685 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | West Godavari         |                                 764 |
| 2       | Assam           | Dibrugarh             |                                 214 |
|         |                 | Dhemaji               |                                  84 |
|         |                 | Lakhimpur             |                                 181 |
|         |                 | Nagaon                |                                 212 |
|         |                 | Morigaon              |                                 102 |
|         |                 | Hojai                 |                                  77 |
|         |                 | Karbianglong          |                                  92 |
|         |                 | West Karbianglong     |                                  28 |
|         |                 | Tinsukia              |                                 145 |
|         |                 | Kamrup Metro          |                                  82 |
|         |                 | Kamrup                |                                 203 |
|         |                 | Biswanath             |                                  69 |
|         |                 | Darrang               |                                 105 |
|         |                 | Sonitpur              |                                 118 |
|         |                 | Udalguri              |                                  98 |
|         |                 | Charaideo             |                                  75 |
|         |                 | Golaghat              |                                 152 |
|         |                 | Jorhat                |                                 169 |
|         |                 | Majuli                |                                  48 |
|         |                 | Sivasagar             |                                 187 |
|         |                 | Bajali                |                                  40 |
|         |                 | Baksa                 |                                 150 |
|         |                 | Barpeta               |                                 126 |

|    | Name of District         |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|----|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|    | Nalbari                  |                                 142 |
|    | Goalpara                 |                                  94 |
|    | Bongaigaon               |                                  72 |
|    | Dhubri                   |                                 129 |
|    | Kokrajhar                |                                 110 |
|    | Chirang                  |                                  60 |
|    | South Salmara- Mankachar |                                  27 |
|    | Cachar                   |                                 234 |
|    | Karimganj                |                                 149 |
|    | Hailakandi               |                                 155 |
|    | Dima Hasao               |                                  74 |
| 3  | Araria                   |                                 151 |
|    | Arwal                    |                                  90 |
|    | Aurangabad               |                                 308 |
|    | Banka                    |                                 203 |
|    | Begusarai                |                                 240 |
|    | Bhagalpur                |                                 286 |
|    | Bhojpur                  |                                 301 |
|    | Buxar                    |                                 195 |
|    | Darbhanga                |                                 394 |
|    | East Champaran           |                                 426 |
|    | Gaya                     |                                 410 |
|    | Gopalganj                |                                 215 |
|    | Jamui                    |                                 201 |
|    | Jehanabad                |                                 108 |
|    | Kaimur                   |                                 134 |
|    | Katihar                  |                                 206 |
|    | Khagaria                 |                                 138 |
|    | Kishanganj               |                                  66 |
|    | Lakhisarai               |                                  84 |
|    | Madhepura                |                                 197 |
|    | Madhubani                |                                 416 |
|    | Munger                   |                                 122 |
|    | Muzaffarpur              |                                 446 |
|    | Nalanda                  |                                 350 |
|    | Nawada                   |                                 199 |
|    | Patna                    |                                 443 |
|    | Purnea                   |                                 199 |
|    | Rohtas                   |                                 300 |
|    | Saharsa                  |                                 171 |
|    | Samastipur               |                                 377 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District           |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Saran                      |                                 393 |
|         |                 | Sheikpura                  |                                 104 |
|         |                 | Sheohar                    |                                  42 |
|         |                 | Sitamarhi                  |                                 292 |
|         |                 | Siwan                      |                                 320 |
|         |                 | Supaul                     |                                 207 |
|         |                 | Vaishali                   |                                 277 |
|         |                 | West Champaran             |                                 276 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh    | Bijapur                    |                                 185 |
|         |                 | Dantewada                  |                                 123 |
|         |                 | Sukma                      |                                  72 |
|         |                 | Bastar                     |                                 272 |
|         |                 | Kondagaon                  |                                 234 |
|         |                 | Kanker                     |                                 308 |
|         |                 | Narayanpur                 |                                  88 |
|         |                 | Bilaspur                   |                                 150 |
|         |                 | Korba                      |                                 112 |
|         |                 | Janjgir                    |                                 257 |
|         |                 | Mungeli                    |                                  72 |
|         |                 | Gaurela / Pendra / Marwahi |                                  54 |
|         |                 | Balod                      |                                 142 |
|         |                 | Bemetara                   |                                  78 |
|         |                 | Durg                       |                                 141 |
|         |                 | Kawardha                   |                                 100 |
|         |                 | Rajnandgaon                |                                 413 |
|         |                 | Raigarh                    |                                 278 |
|         |                 | Jashpurnagar               |                                 166 |
|         |                 | Surguja                    |                                  80 |
|         |                 | Balrampur                  |                                 123 |
|         |                 | Koria                      |                                  67 |
|         |                 | Surajpur                   |                                  71 |
|         |                 | Baloda Bazar               |                                 164 |
|         |                 | Dhamtari                   |                                 130 |
|         |                 | Gariaband                  |                                 126 |
|         |                 | Mahasamund                 |                                 158 |
|         |                 | Raipur                     |                                 135 |
| 5       | Delhi           | Central Delhi              |                                  44 |
|         |                 | East Delhi                 |                                  18 |
|         |                 | New Delhi                  |                                  71 |
|         |                 | North Delhi                |                                  52 |

