Lok Sabha Question No. 5335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Post Offices in Rented Buildings
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5335 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2023

## POST OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS

## 5335.   ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to discontinue the operation of post offices functioning in rented buildings, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the post offices functioning in rented buildings presently, State-wise including such post offices identified for closure;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the postal department have owned land in many places where post offices are functioning in rented buildings presently, if so, the details of such post offices in Kerala functioning in rented buildings;
- (d) whether the Government has received representation for construction of buildings for post offices under Attingal constituency, Kerala where department have owned land and if so, the details thereof along with the decision taken thereon; and
- (e) whether the Government will consider construction of buildings for these post offices without further delay and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No,  Sir.  No  such  decision  has  been  taken.  The  department  provides  various  postal  and financial  services  to  the  people  from  its  post  offices  located  in  departmental  as  well  as  rented buildings.
- (b) There are 19,451 Post Offices functioning from rented buildings across the country as on 31.03.2022. The State-wise / UT-wise numbers of such Post Offices is at Annexure-I. No such post office is identified for closure.
- (c) Yes, Sir. Government is aware that, presently post offices are functioning in rented buildings where department owns land. The details of post offices in Kerala functioning in rented building where department's land is available is at Annexure-II.
- (d) & (e) Yes, Sir. Government has received representation for construction of building for post offices in Attingal Constituency, Kerala where department owns land. Department has approved a project  for  construction  of  a  post  office  building  at  Varkala  in  Attingal  Constituency,  Kerala, considering overall requirement, feasibility & availability of funds.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5335 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.04.2023  REGARDING  POST  OFFICES  IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

## State-wise / UT-wise Number of Post Offices which are functioning in rented buildings

| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory (UT)       |   No. of Post Offices functioning from rented buildings |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                    1357 |
| 2         | Telangana                          |                                                     619 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                                                     455 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                                                     823 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                                     290 |
| 6         | Delhi                              |                                                     211 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                                                     885 |
| 8         | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                       4 |
| 9         | Haryana                            |                                                     373 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                     385 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                                                     355 |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                                     202 |
| 13        | Ladakh                             |                                                       1 |
| 14        | Karnataka                          |                                                    1234 |
| 15        | Kerala                             |                                                    1245 |
| 16        | Lakshadweep                        |                                                       1 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                     727 |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        |                                                    1687 |
| 19        | Goa                                |                                                      82 |
| 20        | Meghalaya                          |                                                      36 |
| 21        | Mizoram                            |                                                      25 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                                                      44 |
| 23        | Nagaland                           |                                                      25 |
| 24        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                      14 |
| 25        | Tripura                            |                                                      48 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                                                     949 |
| 27        | Punjab                             |                                                     473 |
| 28        | Chandigarh                         |                                                      45 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                                                     821 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                                    2183 |
| 31        | Puducherry                         |                                                      68 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                    2069 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                        |                                                     309 |
| 34        | West Bengal                        |                                                    1385 |
| 35        | Sikkim                             |                                                      12 |
| 36        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        |                                                       9 |
|           | Total                              |                                                   19451 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5335 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.04.2023  REGARDING  POST  OFFICES  IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

## The details of post offices of Kerala functioning in rented building where department's land is available

|   Sl.No. | Name of Post Office                    |
|----------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kunnicode                              |
|        2 | Clappana                               |
|        3 | Parippally                             |
|        4 | Mukhathala                             |
|        5 | Bhoothakulam                           |
|        6 | Mynagapally                            |
|        7 | Eravipuram                             |
|        8 | Kottiyam                               |
|        9 | Kuzhimathicaud                         |
|       10 | Chathannur                             |
|       11 | Karunagapally                          |
|       12 | Kottanad                               |
|       13 | Kallooppara                            |
|       14 | Karamana                               |
|       15 | Poojapura                              |
|       16 | Sasthamangalam                         |
|       17 | Avanavancherry                         |
|       18 | Kulathur                               |
|       19 | Palayamkunnu                           |
|       20 | Pangode                                |
|       21 | Perunguzhi                             |
|       22 | Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College |
|       23 | Vallakkadavu                           |
|       24 | Varkala                                |
|       25 | Vamanapuram                            |
|       26 | Karaparamba                            |
|       27 | Kotencheri                             |
|       28 | Meenangadi                             |
|       29 | Meppadi                                |
|       30 | Sulthan Bathery                        |
|       31 | Kalpetta                               |
|       32 | Angadipuram                            |
|       33 | Chungathara                            |
|       34 | Downhill                               |
|       35 | Malappuram                             |
|       36 | Edakkara                               |
|       37 | Karuvarakundu                          |
|       38 | Kolathur                               |
|       39 | Koottilangadi                          |
|       40 | Mampad                                 |
|       41 | Manimooly                              |

|   43 | Nilambur RS         |
|------|---------------------|
|   44 | Pookkottumpadam     |
|   45 | Tenhipalam          |
|   46 | Tuvvur              |
|   47 | Wandoor             |
|   48 | Anjarakandy         |
|   49 | Mamba               |
|   50 | Mowancherry         |
|   51 | Valapatanam         |
|   52 | Cherukunnu          |
|   53 | Mattul              |
|   54 | Payyanur            |
|   55 | Cherupuzha          |
|   56 | Coyalmanna          |
|   57 | Kalpathi            |
|   58 | Kongad              |
|   59 | Ettanur             |
|   60 | Koduvayur           |
|   61 | Parli               |
|   62 | Shoranur Govt Press |
|   63 | Srikrishnapuram     |
|   64 | Kumbidi             |
|   65 | Panamanna           |
|   66 | Cherplasseri        |
|   67 | Azhiyur             |
|   68 | Nadapuram           |
|   69 | Nutstreet           |
|   70 | Kakkattil           |
|   71 | Villiappally        |
|   72 | Naduvannur          |
|   73 | Balusseri           |
|   74 | Cherakkara          |
|   75 | Tiruvangad          |
|   76 | Iritty              |
|   77 | Peravoor            |
|   78 | Mattannur           |
|   79 | Etakkad             |
|   80 | Chokli              |
|   81 | Peringathur         |
|   82 | Kelakam             |
|   83 | Panamaram           |
|   84 | Ponani              |
|   85 | Kaladi              |
|   86 | Tirunavaya          |
|   87 | Valancheri          |
|   88 | Kuttippuram         |
|   89 | Tirur               |
|   90 | Manjeshwar          |
|   91 | Kumbla              |
|   92 | Kudlu Perla         |
|   93 |                     |

|   94 | Perdala           |
|------|-------------------|
|   95 | Mulleria          |
|   96 | Chengala          |
|   97 | Arthinkal         |
|   98 | Kadakarappally    |
|   99 | Kuthiatode        |
|  100 | Poochackal        |
|  101 | Mannam Paravur    |
|  102 | Koovappady        |
|  103 | Pothanicaud       |
|  104 | Pampakuda         |
|  105 | Vazhappally West  |
|  106 | Manimala          |
|  107 | Panangad          |
|  108 | Thoppumpady       |
|  109 | Mulanthuruthy     |
|  110 | Perumannur        |
|  111 | Panampilly Nagar  |
|  112 | Nedungandam       |
|  113 | Thodupuzha        |
|  114 | Karimannur        |
|  115 | Perinjanam        |
|  116 | Chalakudy Town    |
|  117 | Athirampuzha      |
|  118 | Manarcaud         |
|  119 | Nattakom          |
|  120 | Mannanam          |
|  121 | Pallom            |
|  122 | Karuvatta         |
|  123 | Ollur             |
|  124 | Mulankunnathukavu |
|  125 | Pattikkad         |

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