Lok Sabha Question No. 2435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Speed Post Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2435 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2022

## SPEED POST CENTRES

## 2435. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of speed post centres operating in various States including Gujarat as on date, State/UTwise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such centers across the States including Gujarat;
- (c) if so, the State-wise details thereof as on date and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The facility of booking of a Speed Post article is available from all Post Offices across the country.  Speed Post Centres have now been rechristened as National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) or Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs). As on date there are 92 NSHs and 150 ICHs in the country. The State/UT wise details including Gujarat are at Annexure.
- (b) As of now there is no proposal for setting up of more National Sorting Hubs and Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs) under consideration including Gujarat.
- (c) Question does not arise in view of (b) above.
- (d) The  network  of  NSH  &  ICH  has  been  set  up  across  the  country  keeping  in  view  the operational requirements. There are, at present, no such requirement to set up more NSH & ICH centres.

## Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2435 to be answered on 16 th  March, 2022 regarding Speed Post Centres.

## Number of National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) and Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs) (State-wise)

| S. No.   |                                    | NSH   | ICH   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| A        | State                              |       |       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 4     | 9     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1     | -     |
| 3        | Assam                              | 2     | 5     |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 4     | 4     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 1     | 4     |
| 6        | Goa                                | 1     | -     |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 4     | 13    |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 4     | 3     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 2     | 4     |
| 10       | Jharkhand                          | 3     | 3     |
| 11       | Karnataka                          | 7     | 6     |
| 12       | Kerala                             | 5     | 3     |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 4     | 9     |
| 14       | Maharashtra                        | 4     | 18    |
| 15       | Manipur                            | 1     | -     |
| 16       | Meghalaya                          | 1     | -     |
| 17       | Mizoram                            | 1     | -     |
| 18       | Nagaland                           | 1     | -     |
| 19       | Odisha                             | 4     | 6     |
| 20       | Punjab                             | 3     | 4     |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          | 3     | 10    |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu                         | 7     | 12    |
| 23       | Telangana                          | 2     | 4     |
| 24       | Tripura                            | 1     | -     |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 9     | 18    |
| 26       | Uttarakhand                        | 1     | 6     |
| 27       | West Bengal                        | 4     | 9     |
| 28       | Sikkim                             | -     | -     |
| B        | Union Territories                  |       |       |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 1     | -     |
| 2        | Chandigarh                         | 1     | -     |
| 3        | Delhi                              | 1     | -     |
| 4        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | -     | -     |
| 5        | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 2     | -     |
| 6        | Lakshadweep                        | -     | -     |
| 7        | Ladakh                             | 1     | -     |
| 8        | Puducherry                         | -     | -     |
|          | Total                              | 92*   | 150   |

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