Lok Sabha Question No. 1611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Kisan Vikas Patra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## KISAN VIKAS PATRA

## †1611. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of "Kisan Vikas Patra" holders in the country as on date in rural and urban areas, State-wise;
- (b) whether any awareness programme has been launched by the Government for promotion of "Kisan Vikas Patra" particularly in rural areas; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) Department  of  Posts  maintains  Postal  Circle  wise  information  of  Kisan  Vikas Patras (KVPs) sold in the country. Details of KVPs sold from 18.11.2014 i.e. re-launch of KVPs till 15.11.2015 (Postal Circle wise) may be seen at Annexure-I.
- (b) Yes Madam.
- (c) The following steps have been taken at all levels:
-  Wide publicity through print and electronic media, newspapers, radio jingles and TV advertisement by National Savings Institute (NSI) and by the Department of Posts.
-  Organizing Seminars/Melas/Road Shows.
-  Targeting the un-banked people who are excluded from financial inclusion.
-  Fixing targets for each Post Office right from the level of Sub Post Office to Head Post office for Sale of KVPs.

## Annexure-I

| Circle           |   Total number of KVP certificates sold from 18.11.2014 * to 15.11.2015 |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                  455167 |
| Assam            |                                                                  223192 |
| Bihar            |                                                                 1238130 |
| Chattisgarh      |                                                                  158599 |
| Delhi            |                                                                  579879 |
| Gujarat          |                                                                 1692698 |
| Haryana          |                                                                  325484 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                                  238308 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                  345476 |
| Jharkhand        |                                                                  564429 |
| Karnataka        |                                                                  462663 |
| Kerala           |                                                                   70221 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                  528207 |
| Maharashtra      |                                                                 1134993 |
| North East       |                                                                  110075 |
| Odisha           |                                                                  783726 |
| Punjab           |                                                                  991183 |
| Rajasthan        |                                                                  271244 |
| Tamilnadu        |                                                                  317366 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                 2974624 |
| Uttarakhand      |                                                                  364051 |
| West Bengal      |                                                                 2160126 |
| Total            |                                                                15989841 |

****************