| S.No.   | Name of State                                            | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                                                          | North East Delhi   |                                  21 |
|         |                                                          | North West Delhi   |                                  54 |
|         |                                                          | Shahdara Delhi     |                                  29 |
|         |                                                          | South Delhi        |                                  56 |
|         |                                                          | South East Delhi   |                                  47 |
|         |                                                          | South West Delhi   |                                  54 |
|         |                                                          | West Delhi         |                                  63 |
| 6       | Gujarat (including Daman & Diu and Dadra & nagar Haveli) | Ahmedabad          |                                 173 |
|         |                                                          | Gandhinagar        |                                 517 |
|         |                                                          | Mahesana           |                                 310 |
|         |                                                          | Patan              |                                 266 |
|         |                                                          | Sabarkantha        |                                 580 |
|         |                                                          | Banaskantha        |                                 407 |
|         |                                                          | Amreli             |                                 345 |
|         |                                                          | Bhavnagar          |                                 324 |
|         |                                                          | Botad              |                                  76 |
|         |                                                          | Dev bhumiDwarka    |                                 138 |
|         |                                                          | Gir-Somnath        |                                 156 |
|         |                                                          | Jamnagar           |                                 237 |
|         |                                                          | Junagadh           |                                 295 |
|         |                                                          | Kachchh            |                                 493 |
|         |                                                          | Morbi              |                                  80 |
|         |                                                          | Porbandar          |                                  86 |
|         |                                                          | Rajkot             |                                 404 |
|         |                                                          | Surendranagar      |                                 326 |
|         |                                                          | Anand              |                                 360 |
|         |                                                          | Bharuch            |                                 391 |
|         |                                                          | Chhotaudepur       |                                 197 |
|         |                                                          | Dahod              |                                 227 |
|         |                                                          | Dang               |                                  56 |
|         |                                                          | Kheda              |                                 201 |
|         |                                                          | Mahisagar          |                                 165 |
|         |                                                          | Narmada            |                                 151 |
|         |                                                          | Navsari            |                                 285 |
|         |                                                          | Panchmahal         |                                 219 |
|         |                                                          | Surat              |                                 442 |
|         |                                                          | Tapi               |                                 182 |
|         |                                                          | Vadodara           |                                 421 |
|         |                                                          | Valsad             |                                 274 |
|         |                                                          | Daman              |                                  13 |
|         |                                                          | Diu                |                                   4 |

| S.No.   | Name of State                      | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 7       | Haryana                            | Ambala             |                                 138 |
|         |                                    | Yamunanagar        |                                 122 |
|         |                                    | Panchkula          |                                  50 |
|         |                                    | Bhiwani            |                                 149 |
|         |                                    | CharkhiDadri       |                                  76 |
|         |                                    | Faridabad          |                                  68 |
|         |                                    | Palwal             |                                  63 |
|         |                                    | Gurgaon            |                                 107 |
|         |                                    | Nuh                |                                  51 |
|         |                                    | Rewari             |                                 135 |
|         |                                    | Mahendergarh       |                                 119 |
|         |                                    | Hisar              |                                 213 |
|         |                                    | Sirsa              |                                 162 |
|         |                                    | Fatehabad          |                                 138 |
|         |                                    | Karnal             |                                 167 |
|         |                                    | Jind               |                                 163 |
|         |                                    | Panipat            |                                  98 |
|         |                                    | Kurukshetra        |                                 113 |
|         |                                    | Kaithal            |                                 123 |
|         |                                    | Rohtak             |                                 120 |
|         |                                    | Jhajjar            |                                 143 |
|         |                                    | Sonepat            |                                 178 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                   | Bilaspur           |                                 147 |
|         |                                    | Chamba             |                                 223 |
|         |                                    | Hamirpur           |                                 227 |
|         |                                    | Kangra             |                                 651 |
|         |                                    | Kinnaur            |                                  72 |
|         |                                    | Kullu              |                                 155 |
|         |                                    | Lahaul&Spiti       |                                  46 |
|         |                                    | Mandi              |                                 373 |
|         |                                    | Shimla             |                                 357 |
|         |                                    | Sirmour            |                                 163 |
|         |                                    | Solan              |                                 194 |
|         |                                    | Una                |                                 187 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Jammu              |                                 195 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Samba              |                                  54 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Kathua             |                                 128 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Udhampur           |                                 110 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Doda               |                                  59 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Kishtwar           |                                  25 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir (including Ladakh) | Ramban             |                                  53 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District    |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Reasi               |                                  66 |
|         |                 | Rajouri             |                                 136 |
|         |                 | Poonch              |                                  63 |
|         |                 | Srinagar            |                                  64 |
|         |                 | Budgam              |                                  75 |
|         |                 | Ganderbal           |                                  26 |
|         |                 | Anantnag            |                                 119 |
|         |                 | Kulgam              |                                  50 |
|         |                 | Pulwama             |                                  75 |
|         |                 | Shopian             |                                  19 |
|         |                 | Baramulla           |                                 137 |
|         |                 | Bandipora           |                                  54 |
|         |                 | Kupwara             |                                  79 |
|         |                 | Leh                 |                                  55 |
|         |                 | Kargil              |                                  54 |
| 10      | Jharkhand       | Bokaro              |                                 169 |
|         |                 | Chatra              |                                 168 |
|         |                 | Dhanbad             |                                 200 |
|         |                 | Dumka               |                                 198 |
|         |                 | East Singhbhum      |                                 273 |
|         |                 | Garhwa              |                                 190 |
|         |                 | Giridih             |                                 216 |
|         |                 | Gumla               |                                 168 |
|         |                 | Hazaribagh          |                                 171 |
|         |                 | Khunti              |                                  95 |
|         |                 | Koderma             |                                  74 |
|         |                 | Latehar             |                                 121 |
|         |                 | Lohardaga           |                                  60 |
|         |                 | Palamu              |                                 303 |
|         |                 | Ramgarh             |                                 108 |
|         |                 | Ranchi              |                                 346 |
|         |                 | Simdega             |                                 103 |
|         |                 | Saraikela-Kharaswan |                                  82 |
|         |                 | West Singhbhum      |                                 193 |
|         |                 | Sahibganj           |                                 101 |
|         |                 | Pakur               |                                 105 |
|         |                 | Godda               |                                 111 |
|         |                 | Jamtara             |                                 103 |
|         |                 | Deoghar             |                                 194 |
| 11      | Karnataka       | Bagalkot            |                                 329 |
|         |                 | Belagavi            |                                 340 |
|         |                 | Bidar               |                                 299 |

