Lok Sabha Question No. 5117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Post Offices Schemes in Sonipat
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  APRIL, 2025

## POST OFFICES SCHEMES IN SONIPAT

## †5117.  SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

(a) the  number  and  details  of  the  accounts  opened  under  various  schemes  in  the  post offices of Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana scheme-wise and district-wise;

(b) the total amount deposited in the post offices by the people of the said Constituency under various schemes along with the details thereof;

(c) whether a large number of beneficiaries complained of being deprived of benefits and lodged complaints at various levels, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the action taken against the people involved in fraudulent activities and the mechanism in place to investigate such incidents; and

(e) the number of computerized post offices in the said Constituency, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The details of accounts opened under various schemes in the post offices of Sonipat Lok  Sabha  Constituency  of  Haryana  scheme-wise  and  district-wise,  as  on  28.02.2025,  are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(b) The  details  of  the  total  amount  deposited  in  the  post  offices  by  the  people  of  said constituency of Haryana under various schemes, as on 28.02.2025, are enclosed as AnnexureII.

(c) No  specific  complaints  have  been  received  in  Sonipat  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  of Haryana,  from  beneficiaries,  regarding  denial  of  benefits.  Complaints  received  under  the complaint redressal mechanism are resolved under intimation to the complainants.

(d) The details of provisions made to take action against persons involved in fraudulent activities and the mechanism in place to investigate such incidents are as under:

## (i) Action taken against those involved in fraudulent activities

Depending on the gravity of the case, the matter is reported to the Police or CBI. Apart from criminal proceedings, disciplinary action is also taken against officials involved as per Central Civil Services Rules 1965. Punishments are reviewed for adequacy and recoveries are made for defrauded amount from the offender and action  invoked  under  Recovery  Act  of  concerned  states  for  recovery  of outstanding loss.

## (ii) Mechanism in place to investigate such incidents

Investigation  into  frauds  /  cases  of  misappropriation  /  complaints  are  taken  at Departmental level and are also reported to CBI and Enforcement Directorate as the  case  may  be  in  accordance  with  guidelines  issued  by  Central  Vigilance Commission. Departmental investigation is carried out  as  prescribed  in Postal Manual Volume III and V. After the detection of fraud, investigation is carried out as per the 'Standard Questionnaire Format and Procedure' prescribed by the Department at Divisional / Regional and Circle level as per the monitory limits prescribed for the same.

(e)      The number of computerized post offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district wise is enclosed as Annexure-III.

Annexure-I

| Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   | Number of Account opened under various schemes in Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, district-wise   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District                                                                                                                     | Savings Account                                                                                                              | Recurring Deposit                                                                                                            | Time Deposits                                                                                                                | Monthly Income Scheme                                                                                                        | Public Provident Fund                                                                                                        | Sukanya Samriddhi Account                                                                                                    | National Savings Certificate                                                                                                 | Kisan Vikas Patra                                                                                                            | Senior Citizen Savings Scheme                                                                                                | Mahila Samman Savings Certificate                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                                        |
| JIND                                                                                                                         | 43.08                                                                                                                        | 48.45                                                                                                                        | 17.2                                                                                                                         | 2.83                                                                                                                         | 3.67                                                                                                                         | 22.25                                                                                                                        | 12.2                                                                                                                         | 2.1                                                                                                                          | 1.74                                                                                                                         | 0.42                                                                                                                         | 153.94                                                                                                                       |
| SONIPAT                                                                                                                      | 95.03                                                                                                                        | 70.39                                                                                                                        | 28.69                                                                                                                        | 4.29                                                                                                                         | 3.4                                                                                                                          | 56.11                                                                                                                        | 15.96                                                                                                                        | 16.34                                                                                                                        | 2.15                                                                                                                         | 2.00                                                                                                                         | 294.36                                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                                        | 138.11                                                                                                                       | 118.84                                                                                                                       | 45.89                                                                                                                        | 7.12                                                                                                                         | 7.07                                                                                                                         | 78.36                                                                                                                        | 28.16                                                                                                                        | 18.44                                                                                                                        | 3.89                                                                                                                         | 2.42                                                                                                                         | 448.3                                                                                                                        |

## Total amount of money deposited (INR in Crore) in various schemes by people of Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana:

| NAME OF SCHEME                    |   SONIPAT LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCY |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Savings Account                   |                           496.34 |
| Recurring Deposit                 |                           547.42 |
| Time Deposits                     |                           819.84 |
| Monthly Income Scheme             |                           300.86 |
| Public Provident Fund             |                           472.69 |
| Sukanya Samriddhi Account         |                           759.38 |
| National Savings Certificate      |                           374.64 |
| Kisan Vikas Patra                 |                           272.01 |
| Senior Citizen Savings Scheme     |                           222.61 |
| Mahila Samman Savings Certificate |                            25.76 |
| Total                             |                          4291.55 |

## Number of computerized Post Offices in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency of Haryana, districtwise

| Name of District   |   No. of Computerized Post Offices |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
| Jind               |                                 10 |
| Sonipat            |                                 36 |
| Total              |                                 46 |

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