Lok Sabha Question No. 3329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Post Offices functioning in rented Buildings
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3329 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## POST OFFICES FUNCTIONING IN RENTED BUILDINGS

## 3329.   SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to discontinue the operation of post offices functioning in rented buildings, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of the post offices functioning in rented buildings presently, State-wise including such post offices identified for closure;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the postal department have owned land in many places where post offices are functioning in rented buildings presently, if so, the details thereof along with such post offices in Telangana functioning in rented buildings; and
- (d) whether the Government will consider construction of buildings for these post offices without further delay and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No,  Sir.  No  such  decision  has  been  taken.  The  department  provides  various  postal  and financial  services  to  the  people  from  its  post  offices  located  in  departmental  as  well  as  rented buildings.
- (b) There are 19,451 Post Offices functioning from rented buildings across the country as on 31.03.2022. The State-wise / UT-wise numbers of such Post Offices are at Annexure-I .  No such post office is identified for closure.
- (c) Yes, Sir. Government is aware that, presently post offices are functioning in rented buildings where department owns land. The details of post offices in Telangana functioning in rented buildings where department's lands are available is at Annexure-II .
- (d) Department has an approved Perspective Plan 2021-22 to 2025-26 for construction of new post  office  buildings  which  are  operational from rented  buildings.  New  post  office  buildings  are constructed subject to availability of land, operational priority and availability of funds.

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3329 TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.08.2023 REGARDING  POST  OFFICES FUNCTIONING IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

## State-wise / UT-wise Number of Post Offices which are functioning in rented buildings

| Sl. No.   | State / Union Territory (UT)       |   No. of Post Offices functioning from rented buildings |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                    1357 |
| 2         | Telangana                          |                                                     619 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                                                     455 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                                                     823 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                                     290 |
| 6         | Delhi                              |                                                     211 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                                                     885 |
| 8         | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                       4 |
| 9         | Haryana                            |                                                     373 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                     385 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                                                     355 |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                                     202 |
| 13        | Ladakh                             |                                                       1 |
| 14        | Karnataka                          |                                                    1234 |
| 15        | Kerala                             |                                                    1245 |
| 16        | Lakshadweep                        |                                                       1 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                     727 |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        |                                                    1687 |
| 19        | Goa                                |                                                      82 |
| 20        | Meghalaya                          |                                                      36 |
| 21        | Mizoram                            |                                                      25 |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                                                      44 |
| 23        | Nagaland                           |                                                      25 |
| 24        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                      14 |
| 25        | Tripura                            |                                                      48 |
| 26        | Odisha                             |                                                     949 |
| 27        | Punjab                             |                                                     473 |
| 28        | Chandigarh                         |                                                      45 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          |                                                     821 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                                    2183 |
| 31        | Puducherry                         |                                                      68 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                    2069 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                        |                                                     309 |
| 34        | West Bengal                        |                                                    1385 |
| 35        | Sikkim                             |                                                      12 |
| 36        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        |                                                       9 |
|           | Total                              |                                                   19451 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3329 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK  SABHA  ON  09.08.2023 REGARDING  POST  OFFICES FUNCTIONING IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

## The details of post offices of Telangana functioning in rented building where department's land is available

| S.No.   | Division Concerned        | Name of the Vacant Land/site    |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1       | Hyderabad City            | Jubilee Hills                   |
| 2       | Hyderabad City            | Bharatnagar Colony              |
| 3       | Hyderabad City            | Gachibowli                      |
| 4       | Medak                     | Akkannapet                      |
| 5       | Medak                     | Siddipet                        |
| 6       | Medak                     | Tekmal                          |
| 7       | Medak                     | Makkarajpet                     |
| 8       | Medak                     | Toopran                         |
| 9       | Medak                     | Gajwel                          |
| 10      | Medak                     | Bharathnagar TSO Site           |
| 11      | Sangareddy                | Rajampet Colony                 |
| 12      | Sangareddy                | Sadasivapet                     |
| 13      | Sangareddy                | Digwal                          |
| 14      | Secunderabad              | HMT Township                    |
| 15      | Secunderabad              | Bollarum Bazar                  |
| 16      | Secunderabad              | Bompally                        |
| 17      | Secunderabad              | Nawabpet                        |
| 18      | Secunderabad              | Dharur                          |
| 19      | Secunderabad              | Kotpalli                        |
| 20      | South East                | Shamshabad Near Railway Station |
| 21      | South East                | Shamshabad Pedda Golconda       |
| 22      | South East                | Uppal Bhagath                   |
| 23      | Adilabad                  | Adilabad, Satnala               |
| 24      | Adilabad                  | Adilabad, Vidyanagar            |
| 25      | Adilabad                  | Boath                           |
| 26      | Adilabad                  | Asifabad                        |
| 28      | Hanamkonda                | Madikonda                       |
| 29      | Hanamkonda                | Bachannapet                     |
| 30      | Hanamkonda                | Ghanpur(station)                |
| 31      | Hanamkonda Hanamkonda     | Abadi Ghanpur                   |
| 32      | Hanamkonda                | Eturnagaram                     |
| 33 34   | Hanamkonda                | Raghunathpalli Pemberthy        |
| 35      | Karimnagar                | Dharmapuri old. PO Building     |
| 36      | Karimnagar                | Mukarampura                     |
| 37      | Karimnagar                | Ramadugu                        |
| 38      | Karimnagar                | PP Colony                       |
| 39      | Karimnagar                | Old DO Building Karimnagar      |
| 40      | Karimnagar                | Vemulawada                      |
| 41      |                           | Aswaraopet                      |
| 42      | Khammam                   | Banigandlapahad                 |
|         | Khammam                   |                                 |
| 43      | Khammam                   | Chervumadharam                  |
| 44      | Khammam                   | Dummagudem                      |
| 45      | Khammam                   | Sujathanagar                    |
| 46      | Khammam                   | Tanikella                       |
| 47 48   | Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar | Boyapally Narayanpet            |
| 49      | Mahabubnagar              | Makthal                         |

