Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Post Offices Operating from Rented Premises
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## POST OFFICES OPERATING FROM RENTED PREMISES

## 371 SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of post offices operating from rented premises since last ten years and the expenses spent on their operations, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  cases  where  post  offices  are  rented  despite availability of departmental land, particularly in Telangana; and
- (c) if so, whether the Government intends to construct facilities on such lands, if so, the timeline for their completion?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of post offices state wise operating from rented premises, their number and the expenses on their operations since last ten years are at Annexure.
- (b) Yes.
- (c) Department of Posts is constructing its own Post office buildings on available lands including in Telangana, subject to availability of fund and operational priority.

Annexure

| The details of post offices state wise operating from rented premises, their number and the expenses on their operations since last ten years   | The details of post offices state wise operating from rented premises, their number and the expenses on their operations since last ten years   | The details of post offices state wise operating from rented premises, their number and the expenses on their operations since last ten years   | The details of post offices state wise operating from rented premises, their number and the expenses on their operations since last ten years   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                           | Name of State/Union Territory                                                                                                                   | No. of Rented buildings as on 31.03.2024                                                                                                        | Expenses on rented building in last ten years (In Rs.)                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Andhra pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 1319                                                                                                                                            | 747801522                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                                                           | 426                                                                                                                                             | 167243718                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                           | 781                                                                                                                                             | 215063629                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                    | 273                                                                                                                                             | 106700118                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                                                           | 204                                                                                                                                             | 308795299                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                         | 853                                                                                                                                             | 456366930                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Daman &Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                                               | 2599560                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                                                         | 358                                                                                                                                             | 143321714                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 371                                                                                                                                             | 71071007                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                              | Jammu &Kashmir including Ladakh (UT)                                                                                                            | 203                                                                                                                                             | 125757394                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                       | 338                                                                                                                                             | 87126624                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                       | 1207                                                                                                                                            | 805757689                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                              | Kerala including Lakshadweep (UT)                                                                                                               | 1206                                                                                                                                            | 684558095                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 720                                                                                                                                             | 211179190                                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                     | 1657                                                                                                                                            | 1105401833                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                                             | 77                                                                                                                                              | 33798129                                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                                                              | 4731760                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                                                         | 25                                                                                                                                              | 17906404                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                                                        | 26                                                                                                                                              | 14077536                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                         | 43                                                                                                                                              | 25504640                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                       | 37                                                                                                                                              | 140875774                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                         | 51                                                                                                                                              | 31266080                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                          | 914                                                                                                                                             | 429076030                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                              | Punjab including Chandigarh (UT)                                                                                                                | 500                                                                                                                                             | 184924216                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                       | 797                                                                                                                                             | 211167829                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                      | 2162                                                                                                                                            | 1285872716                                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                                              | Puducherry (UT)                                                                                                                                 | 21                                                                                                                                              | 15863696                                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                       | 579                                                                                                                                             | 375738012                                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 1971                                                                                                                                            | 721835979                                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                     | 301                                                                                                                                             | 143311046                                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                                                     | 1377                                                                                                                                            | 739971749                                                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                                                              | 21416945                                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                                              | A&NIslands (UT)                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                               | 2333160                                                                                                                                         |
| Total                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                           | 18834 9638416023                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                 |

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