Lok Sabha Question No. 1546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: New Post Offices in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1546 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## NEW POST OFFICES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †1546.  DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn to the demand for opening post offices, sub-post offices in different regions of Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Western Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present number of post offices, sub-post offices, village post offices functioning in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) the measures being taken by the Government to strengthen and revamp the Department of Posts;
- (e) the category-wise details of existing vacancies in post offices in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (f) the time by when the above vacancies are likely to be filled?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Opening of new Post Offices in the country is a continuous and ongoing process. New post offices are  opened in needy and justified  areas  based on  prescribed  norms.  6830  Post Offices (Head Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices and Branch Post Offices) are operational in Western Uttar Pradesh including 28 new post offices opened during the financial year 2023-24 to increase accessibility of postal, financial and insurance services.

- (c) There are 17,953 post offices operational in Uttar Pradesh including 72 Head Post Offices, 2,463 Sub-Post Offices and 15,418 Branch Post Offices.
- (d) All Departmental Post Offices in the country have been computerized and networked under the Information Technology (IT) Modernization Project.  Branch post offices functioning in rural areas of the country have been provided with mobile devices for carrying out online postal, financial and  insurance  transactions.  In  addition,  other  services  like  IPPB,  CSC,  passport  seva,  Aadhaar services, Dak Niryat Kendra, parcel delivery, real time updation of delivery information of Speed post, registered letters/parcels, eMO and Cash on Delivery are being offered through post offices. India Post Call Centre have been established as a single window interface to citizens for providing information about availability of postal services and extends the facility of resolution of their queries.

(e) Category-wise details of existing vacancies in post offices in Uttar Pradesh is enclosed at Annexure .

(f) Recruitment to fill up vacant posts is a continuous process and is being done regularly through meetings  of  Departmental  Promotion  Committee  (DPC),  Limited  Departmental  Competitive Examinations (LDCE), direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission (SSC), GDS online engagement portal and also by Postal Circle, as per the provisions of relevant Recruitment Rules.

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (e) for Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1546 to be answered on 4 th  December, 2024 regarding 'New Post Offices In Uttar Pradesh'

| Category   |   Sanctioned Posts |   Working Strength |   Vacancies |
|------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
| HSG-I PO   |                229 |                 55 |         174 |
| HSG-II PO  |                848 |                524 |         324 |
| LSG PO     |               2924 |               2307 |         617 |
| PA/SA      |               7435 |               7383 |          52 |
| BPM        |              15419 |              12082 |        3337 |
| ABPM       |              17613 |              12702 |        4911 |
| Dak Sewak  |               4900 |               3722 |        1178 |
| Total      |              49368 |              38775 |       10593 |

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