| S.No.   | Name of State     | Name of District                          |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                   | Ballari                                   |                                 447 |
|         |                   | Vijayapura                                |                                 400 |
|         |                   | Belagavi                                  |                                 226 |
|         |                   | Dharwad                                   |                                 209 |
|         |                   | Gadag                                     |                                 168 |
|         |                   | Belagavi                                  |                                 155 |
|         |                   | Koppal                                    |                                 218 |
|         |                   | Kalaburagi                                |                                 421 |
|         |                   | Yadgiri                                   |                                 204 |
|         |                   | Haveri                                    |                                 258 |
|         |                   | Uttara Kannada                            |                                 231 |
|         |                   | Raichur                                   |                                 287 |
|         |                   | Uttara Kannada                            |                                 251 |
|         |                   | Chikkamagaluru                            |                                 301 |
|         |                   | Chitradurga &Davangere                    |                                 464 |
|         |                   | Chickballapur &Kolar                      |                                 419 |
|         |                   | Dakshina Kannada                          |                                 542 |
|         |                   | Hassan                                    |                                 414 |
|         |                   | Kodagu                                    |                                 210 |
|         |                   | Mandya                                    |                                 353 |
|         |                   | Mysuru                                    |                                 269 |
|         |                   | Chamarajanagar                            |                                 325 |
|         |                   | Shivamogga                                |                                 472 |
|         |                   | Tumakuru                                  |                                 557 |
|         |                   | Udupi                                     |                                 262 |
|         |                   | Bengaluru Urban &Rural                    |                                 241 |
|         |                   | Rama Nagar &Bengaluru Rural (Channapatna) |                                 350 |
| 12      | Kerala (including | Kasargod                                  |                                 231 |
|         |                   | Kannur                                    |                                 382 |
|         | Lakshadweep)      | Wayanad                                   |                                 163 |
|         |                   | Kozhikode                                 |                                 407 |
|         |                   | Malappuram                                |                                 438 |
|         |                   | Palakkad                                  |                                 455 |
|         |                   | Thrissur                                  |                                 484 |
|         |                   | Ernakulam                                 |                                 391 |
|         |                   | Idukki                                    |                                 296 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District        |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Kottayam                |                                 406 |
|         |                 | Alappuzha               |                                 300 |
|         |                 | Pathanamthitta          |                                 317 |
|         |                 | Kollam                  |                                 365 |
|         |                 | Thiruvananthapuram      |                                 414 |
|         |                 | UT of Lakshadweep &Mahe |                                  14 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh  | Bhopal                  |                                 126 |
|         |                 | Raisen                  |                                 210 |
|         |                 | Vidisha                 |                                 161 |
|         |                 | Hoshangabad             |                                 175 |
|         |                 | Narsinghpur             |                                 181 |
|         |                 | Harda                   |                                  68 |
|         |                 | Guna                    |                                 104 |
|         |                 | Shivpuri                |                                 213 |
|         |                 | Ashoknagar              |                                  95 |
|         |                 | Gwalior                 |                                 156 |
|         |                 | Datia                   |                                 138 |
|         |                 | Morena                  |                                 203 |
|         |                 | Bhind                   |                                 257 |
|         |                 | Sheopur                 |                                  65 |
|         |                 | Indore                  |                                 153 |
|         |                 | Ujjain                  |                                 190 |
|         |                 | Shajapur                |                                 115 |
|         |                 | Agar                    |                                  62 |
|         |                 | Khandwa                 |                                 160 |
|         |                 | Khargone                |                                 187 |
|         |                 | Burhanpur               |                                  59 |
|         |                 | Barwani                 |                                 119 |
|         |                 | Dewas                   |                                 173 |
|         |                 | Dhar                    |                                 216 |
|         |                 | Sehore                  |                                 171 |
|         |                 | Rajgarah                |                                 167 |
|         |                 | Ratlam                  |                                 183 |
|         |                 | Jhabua                  |                                 106 |
|         |                 | Alirajpur               |                                  66 |
|         |                 | Mandsaur                |                                 216 |
|         |                 | Neemuch                 |                                 119 |
|         |                 | Jabalpur                |                                 228 |
|         |                 | Katni                   |                                 169 |
|         |                 | Balaghat                |                                 476 |
|         |                 | Seoni                   |                                 204 |

