Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Post Offices Accounts opened in Jharkhand
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## POST OFFICES ACCOUNTS OPENED IN JHARKHAND

## †874.   SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  number  of  accounts  opened  in  the  post  offices  in  Jharkhand  under  the different schemes, scheme and district-wise;

(b) the details of the amount deposited in the post offices by the people of Jharkhand under the different schemes;

(c) whether the egregious financial fraud carried out through the Ranchi post office has come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether  large  number  of  beneficiaries  depositing  money  in  the  said  post  offices  have remained deprived of the benefits and lodged complaints in this regard at different levels and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of the action taken against the accused and the mechanism devised to investigate such fraud in the post offices?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The details of the number of accounts opened in the post offices in Jharkhand under the different schemes, scheme and district-wise is at Annexure-I .

(b) The details of the amount deposited in the post offices by the people of Jharkhand under the different schemes is at Annexure - II .

(c) to (e) Recently, a financial fraud at Dhurwa Post office in Ranchi City has come to notice. A Standardized Agency System (SAS) agent, who was appointed by state government, is the prime offender  in  the  case.  The  First  Information  Report  (FIR)  of  the  matter  has  been  registered  with concerned police authorities.  Department has  also taken action. Four departmental officials have been  placed  under  suspension.  The  public  complaints/claims,  in  such  cases,  are  examined  and necessary action to settle the same is taken as per extant rules.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) regarding number of accounts in the post offices for Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 874 to be answered on 7 th  February, 2024 regarding 'Post Offices Accounts Opened In Jharkhand'.

(As on 31.01.2024)

| District/ Scheme      |   Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) |   Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) |   Mahila Samman Saving Certifi- cate (MSSC) |   National Saving Certificate (NSC) |   National Saving Scheme (NSS) |   Public Provi dent Fund (PPF) |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Bokaro                |                    219902 |                         20545 |                                        1345 |                              143573 |                            304 |                           1373 |
| Chatra                |                     29300 |                           752 |                                         152 |                               28617 |                              0 |                            344 |
| Deoghar               |                     69578 |                          5637 |                                         422 |                               64408 |                             15 |                            922 |
| Dhanbad               |                    340097 |                         32029 |                                        1632 |                              199346 |                            628 |                           3902 |
| Dumka                 |                    113453 |                          5029 |                                         510 |                               70861 |                              0 |                            755 |
| East Singhbhum        |                    230585 |                         44178 |                                        2579 |                              145705 |                            195 |                          11091 |
| Garhwa                |                     48372 |                          1153 |                                         194 |                               31686 |                              0 |                            160 |
| Giridih               |                     72472 |                          4578 |                                         618 |                               44825 |                              0 |                            691 |
| Godda                 |                     12503 |                           365 |                                         241 |                                4692 |                              0 |                             63 |
| Gumla                 |                     38225 |                          1320 |                                         503 |                               21202 |                             20 |                            650 |
| Hazaribagh            |                    109093 |                          5698 |                                         824 |                              116339 |                              0 |                           1241 |
| Jamtara               |                     24654 |                          2238 |                                         369 |                               41323 |                              0 |                            208 |
| khunti                |                     20514 |                           866 |                                         317 |                               13393 |                              0 |                            190 |
| Koderma               |                     38008 |                          1626 |                                         166 |                               35327 |                              0 |                            311 |
| Latehar               |                     41922 |                           472 |                                         308 |                               34362 |                              1 |                            168 |
| Pakur                 |                     16969 |                          1272 |                                         211 |                               10664 |                              0 |                             62 |
| Palamu                |                    160262 |                          3738 |                                         527 |                              124420 |                              1 |                            987 |
| Ramgarh               |                     77342 |                          4388 |                                         914 |                               46617 |                             86 |                            525 |
| Ranchi                |                    240781 |                         32629 |                                        2779 |                              279828 |                            750 |                          11846 |
| Sahibganj             |                     45741 |                          2218 |                                         194 |                               21880 |                              0 |                            198 |
| Seraikella- Kharsawan |                     84975 |                          1264 |                                         312 |                               38170 |                              0 |                            321 |
| Simdega               |                      7101 |                           303 |                                         165 |                                2413 |                              0 |                            277 |
| West Singhbhum        |                     45951 |                          4626 |                                         996 |                               75240 |                             16 |                           2156 |
| Lohardaga             |                     15366 |                          1381 |                                         323 |                               17057 |                              0 |                            203 |

