Lok Sabha Question No. 1517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Postal Export Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## POSTAL EXPORT CENTRES

## 1517.   SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Postal Export centres targeted to be set up by the Government across the country;
- (b) the State-wise details thereof;
- (c) the types of goods to be exported by the Government from these centres; and
- (d) the countries with whom the Government is making MoUs for e-exports?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) At the time of the formulation of scheme, one 'Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra' (post office export centre) was planned to be setup in every district. So far, Government has set up 1013 Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras across the country to promote exports through the post office network. These Dak  Ghar  Niryat  Kendras  facilitate  cross  border  e-commerce  and  enable  artisans,  weavers, craftsmen and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in the hinterland to reach international markets.
- (b) State-wise details of the 1013 Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras are attached as Annexure-I ;
- (c) Various types of goods and products are exported through Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras, which include  gem  stones  and  imitation  jewelry,  fabric  and  apparel,  leather  products,  handicrafts, ayurvedic and herbal products, spices, musical instruments, watches, home appliances, tea and coffee, other consumer goods, etc.;
- (d) Department  of  Posts  has  entered  into  multilateral  and  bilateral  agreements  and  started 'International Tracked Packet Service' to 41 countries as per the details in Annexure-II . During 2023-24 around 13.48 lakh such shipments were booked for these countries.

## Annexure-I

## Details of number of Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras (DNKs) set up State-wise & Union Territory-wise

| State                           | Number of DNKs set up   |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                  | 29                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh               | 23                      |
| Assam                           | 36                      |
| Bihar                           | 46                      |
| Chhattisgarh                    | 40                      |
| Goa                             | 5                       |
| Gujarat                         | 48                      |
| Haryana                         | 31                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                | 18                      |
| Jharkhand                       | 26                      |
| Karnataka                       | 76                      |
| Kerala                          | 21                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                  | 57                      |
| Maharashtra                     | 64                      |
| Manipur                         | 16                      |
| Meghalaya                       | 12                      |
| Mizoram                         | 11                      |
| Nagaland                        | 15                      |
| Odisha                          | 35                      |
| Punjab                          | 26                      |
| Rajasthan                       | 53                      |
| Sikkim                          | 1                       |
| Tamil Nadu                      | 64                      |
| Telangana                       | 38                      |
| Tripura                         | 8                       |
| Uttar Pradesh                   | 93                      |
| Uttarakhand                     | 18                      |
| West Bengal                     | 30                      |
| Union Territories               | Union Territories       |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 3                       |
| Chandigarh                      | 3                       |
| Dadar &Nagar Haveli, Daman &Diu | 3                       |
| Delhi                           | 33                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir                  | 26                      |
| Ladakh                          | 2                       |
| Lakshadweep                     | 1                       |
| Puducherry                      | 2                       |
| Total                           | 1013                    |

## Annexure-II

## List of countries with International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)

| S. No   | Country            |   S.No | Country                  |
|---------|--------------------|--------|--------------------------|
| 1       | Aruba              |     21 | Jersey                   |
| 2       | Australia          |     22 | Korea (Republic)         |
| 3       | Belarus            |     23 | Lithuania                |
| 4       | Bhutan             |     24 | Malaysia                 |
| 5       | Canada             |     25 | Mongolia                 |
| 6       | Cambodia           |     26 | Morocco                  |
| 7       | Chile              |     27 | Myanmar                  |
| 8       | China              |     28 | Netherlands              |
| 9       | Curacao            |     29 | New Zealand              |
| 10      | Dominican Republic |     30 | Oman                     |
| 11      | Egypt              |     31 | Philippines              |
| 12      | Estonia            |     32 | Singapore                |
| 13      | France             |     33 | Solomon Island           |
| 14      | Georgia            |     34 | Sri Lanka                |
| 15      | Germany            |     35 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen   |
| 16      | Gibraltar          |     36 | Thailand                 |
| 17      | Great Britain      |     37 | Tuvalu                   |
| 18      | Hong Kong          |     38 | Ukraine                  |
| 19      | Indonesia          |     39 | United Arab Emirates     |
| 20      | Japan              |     40 | United States of America |
|         |                    |     41 | Vietnam                  |

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