| S.No.   | Name of State               | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                             | Chhindwara         |                                 272 |
|         |                             | Betul              |                                 221 |
|         |                             | Mandla             |                                 252 |
|         |                             | Dindori            |                                  83 |
|         |                             | Chhatarpur         |                                 225 |
|         |                             | Tikamgarh          |                                 126 |
|         |                             | Niwari             |                                  59 |
|         |                             | Satna              |                                 298 |
|         |                             | Panna              |                                 153 |
|         |                             | Shahdol            |                                 101 |
|         |                             | Annuppur           |                                 109 |
|         |                             | Umaria             |                                  99 |
|         |                             | Rewa               |                                 329 |
|         |                             | Sidhi              |                                 145 |
|         |                             | Singrauli          |                                  70 |
|         |                             | Sagar              |                                 237 |
|         |                             | Damoh              |                                 161 |
| 14      | Maharashtra (including Goa) | Mumbai             |                                 230 |
|         |                             | Thane              |                                 222 |
|         |                             | Palghar            |                                 219 |
|         |                             | Raigad             |                                 443 |
|         |                             | Nashik             |                                 672 |
|         |                             | Ratnagiri          |                                 663 |
|         |                             | Sindhudurg         |                                 371 |
|         |                             | Sangli             |                                 419 |
|         |                             | Kolhapur           |                                 564 |
|         |                             | Aurangabad         |                                 353 |
|         |                             | Jalna              |                                 177 |
|         |                             | Beed               |                                 330 |
|         |                             | Jalgaon            |                                 535 |
|         |                             | Dhule              |                                 270 |
|         |                             | Nandurbar          |                                 203 |
|         |                             | Nanded             |                                 470 |
|         |                             | Osmanabad          |                                 282 |
|         |                             | Latur              |                                 289 |
|         |                             | Parbhani           |                                 187 |
|         |                             | Hingoli            |                                 121 |
|         |                             | Ahmednagar         |                                 665 |
|         |                             | Pune               |                                 792 |
|         |                             | Satara             |                                 666 |
|         |                             | Solapur            |                                 535 |
|         |                             | Akola              |                                 236 |

