Lok Sabha Question No. 2898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Postal Services in Villages
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2898 ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## POSTAL SERVICES IN VILLAGES

## †2898. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  post  offices  and  telegraph  offices  currently  operating  from  departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, region and category-wise;
- (b) the number of new post offices, sub-post offices and telegraph offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide postal services in every village of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of residential colonies available for postal and telegraph employees, State and region-wise; and
- (e) whether the said residential colonies are adequate and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  number  of  Post  Offices  currently  operating  from  departmental  buildings  and  rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, region and category-wise are at Annexure - I .
- (b) The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-wise are at Annexure - II .
- (c) The Government is providing postal services with its vast network of 1,64,999 Post Offices across the length and breadth of the country.
- (d) & (e) The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State & regionwise and its adequacy, are at Annexure - III .

Note:  Information  provided  by  Department  of  Telecommunications  in  respect  of  Telegraph offices is 'NIL'.

## ANNEXURE - I

| The number   | The number       | The number                 | The number         | The number   | The number   | The number   | The number   | The number   | The number   |
|--------------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| S. No.       | Name of State/UT | Name of Region of Circle   | No of POs operated |              | Urban        |              | Rural        | Rural        | Rural        |
|              |                  |                            |                    | Deptt Bldg   | Rente d      | Total        | Deptt Bldg   | Rented       | Total        |
|              |                  | Kurnool                    | 462                | 41           | 132          | 173          | 15           | 274          | 289          |
| 1            | Andhra           | Vijayawada                 | 688                | 45           | 179          | 224          | 22           | 442          | 464          |
|              | Pradesh          | Vishakhapatnam             | 418                | 28           | 127          | 155          | 24           | 239          | 263          |
|              |                  | HQ Guwahati                | 289                | 33           | 54           | 87           | 56           | 146          | 202          |
| 2            | Assam            | Dibrugarh                  | 298                | 51           | 47           | 98           | 44           | 156          | 200          |
|              |                  | Central                    | 372                | 42           | 126          | 168          | 26           | 178          | 204          |
| 3            | Bihar            | North                      | 370                | 38           | 88           | 126          | 36           | 208          | 244          |
|              |                  | East                       | 236                | 31           | 58           | 89           | 27           | 120          | 147          |
| 4            | Chhattisgarh     |                            | 355                | 45           | 194          | 239          | 2            | 114          | 116          |
| 5            | Delhi            |                            | 369                | 133          | 236          | 369          | 0            | 0            | 0            |
|              |                  | Vadodara                   | 497                | 56           | 148          | 204          | 51           | 242          | 293          |
| 6            | Gujarat          | Rajkot                     | 369                | 87           | 94           | 181          | 47           | 141          | 188          |
|              |                  | Ahmedabad                  | 354                | 64           | 158          | 222          | 35           | 97           | 132          |
|              |                  | South Karnataka            | 773                | 113          | 199          | 312          | 63           | 398          | 461          |
| 7            | Karnataka        | North Karnataka            | 688                | 129          | 222          | 351          | 34           | 303          | 337          |
|              |                  | Bengaluru                  | 217                | 68           | 115          | 183          | 8            | 26           | 34           |
| 8            | Himachal Pradesh |                            | 471                | 46           | 66           | 112          | 33           | 326          | 359          |
| 9            | Jammu&           | Jammu                      | 147                | 20           | 73           | 93           | 5            | 49           | 54           |
|              | Kashmir          | Srinagar HQ                | 102                | 6            | 75           | 81           | 3            | 18           | 21           |
| 10           | Ladakh           |                            | 15                 | 3            | 4            | 7            | 0            | 8            | 8            |
| 11           | Jharkhand        |                            | 446                | 45           | 135          | 180          | 43           | 223          | 266          |
| 12           | Haryana          |                            | 507                | 70           | 266          | 336          | 7            | 164          | 171          |
|              |                  | HQ                         | 384                | 40           | 101          | 141          | 37           | 206          | 243          |
| 13           | Kerala           | Central                    | 491                | 42           | 134          | 176          | 29           | 286          | 315          |
|              |                  | Northern                   | 606                | 46           | 179          | 225          | 53           | 328          | 381          |
| 14           | Lakshadweep      |                            | 9                  | 1            | 2            | 3            | 0            | 6            | 6            |
|              |                  |                            | 258                | 58           | 115          | 173          | 12           | 73           | 85           |
| 15           | Madhya           | HQ                         |                    |              |              |              |              |              |              |
|              | Pradesh          | Indore Jabalpur            | 284 393            | 71 49        | 133 188      | 204 237      | 13 5         | 67 151       | 80 156       |
|              |                  | Mumbai                     | 230                | 62           | 168          | 230          | 0            | 0            | 0            |
|              |                  | Navi Mumbai                | 284                | 36           | 130          | 166          | 10           | 108          | 118          |
| 16           |                  | Nagpur                     | 395                | 72           | 119          | 191          | 17           | 187          |              |
|              |                  |                            | 495                | 47           | 91           |              |              | 345          | 204          |
|              | Maharashtra      | Pune                       |                    |              |              | 138          | 12           |              | 357          |
|              |                  | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar | 401 313            | 60 17        | 149 60       | 209          | 17 13        | 175 223      | 192          |
| 17           | Goa              | Goa                        |                    |              |              | 77           |              |              | 236          |
| 18           | Manipur          |                            | 58                 | 4            | 25           | 29           | 5            | 24           | 29           |
| 19           | Mizoram          |                            | 38                 | 7            | 13           | 20           | 9            | 9            | 18           |