Contd…..

| District/ Scheme     |   Recurring Deposit (RD) |   Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) |   Post Office Savings Account (POSA) |   Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSA) |   Term Deposit (TD) |
|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
| Bokaro               |                    75977 |                                   4434 |                               110824 |                            27038 |               27135 |
| Chatra               |                    28453 |                                     72 |                                36443 |                            20478 |                5084 |
| Deoghar              |                    67079 |                                   1049 |                                54156 |                            16456 |               11720 |
| Dhanbad              |                   114127 |                                   3763 |                               130896 |                            34203 |               37016 |
| Dumka                |                   205504 |                                    824 |                                72998 |                            19196 |               15455 |
| East Singhbhum       |                   114907 |                                  10915 |                               115055 |                            33608 |               49758 |
| Garhwa               |                   122085 |                                    186 |                                47828 |                            11648 |                5736 |
| Giridih              |                    39388 |                                    367 |                               112704 |                            25244 |                9220 |
| Godda                |                    44911 |                                     77 |                                23173 |                             6630 |                2201 |
| Gumla                |                    97140 |                                    102 |                                44156 |                            17131 |                9876 |
| Hazaribagh           |                    58304 |                                    551 |                               100434 |                            54501 |               28738 |
| Jamtara              |                    17572 |                                    282 |                                27513 |                            12361 |                2635 |
| khunti               |                   114324 |                                     85 |                                37171 |                            10742 |               12307 |
| Koderma              |                    14230 |                                    203 |                                29872 |                            13626 |                6605 |
| Latehar              |                    62528 |                                     28 |                                41399 |                             9065 |                2990 |
| Pakur                |                    71294 |                                    136 |                                21005 |                             5499 |                2781 |
| Palamu               |                   151172 |                                    677 |                               142085 |                            31344 |               20585 |
| Ramgarh              |                    44414 |                                    422 |                                51923 |                            26829 |               11139 |
| Ranchi               |                   335438 |                                   8116 |                               185480 |                            69352 |               72764 |
| Sahibganj            |                    47352 |                                    339 |                                40284 |                            14640 |               13589 |
| Seraikella-Kharsawan |                    34792 |                                    245 |                                28639 |                             8126 |                6662 |
| Simdega              |                    74513 |                                     37 |                                23147 |                             9264 |                4709 |
| West Singhbhum       |                    78903 |                                    820 |                                54997 |                            12475 |               14412 |
| Lohardaga            |                    28144 |                                     34 |                                17776 |                             6940 |                3126 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) regarding amount deposited in the post offices for Lok sabha Unstarred Question No. 874 to be answered on 7 th  February, 2024 regarding 'Post Offices Accounts Opened in Jharkhand'.

| Name of Post Office Savings Schemes     |   Deposited as on 31.01.2024 (In Rs Cr.) |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| KISAN VIKAS PATRA (KVP)                 |                                     9241 |
| MONTHLY INCOME SCHEME (MIS)             |                                     5711 |
| MAHILA SAMMAN SAVING CERTIFICATE (MSSC) |                                      105 |
| NATIONAL SAVING CERIFICATE(NSC)         |                                     4860 |
| NATIONAL SAVING SCHEME (NSS)            |                                       28 |
| PUBLIC PROVIDENT FUND (PPF)             |                                     1838 |
| RECURRING DEPOSIT (RD)                  |                                     4458 |
| POST OFFICE SAVING ACOUNTS (POSA)       |                                     3710 |
| SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI YOJANA (SSA)          |                                     2540 |
| SENIOR CITIZEN SAVINGS SCHEME (SCSS)    |                                     2104 |
| TERM DEPOSIT (TD)                       |                                     5040 |

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