| S.No.   | Name of State                                                                            | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                                          | Buldhana           |                                 351 |
|         |                                                                                          | Washim             |                                 164 |
|         |                                                                                          | Amravati           |                                 455 |
|         |                                                                                          | Yavatmal           |                                 369 |
|         |                                                                                          | Wardha             |                                 183 |
|         |                                                                                          | Nagpur             |                                 347 |
|         |                                                                                          | Bhandara           |                                 137 |
|         |                                                                                          | Gondia             |                                 495 |
|         |                                                                                          | Chandrapur         |                                 560 |
|         |                                                                                          | Gadchiroli         |                                 457 |
|         |                                                                                          | North Goa          |                                 148 |
|         |                                                                                          | South Goa          |                                 107 |
| 15      | North East (including Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland) | West Tripura       |                                 130 |
|         |                                                                                          | Sepahijala         |                                  87 |
|         |                                                                                          | Gomati             |                                  89 |
|         |                                                                                          | Dhalai             |                                   2 |
|         |                                                                                          | South Tripura      |                                  83 |
|         |                                                                                          | North Tripura      |                                 117 |
|         |                                                                                          | Unakoti            |                                  67 |
|         |                                                                                          | Dhalai             |                                  71 |
|         |                                                                                          | Khowai             |                                  65 |
|         |                                                                                          | Tawang             |                                  13 |
|         |                                                                                          | West Kameng        |                                  22 |
|         |                                                                                          | East Kameng        |                                  10 |
|         |                                                                                          | Papum Pare         |                                  25 |
|         |                                                                                          | KurungKumey        |                                   6 |
|         |                                                                                          | Lower Subansiri    |                                  16 |
|         |                                                                                          | Upper Subansiri    |                                  13 |
|         |                                                                                          | Upper Siang        |                                   9 |
|         |                                                                                          | West Siang         |                                  16 |
|         |                                                                                          | East Siang         |                                  24 |
|         |                                                                                          | LrDibang Valley    |                                  19 |
|         |                                                                                          | Dibang Valley      |                                   3 |
|         |                                                                                          | Lohit              |                                  11 |
|         |                                                                                          | Anjaw              |                                   9 |
|         |                                                                                          | Changlang          |                                  29 |
|         |                                                                                          | Tirap              |                                  17 |
|         |                                                                                          | Longding           |                                  13 |
|         |                                                                                          | KraDadi            |                                   3 |
|         |                                                                                          | Siang              |                                   4 |
|         |                                                                                          | Namsai             |                                  23 |
|         |                                                                                          | Lower Siang        |                                   5 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District       |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Kamle                  |                                   3 |
|         |                 | Shi Yomi               |                                   3 |
|         |                 | Lepa Rada              |                                   6 |
|         |                 | PakkeKessang           |                                   2 |
|         |                 | Aizawl                 |                                  90 |
|         |                 | Lunglei                |                                  53 |
|         |                 | Saiha                  |                                  30 |
|         |                 | Mamit                  |                                  47 |
|         |                 | Champhai               |                                  25 |
|         |                 | Saitual                |                                  30 |
|         |                 | Khawzawl               |                                  19 |
|         |                 | Serchhip               |                                  24 |
|         |                 | Lawngtlai              |                                  12 |
|         |                 | Kolasib                |                                  35 |
|         |                 | Hnahthial              |                                  14 |
|         |                 | Bishnupur              |                                  42 |
|         |                 | Chandel                |                                  43 |
|         |                 | Churachandpur          |                                  86 |
|         |                 | Imphal East            |                                  63 |
|         |                 | Imphal West            |                                  92 |
|         |                 | Jiribam                |                                   7 |
|         |                 | Kakching               |                                  16 |
|         |                 | Kamjong                |                                  24 |
|         |                 | Kangpokpi              |                                  64 |
|         |                 | None                   |                                  24 |
|         |                 | Pherzawl               |                                  20 |
|         |                 | Senapati               |                                  42 |
|         |                 | Tamenglong             |                                  40 |
|         |                 | Tengnoupal             |                                  27 |
|         |                 | Thoubal                |                                  67 |
|         |                 | Ukhrul                 |                                  37 |
|         |                 | East Khasi Hills       |                                 141 |
|         |                 | East Jaintia Hills     |                                  23 |
|         |                 | West Jaintia Hills     |                                  53 |
|         |                 | Ri-Bhoi                |                                  44 |
|         |                 | West Khasi Hills       |                                  34 |
|         |                 | South West Khasi Hills |                                  19 |
|         |                 | East Garo Hills        |                                  31 |
|         |                 | North Garo Hills       |                                   7 |
|         |                 | West Garo Hills        |                                  89 |
|         |                 | South West Garo        |                                  16 |
|         |                 | South Garo Hills       |                                  14 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District      |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | East West Khasi Hills |                                  20 |
|         |                 | Kohima                |                                  33 |
|         |                 | Dimapur               |                                  37 |
|         |                 | Peren                 |                                  15 |
|         |                 | Phek                  |                                  36 |
|         |                 | Mokokchung            |                                  50 |
|         |                 | Wokha                 |                                  25 |
|         |                 | Zanheboto             |                                  19 |
|         |                 | Tuensang              |                                  22 |
|         |                 | Kiphire               |                                  14 |
|         |                 | Longleng              |                                   8 |
|         |                 | Mon                   |                                  30 |
|         |                 | Noklak                |                                   7 |
|         |                 | Tseminyu              |                                  15 |
|         |                 | Chumoukedima          |                                  18 |
|         |                 | Niuland               |                                   1 |
| 16      | Odisha          | Angul                 |                                 262 |
|         |                 | Balangir              |                                 312 |
|         |                 | Balasore              |                                 504 |
|         |                 | Bargarh               |                                 278 |
|         |                 | Bhadrak               |                                 314 |
|         |                 | Boudh                 |                                 118 |
|         |                 | Cuttack               |                                 386 |
|         |                 | Deogarh               |                                  78 |
|         |                 | Dhenkanal             |                                 233 |
|         |                 | Gajapati              |                                 150 |
|         |                 | Ganjam Total          |                                 682 |
|         |                 | Jagatsinghpur         |                                 221 |
|         |                 | Jajpur                |                                 299 |
|         |                 | Jharsuguda            |                                  86 |
|         |                 | Kalahandi             |                                 379 |
|         |                 | Kandhamal             |                                 268 |
|         |                 | Kendrapada            |                                 285 |
|         |                 | Keonjhar              |                                 445 |
|         |                 | Khurda                |                                 321 |
|         |                 | Koraput               |                                 262 |
|         |                 | Malkangiri            |                                 112 |
|         |                 | Mayurbhanj            |                                 712 |
|         |                 | Nabarangpur           |                                 194 |
|         |                 | Nayagarh              |                                 209 |
|         |                 | Nuapada               |                                 143 |
|         |                 | Puri                  |                                 284 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Rayagada           |                                 226 |
|         |                 | Sambalpur          |                                 217 |
|         |                 | Sonepur            |                                  96 |
|         |                 | Sundargarh         |                                 414 |
| 17      | Punjab          | Sangrur            |                                 202 |
|         |                 | Barnala            |                                  70 |
|         |                 | Ludhiana           |                                 389 |
|         |                 | Amritsar           |                                 284 |
|         |                 | Tarn Taran         |                                 187 |
|         |                 | Bathinda           |                                 157 |
|         |                 | Mansa              |                                 100 |
|         |                 | Faridkot           |                                  72 |
|         |                 | Moga               |                                 167 |
|         |                 | Ferozepur          |                                 126 |
|         |                 | Fazilka            |                                 142 |
|         |                 | Muktsar            |                                 136 |
|         |                 | Gurdaspur          |                                 204 |
|         |                 | Pathankot          |                                  73 |
|         |                 | Hoshiarpur         |                                 356 |
|         |                 | Jalandhar          |                                 202 |
|         |                 | SBS Nagar          |                                 165 |
|         |                 | Kapurthala         |                                 289 |
|         |                 | Patiala            |                                 173 |