## ANNEXURE - I

| The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   | The number of Post Offices currently operating from departmental buildings and rented premises in urban and rural areas, State, Region and category-wise :   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                       | Name of State/UT                                                                                                                                             | Name of Region of Circle                                                                                                                                     | No of POs                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | Urban                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | Rural                                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | operated                                                                                                                                                     | Deptt Bldg                                                                                                                                                   | Rente d                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                        | Deptt Bldg                                                                                                                                                   | Rented                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                              | 36                                                                                                                                                           | 16                                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                                                       | Bhubaneshwar                                                                                                                                                 | 505                                                                                                                                                          | 41                                                                                                                                                           | 149                                                                                                                                                          | 190                                                                                                                                                          | 49                                                                                                                                                           | 266                                                                                                                                                          | 315                                                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                                                       | Berhampur                                                                                                                                                    | 271                                                                                                                                                          | 23                                                                                                                                                           | 90                                                                                                                                                           | 113                                                                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                                            | 150                                                                                                                                                          | 158                                                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                                                       | Sambalpur                                                                                                                                                    | 302                                                                                                                                                          | 37                                                                                                                                                           | 100                                                                                                                                                          | 137                                                                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                                                                            | 156                                                                                                                                                          | 165                                                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab HQ (including UT)                                                                                                                                     | 245                                                                                                                                                          | 61                                                                                                                                                           | 101                                                                                                                                                          | 162                                                                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                                                                            | 74                                                                                                                                                           | 83                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab West                                                                                                                                                  | 398                                                                                                                                                          | 57                                                                                                                                                           | 147                                                                                                                                                          | 204                                                                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                                                                           | 180                                                                                                                                                          | 194                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                    | Ajmer                                                                                                                                                        | 427                                                                                                                                                          | 71                                                                                                                                                           | 114                                                                                                                                                          | 185                                                                                                                                                          | 39                                                                                                                                                           | 203                                                                                                                                                          | 242                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                    | Jaipur                                                                                                                                                       | 469                                                                                                                                                          | 78                                                                                                                                                           | 142                                                                                                                                                          | 220                                                                                                                                                          | 70                                                                                                                                                           | 179                                                                                                                                                          | 249                                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                    | Jodhpur                                                                                                                                                      | 434                                                                                                                                                          | 76                                                                                                                                                           | 132                                                                                                                                                          | 208                                                                                                                                                          | 55                                                                                                                                                           | 171                                                                                                                                                          | 226                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                   | Chennai City                                                                                                                                                 | 508                                                                                                                                                          | 67                                                                                                                                                           | 237                                                                                                                                                          | 304                                                                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 197                                                                                                                                                          | 204                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                   | Central                                                                                                                                                      | 643                                                                                                                                                          | 46                                                                                                                                                           | 213                                                                                                                                                          | 259                                                                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                                                                           | 373                                                                                                                                                          | 384                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                   | Southern                                                                                                                                                     | 711                                                                                                                                                          | 59                                                                                                                                                           | 247                                                                                                                                                          | 306                                                                                                                                                          | 32                                                                                                                                                           | 373                                                                                                                                                          | 405                                                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                   | Western                                                                                                                                                      | 549                                                                                                                                                          | 52                                                                                                                                                           | 193                                                                                                                                                          | 245                                                                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                                                                           | 283                                                                                                                                                          | 304                                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                   | Chennai City                                                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                            | 14                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                                                    | Central                                                                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                                                    | HQ                                                                                                                                                           | 281                                                                                                                                                          | 42                                                                                                                                                           | 161                                                                                                                                                          | 203                                