| 50    | Mahabubnagar          | Kosgi                      |
|-------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
| 51    | Mahabubnagar          | Koukuntla                  |
| 52    | Mahabubnagar          | Rajoli                     |
| 53    | Mahabubnagar          | Manavpad                   |
| 54    | Mahabubnagar          | Gadwal                     |
| 55    | Mahabubnagar          | Kulakcherla                |
| 56    | Nalgonda              | Nalgonda                   |
| 57    | Nalgonda              | Narketpalli                |
| 58    | Nalgonda              | Tekula Somaram             |
| 59    | Nalgonda              | Chinthapalli               |
| 60    | Nizamabad             | Domakonda                  |
| 61    | Nizamabad             | Kotagir                    |
| 62    | Nizamabad             | Mirzapur                   |
| 63    | Nizamabad             | Navipet                    |
| 64    | Nizamabad             | Ramareddy                  |
| 65    | Nizamabad             | Kamareddy IDA              |
| 66    | Nizamabad             | Kamareddy                  |
| 67    | Nizamabad             | Autonagar, Nizamabad       |
| 68    | Nizamabad             | Kisannagar                 |
| 69    | Nizamabad             | Indalwai                   |
| 70    | Nizamabad             | Jukal                      |
| 71    | Nizamabad             | Nandipet                   |
| 72    | Nizamabad             | Bhiknoor                   |
| 73    | Nizamabad             | Binola Navipet             |
| 74    | Nizamabad             | Balkonda                   |
| 75    | Nizamabad             | Bichkunda                  |
| 76    | Nizamabad             | Bheemgal                   |
| 77    | Peddapalli            | IDA Ramagundam             |
| 78    | Peddapalli            | Kalvasrirampur             |
| 79    | Peddapalli            | Molangur                   |
| 80    | Peddapalli            | Saidapur                   |
| 81    | Peddapalli            | Kolanur                    |
| 82    | Peddapalli            | Garrepalli                 |
| 83    | Peddapalli            | Kamanpur                   |
| 84    | Peddapalli            | Mahadevpur                 |
| 85    | Peddapalli            | Pothkapalli                |
| 86    | Peddapalli            | Basantnagar                |
| 87    | RMS Z Division        | SRO Karimnagar             |
| 88    | Suryapet              | I.E. Suryapet              |
| 89    | Suryapet              | Nakrekal                   |
| 90    | Suryapet              | Thungathurthy              |
| 91    | Suryapet              | Kodad                      |
| 92    | Wanaparthy            | Bijnapally                 |
| 93    | Wanaparthy            | Gopalpet                   |
| 94    | Wanaparthy            | Kalwakurthy                |
| 95    | Wanaparthy            | Marchala                   |
| 96    | Wanaparthy            | Midjil                     |
| 97    | Wanaparthy            | Madgul                     |
|       |                       | Veldanda                   |
| 98 99 | Wanaparthy Wanaparthy | Town Jadcherla             |
| 100   | Wanaparthy            | Thudukurthy                |
| 101   | Wanaparthy            | Shadnagar                  |
| 102   | Warangal              | Waddekothapalli            |
| 103   | Warangal              | Maripeda                   |
| 104   | Warangal              | Industrial Estate Warangal |

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