|         |                 | Fatehgarh Sahib    |                                 100 |
|         |                 | Ropar              |                                 118 |
|         |                 | Mohali             |                                  96 |
|         |                 | Chandigarh UT      |                                  51 |
| 18      | Rajasthan       | Ajmer              |                                 404 |
|         |                 | Bhilwara           |                                 393 |
|         |                 | Chittorgarh        |                                 442 |
|         |                 | Dungarpur          |                                 296 |
|         |                 | Banswara           |                                 266 |
|         |                 | Kota               |                                 187 |
|         |                 | Baran              |                                 196 |
|         |                 | Jhalawar           |                                 246 |
|         |                 | Bundi              |                                 176 |
|         |                 | Tonk               |                                 221 |
|         |                 | Udaipur            |                                 457 |
|         |                 | Rajsamand          |                                 208 |
|         |                 | Barmer             |                                 481 |
|         |                 | Bikaner            |                                 268 |
|         |                 | Churu              |                                 345 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Jaisalmer          |                                 208 |
|         |                 | Jhunjhunu          |                                 412 |
|         |                 | Jodhpur            |                                 347 |
|         |                 | Nagaur             |                                 544 |
|         |                 | Pali               |                                 372 |
|         |                 | Sikar              |                                 470 |
|         |                 | Sirohi             |                                 176 |
|         |                 | Jalore             |                                 269 |
|         |                 | Sriganganagar      |                                 327 |
|         |                 | Hanumangarh        |                                 236 |
|         |                 | Alwar              |                                 483 |
|         |                 | Bharatpur          |                                 400 |
|         |                 | Dholpur            |                                 187 |
|         |                 | Jaipur             |                                  99 |
|         |                 | Jaipur MFL         |                                 469 |
|         |                 | Dausa              |                                 242 |
|         |                 | Sawaimadhopur      |                                 214 |
|         |                 | Karauli            |                                 247 |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu      | Ariyalur           |                                 220 |
| 19      | (including      | Chengalpattu       |                                 281 |
| 19      | Puducherry)     | Chennai            |                                 168 |
| 19      |                 | Coimbatore         |                                 398 |
| 19      |                 | Cuddalore          |                                 467 |
|         |                 | Dharmapuri         |                                 260 |
|         |                 | Dindigul           |                                 459 |
|         |                 | Erode              |                                 355 |
|         |                 | Kallakurichi       |                                 252 |
|         |                 | Kanchipuram        |                                 155 |
|         |                 | Kanyakumari        |                                 267 |
|         |                 | Karur              |                                 242 |
|         |                 | Krishnagiri        |                                 299 |
|         |                 | Madurai            |                                 393 |
|         |                 | Mayiladuthurai     |                                 368 |
|         |                 | Nagapattinam       |                                 105 |
|         |                 | Namakkal           |                                 357 |
|         |                 | Nilgiris           |                                 182 |
|         |                 | Perambalur         |                                 147 |
|         |                 | Pudukottai         |                                 347 |
|         |                 | Ramanathapuram     |                                 298 |
|         |                 | Ranipet            |                                 211 |
|         |                 | Salem              |                                 512 |
|         |                 | Sivagangai         |                                 320 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District        |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Tenkasi                 |                                 233 |
|         |                 | Thanjavur               |                                 513 |
|         |                 | Theni                   |                                 161 |
|         |                 | Thoothukudi             |                                 426 |
|         |                 | Tiruchirappalli         |                                 478 |
|         |                 | Tirunelveli             |                                 315 |
|         |                 | Tirupattur              |                                 194 |
|         |                 | Tiruppur                |                                 368 |
|         |                 | Tiruvallur              |                                 330 |
|         |                 | Tiruvannamalai          |                                 494 |
|         |                 | Tiruvarur               |                                 274 |
|         |                 | Vellore                 |                                 250 |
|         |                 | Viluppuram              |                                 390 |
|         |                 | Virudhunagar            |                                 282 |
|         |                 | Pondicherry             |                                  68 |
|         |                 | Karaikkal               |                                  28 |
| 20      | Telangana       | Adilabad                |                                 151 |
|         |                 | BhadradriKothagudem     |                                 300 |
|         |                 | Hanamkonda              |                                 188 |
|         |                 | Jagityal                |                                 183 |
|         |                 | Janagaon                |                                 149 |
|         |                 | JayashankarBhupalapalli |                                 158 |
|         |                 | JogulambaGadwal         |                                 104 |
|         |                 | Kamareddy               |                                 191 |
|         |                 | Karimnagar              |                                 192 |
|         |                 | Khammam                 |                                 419 |
|         |                 | KomaramBheemAsifabad    |                                 113 |
|         |                 | Mahabubabad             |                                 210 |
|         |                 | Mahabubnagar            |                                 157 |
|         |                 | Mancherial              |                                 157 |
|         |                 | Mulugu                  |                                 100 |
|         |                 | Nagarkurnool            |                                 217 |
|         |                 | Nalgonda                |                                 327 |
|         |                 | Narayanpet              |                                 119 |
|         |                 | Nirmal                  |                                 124 |
|         |                 | Nizamabad               |                                 288 |
|         |                 | Peddapalli              |                                 176 |
|         |                 | RajannaSircilla         |                                 104 |
|         |                 | Rangareddy              |                                 269 |
|         |                 | Siddipet                |                                 258 |
|         |                 | Suryapet                |                                 217 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Vikarabad          |                                 200 |
|         |                 | Wanaparthy         |                                  99 |
|         |                 | Warangal           |                                 165 |
|         |                 | YadagiriBhongir    |                                 189 |
|         |                 | Hyderabad          |                                  98 |
|         |                 | Medak              |                                 170 |
|         |                 | Medchal-Malkajgiri |                                  90 |
|         |                 | Sangareddy         |                                 251 |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh   | Bareilly           |                                 286 |
|         |                 | Pilibhit           |                                 155 |
|         |                 | Moradabad          |                                 158 |
|         |                 | Amroha             |                                  93 |
|         |                 | Sambhal            |                                 104 |
|         |                 | Rampur             |                                 130 |
|         |                 | Meerut             |                                 252 |
|         |                 | Baghpat            |                                 147 |
|         |                 | Muzaffarnagar      |                                 221 |
|         |                 | Shamli             |                                  99 |
|         |                 | Saharanpur         |                                 211 |
|         |                 | Bijnor             |                                 303 |
|         |                 | Budaun             |                                 324 |
|         |                 | Hardoi             |                                 333 |
|         |                 | Kheri              |                                 388 |
|         |                 | Shahjhanpur        |                                 294 |
|         |                 | Chandauli          |                                 181 |
|         |                 | Varanasi           |                                 259 |
|         |                 | Bhadohi            |                                 103 |
|         |                 | Jaunpur            |                                 422 |
|         |                 | Ballia             |                                 354 |
|         |                 | Ghazipur           |                                 380 |
|         |                 | Kanpur Nagar       |                                 176 |
|         |                 | Kanpur Dehat       |                                 302 |
|         |                 | Unnao              |                                 271 |
|         |                 | Farrukhabad        |                                 156 |
|         |                 | Kannauj            |                                 148 |
|         |                 | Fatehpur           |                                 256 |
|         |                 | Banda              |                                 207 |
|         |                 | Chitrakoot         |                                  85 |
|         |                 | Hamirpur           |                                 130 |
|         |                 | Mahoba             |                                  97 |
|         |                 | Ghaziabad          |                                 111 |
|         |                 | GautamBuddh Nagar  |                                 123 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Name of District   |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         |                 | Hapur              |                                 106 |
|         |                 | Prayagraj          |                                 412 |
|         |                 | Kaushambi          |                                 131 |
|         |                 | Pratapgarh         |                                 362 |
|         |                 | Mirzapur           |                                 176 |
|         |                 | Sonbhadra          |                                 162 |
|         |                 | Sultanpur          |                                 302 |
|         |                 | Amethi             |                                 199 |
|         |                 | Lucknow            |                                 284 |
|         |                 | Ayodha             |                                 331 |
|         |                 | Ambedkar Nagar     |                                 372 |
|         |                 | Raebareli          |                                 448 |
|         |                 | Sitapur            |                                 418 |
|         |                 | Barabanki          |                                 362 |
|         |                 | Gonda              |                                 350 |
|         |                 | Balrampur          |                                 184 |
|         |                 | Basti              |                                 294 |
|         |                 | SantKabir Nagar    |                                 185 |
|         |                 | Saddharthnagar     |                                 214 |
|         |                 | Gorakhpur          |                                 414 |
|         |                 | Mahraganj          |                                 205 |
|         |                 | Deoria             |                                 285 |
|         |                 | Kushinagar         |                                 223 |
|         |                 | Azamgarh           |                                 408 |
|         |                 | Mau                |                                 201 |
|         |                 | Bahraich           |                                 292 |
|         |                 | Shrawasti          |                                 102 |
|         |                 | Agra               |                                 353 |
|         |                 | Aligarh            |                                 360 |
|         |                 | Hathras            |                                 153 |
|         |                 | Mathura            |                                 219 |
|         |                 | Jhansi             |                                 213 |
|         |                 | Jalaun             |                                 245 |
|         |                 | Lalitpur           |                                 154 |
|         |                 | Etah               |                                 200 |
|         |                 | Kasganj            |                                 107 |
|         |                 | Etawah             |                                 177 |
|         |                 | Auraiya            |                                 156 |
|         |                 | Firozabad          |                                 167 |
|         |                 | Mainpuri           |                                 166 |
|         |                 | Bulandshahr        |                                 312 |

