Lok Sabha Question No. 2924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Post Office in Kerala
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022

## POST OFFICE IN KERALA

## 2924.   DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new infrastructural development activities being approved in the State of Kerala;
- (b) whether any Divisional Head Post Office in Kerala is functioning in the rented building and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  that  Manjery  Divisional  Office  and Malappuram Head Post Office in Malappuram constituency are functioning in rented buildings despite the availability of space and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether funds are allocated to them for constructing their own building and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Construction of 15 new Post Office buildings and 02 Parcel Hubs have been approved in the State of Kerala. The details are Annexed.
- (b) At present, following 8 Head Post Offices (HPO) in Kerala Postal Circle are functioning from rented buildings:
- (i) Poojappura HPO, Thiruvananthapuram South Division
- (ii) Kalpetta HPO, Calicut Division
- (iii) Manjeri HPO, Manjeri Division
- (iv) Malappuram HPO, Manjeri Division
- (v) Ponnani HPO, Tirur Division
- (vi) Tirur HPO, Tirur Division
- (vii) Alathur HPO, Palakkad Division
- (viii) Thodupuzha HPO, Idukki Division
- (c) Manjeri  Divisional  office  is  functioning  from  a  rented  building  with  an  area  of  3083  sq.ft.  in Pallikkal House, Vengara and Malappuram HPO is functioning from rented building with an area of 4018 sq.ft. in Muttengadan House, Uphill. A plot of land is available at Manjeri as well as at Malappuram.
- (d) Building project of construction of Malappuram HPO building has been approved on the available plot  of  land  and  fund  has  been  allotted.  Construction  of  building  of  Manjeri  HPO  including  Manjeri Divisional Office has been included in the Perspective Plan.

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTATTRED QUESTION NO. 2924 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2022 REGARDING POST OFFICE IN KERALA.

- A. Details of the Post Office construction projects in the State of Kerala which have been approved by the Department of Posts:

|   S. No | Name of Projects                  |
|---------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | Kalpetta                          |
|       2 | Poojapura,Thiruvananthapuram      |
|       3 | Thodupuzha,Idukki                 |
|       4 | Tirur                             |
|       5 | Ponnani, Tirur                    |
|       6 | Karamana,Thiruvananthapuram       |
|       7 | Sasthamangalam,Thiruvananthapuram |
|       8 | Perinjanam, Irinjalakuda          |
|       9 | Varkala,Thiruvananthapuram        |
|      10 | Vazhapally West, Changanassery    |
|      11 | Kumbla, Kasargod                  |
|      12 | Cherupuzha, Kannur                |
|      13 | Kunnicode, Pathanamthitta         |
|      14 | Edathua, Tiruvalla                |
|      15 | Malappuram, Manjeri               |

## B. Details of the Parcel Hub construction projects in the State of Kerala which have been approved by the Department of Posts:

|   S. No | Name of Projects      |
|---------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Kochi (Parcel Hub)    |
|       2 | Thrissur (Parcel Hub) |

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