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                                            | 72                                                                                                                                                           | 78                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Agra                                                                                                                                                         | 434                                                                                                                                                          | 45                                                                                                                                                           | 265                                                                                                                                                          | 310                                                                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                                            | 119                                                                                                                                                          | 124                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Bareilly                                                                                                                                                     | 501                                                                                                                                                          | 43                                                                                                                                                           | 366                                                                                                                                                          | 409                                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                                            | 86                                                                                                                                                           | 92                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | GB                                                                                                                                                           | 33                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Nagar (CHQ)                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | 26                                                                                                                                                           | 29                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Ghaziabad CHQ                                                                                                                                                | 53                                                                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 39                                                                                                                                                           | 46                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | Gorakhpur                                                                                                                                                    | 354                                                                                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                                                                           | 139                                                                                                                                                          | 160                                                                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                                                                           | 179                                                                                                                                                          | 194                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Kanpur                                                                                                                                                       | 282                                                                                                                                                          | 28                                                                                                                                                           | 147                                                                                                                                                          | 175                                                                                                                                                          | 17                                                                                                                                                           | 90                                                                                                                                                           | 107                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Lucknow                                                                                                                                                      | 355                                                                                                                                                          | 38                                                                                                                                                           | 18                                                                                                                                                           | 56                                                                                                                                                           | 180                                                                                                                                                          | 119                                                                                                                                                          | 299                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Prayagraj                                                                                                                                                    | 256                                                                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                                                                           | 106                                                                                                                                                          | 126                                                                                                                                                          | 26                                                                                                                                                           | 104                                                                                                                                                          | 130                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                              | Varanasi                                                                                                                                                     | 275                                                                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                                                                           | 102                                                                                                                                                          | 122                                                                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                                                           | 140                                                                                                                                                          | 153                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                              | 355                                                                                                                                                          | 46                                                                                                                                                           | 136                                                                                                                                                          | 182                                                                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                                                                            | 165                                                                                                                                                          | 173                                                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                  | Kolkata                                                                                                                                                      | 720                                                                                                                                                          | 55                                                                                                                                                           | 321                                                                                                                                                          | 376                                                                                                                                                          | 38                                                                                                                                                           | 306                                                                                                                                                          | 344                                                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                  | South Bengal                                                                                                                                                 | 629                                                                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                                                                           | 241                                                                                                                                                          | 291                                                                                                                                                          | 30                                                                                                                                                           | 308                                                                                                                                                          | 338                                                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                  | North Bengal                                                                                                                                                 | 247                                                                                                                                                          | 35                                                                                                                                                           | 69                                                                                                                                                           | 104                                                                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                                                                           | 121                                                                                                                                                          | 143                                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                                           | Andaman& Nicobar                                                                                                                                             | A&N Islands                                                                                                                                                  | 20                                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                              | 39                                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 15                                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                              | 73                                                                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                                                                           | 22                                                                                                                                                           | 36                                                                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 30                                                                                                                                                           | 37                                                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                              | 60                                                                                                                                                           | 7                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                                                                           | 35                                                                                                                                                           | 49                                                                                                                                                           |
| 35                                                                                                                                                           | Diu, Daman& Dadra Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                                                                        | 24134                                                                                                                                                        | 3045                                                                                                                                                         | 8614                                                                                                                                                         | 11659                                                                                                                                                        | 1602                                                                                                                                                         | 10873                                                                                                                                                        | 12475                                                                                                                                                        |