| S.No.   | Name of State                                        | Name of District     |   Number of Post Offices functional |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Almora               |                                 328 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Bageshwar            |                                 152 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Chamoli              |                                 266 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Rudraprayag          |                                 126 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Dehradun             |                                 248 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Haridwar             |                                 112 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Nainital             |                                 159 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | U.S.Nagar            |                                 110 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Pauri                |                                 424 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Pithoragarh          |                                 323 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Champawat            |                                  83 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Tehri                |                                 261 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                          | Uttarakashi          |                                 131 |
| 23      | West Bengal (including Andaman & Nicobar and Sikkim) | Kolkata              |                                 219 |
|         |                                                      | North 24 parganas    |                                 681 |
|         |                                                      | South 24 Parganas    |                                 785 |
|         |                                                      | Birbhum              |                                 469 |
|         |                                                      | Murshidabad          |                                 588 |
|         |                                                      | Nadia                |                                 463 |
|         |                                                      | PurbaBurdawan        |                                 553 |
|         |                                                      | PaschimBurdawan      |                                 217 |
|         |                                                      | Bankura              |                                 489 |
|         |                                                      | Pururlia             |                                 443 |
|         |                                                      | Hooghly              |                                 497 |
|         |                                                      | PaschimMidnapore     |                                 624 |
|         |                                                      | PurbaMidnapore       |                                 618 |
|         |                                                      | Jhargram             |                                 182 |
|         |                                                      | Howrah               |                                 346 |
|         |                                                      | Jalpaiguri           |                                 195 |
|         |                                                      | Alipurduar           |                                 155 |
|         |                                                      | Coochbehar           |                                 303 |
|         |                                                      | Darjeeling           |                                 194 |
|         |                                                      | Kalimpong            |                                  40 |
|         |                                                      | uttarDinajpur        |                                 205 |
|         |                                                      | DakshinDinajpur      |                                 164 |
|         |                                                      | Malda                |                                 339 |
|         |                                                      | East Sikkim          |                                  92 |
|         |                                                      | West Sikkim          |                                  50 |
|         |                                                      | North Sikkim         |                                  23 |
|         |                                                      | South Sikkim         |                                  44 |
|         |                                                      | South Andaman        |                                  48 |
|         |                                                      | North Middle Andaman |                                  34 |
|         |                                                      | Carnicober           |                                  18 |
|         | Total                                                |                      |                              158595 |

