Lok Sabha Question No. 2134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Post Offices in Rented Buildings
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2023

## POST OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS

## 2134.   SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several post offices in the country functioning in rented building are facing closure to cut down the central expenditure, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether post office has registered an average growth over 12% in deposits during last 4 years period, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the present status of post office bank in the country with expansion proposal in rural area as real and virtual market platform for farmers thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, sir. There is no proposal for closure of post offices functioning from rented building to cut down the central expenditure.
- (b) Yes, sir. The details are as below: -
- (c) India  Post  Payments  Bank  (IPPB)  is  rendering  its  services  such  as  account  opening, remittances, mobile banking, AADHAAR based cash withdrawal and UIDAI-Child Enrolment Lite Client (UIDAI-CELC) services through 1.44 lakhs post offices in rural areas of the country for all citizens including farmers. IPPB has started rolling out merchant services through Unified Payments Interface-Quick Response Code (UPI-QR) to village level micro and small business.

| Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   | Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   | Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   | Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   | Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   | Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   | Total Amount of Deposits in Post Office Saving Bank (Rs. in crores)   |
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| Sl No.                                                                | Item                                                                  | 2018-19                                                               | 2019-20                                                               | 2020-21                                                               | 2021-22                                                               | 2022-23*                                                              |
| 1                                                                     | Amount of Deposit (In Crores)                                         | 557253.28                                                             | 699260.76                                                             | 785220.11                                                             | 879387.04                                                             | 946841.95                                                             |
| 2                                                                     | Percentage increase w.r.t. last year                                  | -                                                                     | 25.48                                                                 | 12.29                                                                 | 11.99                                                                 | 7.67                                                                  |
| Average Percentage increase in last 4 years                           | Average Percentage increase in last 4 years                           | -                                                                     | 14.36                                                                 | 14.36                                                                 | 14.36                                                                 | 14.36                                                                 |
| *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     | *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     | *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     | *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     | *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     | *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     | *Supplementary 1 Period Account up to March, 2023                     |

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