Annexure - II

| The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   | The number of new Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices likely to be opened during the coming year, State-   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                |                                                                                                       | No. of new Post Offices                                                                               | No. of new Post Offices                                                                               | No. of new Post Offices                                                                               | No. of new Sub Post Offices                                                                           | No. of new Sub Post Offices                                                                           | No. of new Sub Post Offices                                                                           |
|                                                                                                       | Name of State/UT                                                                                      | 2025-26                                                                                               | 2026-27                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                 | 2025-26                                                                                               | 2026-27                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 17                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                    | 18                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                    | 26                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                     | 14                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                     | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 40                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                           | 67                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                    | 25                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                               | 23                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                     | 42                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 42                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                | 24                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                             | 26                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                    | 19                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                         | 25                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                    | 68                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                     | 68                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                    | Andaman& Nicobar                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 33                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                                    | Diu, Daman& Dadra Nagar Haveli                                                                        | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                 | 238                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                    | 255                                                                                                   | 144                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                    | 156                                                                                                   |

| The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and its adequacy:   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and its adequacy:   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and its adequacy:   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and its adequacy:   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and its adequacy:   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                    | Name of State/UT                                                                                          | Name of Region of Circle                                                                                  | No. of residential colonies                                                                               | Whether adequate                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | Kurnool                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | Vijayawada                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | Vishakhapatnam                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | Guwahati                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | Dibrugarh                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | Central                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | North                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | East                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 10                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | Vadodara                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | Rajkot                                                                                                    | 23                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | Ahmedabad                                                                                                 | 19                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                 | South Karnataka                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                 | Bengaluru                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                         | No                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                 | North Karnataka                                                                                           | 35                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          |                                                                                                           | 30                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                            | Jammu                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                            | Srinagar HQ                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                        | Ladakh                                                                                                    | Srinagar HQ                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | Ranchi                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                   |                                                                                                           | 22                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | HQ Region                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                         | No                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | Central                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | Northern                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                        | No                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                                                               |                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                        |                                                                                                           | HQ Region                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | Indore                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | Jabalpur                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | Mumbai                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | Navi Mumbai                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | Nagpur                                                                                                    | 34                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | Pune                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar                                                                                | 13                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                       |

Annexure - III

| The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and   | The number of residential colonies available for Postal employees, State ®ion-wise and   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                      | Name of State/UT                                                                            | Name of Region of Circle                                                                    | No. of residential colonies                                                                 | Whether adequate                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | NE-II                                                                                       | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | NE-I                                                                                        | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | Shillong HQ                                                                                 | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | Bhubaneshwar                                                                                | 32                                                                                          | No                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | Berhampur                                                                                   | 7                                                                                           | No                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | Sambalpur                                                                                   | 22                                                                                          | No                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | Punjab State                                                                                | 18                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                  | 3                                                                                           | No                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | Ajmer                                                                                       | 25                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | Jaipur                                                                                      | 21                                                                                          | No                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | Jodhpur                                                                                     | 27                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | Chennai City                                                                                | 10                                                                                          | No                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | Central                                                                                     | 6                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | Southern                                                                                    | 9                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | Western                                                                                     | 16                                                                                          | No                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                  | Chennai City                                                                                | 0                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | Head Quarter                                                                                | 13                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | Hyderabad                                                                                   | 13                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Agra                                                                                        | 11                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Bareilly                                                                                    | 14                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | GB Nagar                                                                                    | 2                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Ghaziabad                                                                                   | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Gorakhpur                                                                                   | 7                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Kanpur                                                                                      | 7                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Lucknow                                                                                     | 9                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Prayagraj                                                                                   | 6                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Varanasi                                                                                    | 4                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                 |                                                                                             | 27                                                                                          | No                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | Kolkata                                                                                     | 20                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | South Bengal                                                                                | 10                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | North Bengal                                                                                | 19                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                            | A&N Islands                                                                                 | 3                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                      | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | Shillong HQ                                                                                 | 7                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | NE-II                                                                                       | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | NE-I                                                                                        | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| 35                                                                                          | Diu, Daman &Dadra Nagar Haveli                                                              |                                                                                             | 1                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| Total 826                                                                                   | Total 826                                                                                   | Total 826                                                                                   | Total 826                                                                                   |                                                                                             |

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