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply of para (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3290 to be answered on 23 rd  March, 2022 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri M. Badruddin Ajmal regarding 'Functional Post Offices'.

| S.No.   | Name of State                                                                            |   Number of new post offices set up during the last five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) and the current year (2021-22) |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           |                                                                                                                287 |
| 2       | Assam                                                                                    |                                                                                                                 12 |
| 3       | Bihar                                                                                    |                                                                                                                254 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh                                                                             |                                                                                                               1152 |
| 5       | Delhi                                                                                    |                                                                                                                 10 |
| 6       | Gujarat (including Daman &Diu and Dadra& Nagar Haveli)                                   |                                                                                                                 54 |
| 7       | Haryana                                                                                  |                                                                                                                 23 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         |                                                                                                                 21 |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir (including Ladakh)                                                        |                                                                                                                  7 |
| 10      | Jharkhand                                                                                |                                                                                                                915 |
| 11      | Karnataka                                                                                |                                                                                                                 59 |
| 12      | Kerala (including Lakshadweep)                                                           |                                                                                                                 12 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           |                                                                                                                374 |
| 14      | Maharashtra (including Goa)                                                              |                                                                                                                859 |
| 15      | North East (including Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland) |                                                                                                                 14 |
| 16      | Odisha                                                                                   |                                                                                                                338 |
| 17      | Punjab                                                                                   |                                                                                                                 10 |
| 18      | Rajasthan                                                                                |                                                                                                                 46 |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu (including Puducherry)                                                        |                                                                                                                 35 |
| 20      | Telangana                                                                                |                                                                                                                437 |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            |                                                                                                                114 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                                                                              |                                                                                                                 18 |
| 23      | West Bengal (including Andaman & Nicobar and Sikkim)                                     |                                                                                                                 15 |
|         | Total                                                                                    |                                                                                                               5066 |

## Annexure referred to in reply of para (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3290 to be answered on 23 rd  March, 2022 raised by Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri M. Badruddin Ajmal regarding 'Functional Post Offices'.

Steps taken for strengthening the infrastructure and services of post offices.

- i) A robust Information & Communication Technology Infrastructure of Data  Centers  and  Wide  Area  Network  of  1,54,347  Post  Offices including  1,29,238  Branch  Post  Offices  has  been  set  up  across  the country  to  provide  for  online  Banking,  Insurance,  Postal  and  other Citizen  Centric  Services.  The  Departmental  Post  Offices  have  been provided computers and Peripherals and Branch Post Offices Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) based Hand Held Point of Sale (PoS) Devices.
2. ii) Core Banking Services (CBS) has been provided in 25,052 Post Offices in  the  country.  This  facility  enables  customers  to  transact  their  Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) accounts from any Post Office across the country. Besides there are interoperable Post Office ATMs available in 1000 locations.
3. iii) Postal Life Insurance (PLI) services are being provided through Core Insurance  Solution  (CIS).  Through  this  solution,  the  customers  can make premium payment at any Post Office. It has also enabled Central Processing Centers (CPCs) to provide faster claim settlement and aftersales service.
4. iv) 186  Nodal  Delivery  Centers  have  been  operationalized  across  the country for processing the parcel using standard equipment and set up for mechanized doorstep delivery of parcels using two wheelers and four wheelers. 189 Parcels hub have been strengthened under Parcel Network Optimization Project (PNOP) to ensure smooth processing of parcels by providing standard operational equipments such as Roller containers,  Bag  Opening  Table  Package/  Trolleys,  Bag  stands  and Sorting Cases.
- v) Semi-Automated Processing Centers have been established at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Vijayawada, Lucknow and Jaipur  to  provide  booking  facilities  to  bulk  customers  by  using conveyor  Belt  and  Dynamic  Weighment  System.  50  national  routes have been made operational under the All India Postal Road Transport Network for faster transmission of Parcels. Five Transhipment Centers

have been made functional to ensure smooth handling and processing of Parcels / e-commerce consignments.

- vi) Basic infrastructure equipments like table, chair, almirah, Letter Boxes & signages and cash chests are provided to 6,581 post offices including 94,291 Letter Boxes & Signages, 24,134 Iron Safes to meet their basic infrastructure requirements.
- vii) Short Message Services (SMS) to the pensioners for submitting their Digital Life Certificate in the post offices.
- viii) The facility of Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) in India Post Call Centre (IPCC) is available for customers 24*7*365. Postal Life Insurance and Financial Services functionalities have been integrated in IPCC which enables IPCC to disseminate citizen centric information to the citizens.
- ix) 96  post  offices  buildings  including  52  small  post  offices  have  been constructed.
- x) 13352 Post Offices have been provided with equipment for Aadhaar Enrolment  and  updation  including  371  mobile  kits  for  Aadhaar Services. In addition, 428 PO-PSK (Post Office Passport Seva Kendra) have been set up to provide Passport services.
- xi) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has enabled 1.36 lakh Post Offices to provide Banking services and has equipped nearly 1.89 lakh Postmen and  Gramin  Dak  Sevaks  (GDS)  with  a  smartphone  and  biometric device  to  provide  doorstep  banking  Services.  The  services  provided include Paperless & Instant account opening, Virtual Debit Card, Cash Deposit/  Cash  Withdrawal  services,  Mobile  Banking,  Bill  Payment services, Insurance services, Online Payment for Post Office Savings schemes Digital Life Certificate (DLC), Aadhaar based services which includes Child Enrolment services for any child (0 - 5-year-old) and Mobile number updated in Aadhar, Collection of dues from customers of corporates/ govt. bodies.
- xii) 1,12,026 Post Offices have been on boarded to provide more than 80 Citizen Centric Services across the country.

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