Lok Sabha Question No. 962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Speed Post Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 962

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MARCH,  2016

## SPEED POST CENTRES

†962. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

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

- (a) the total number of speed post centres functioning in the country, Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more speed post centres during the current financial year in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (d) whether all the speed post centres are both receiving and delivering centres;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Department  of  Posts,  under  a  new  operational  arrangement  in  October,  2010, has changed the nomenclature of Speed Post Centres into National Sorting Hubs and Intra Circle Hubs. As on date there are 94 National Sorting Hubs (NSH) and 145 Intra Circle Hubs (ICH), functioning in the country. The state-wise details are annexed.
- (b) Setting  up  of  new  sorting  hubs  is  an  on-going  process  based  on  operational requirements of the Department. However, at present there is no proposal to set up any more NSH or ICH.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.
- (d)  to  (f)  No,  Madam.  Speed  Post  articles  are  booked  in  designated  post  offices  and booking centres, which are then consigned to the concerned sorting hubs, to which they are linked. These articles are received for sorting and despatched to other sorting hubs and / or  delivery  post  offices  for  further  processing  or  delivery  respectively.  Thus  the role of each office at every stage of the value chain has been clearly defined to ensure efficient and speedy handling and delivery of Speed Post articles.

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ANNEXURE Details of National Sorting Hub and Intra Circle Hub

| Name of State       |   National Sorting Hub | Intra Circle Hub   |
|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |                      6 | 12                 |
| Assam               |                      2 | 5                  |
| Bihar               |                      4 | 3                  |
| Chhattisgarh        |                      1 | 4                  |
| Delhi               |                      1 | -                  |
| Gujarat             |                      4 | 13                 |
| Haryana             |                      4 | 3                  |
| Himachal Pradesh    |                      2 | 4                  |
| J&K                 |                      2 | -                  |
| Jharkhand           |                      3 | 3                  |
| Karnataka           |                      7 | 6                  |
| Kerala              |                      6 | 2                  |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                      4 | 9                  |
| Maharashtra         |                      5 | 17                 |
| Manipur             |                      1 | -                  |
| Tripura             |                      1 | -                  |
| Mizoram             |                      1 | -                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                      1 | -                  |
| Nagaland            |                      1 | -                  |
| Meghalaya           |                      1 | -                  |
| Orissa              |                      3 | 7                  |
| Punjab              |                      5 | 3                  |
| Rajasthan           |                      3 | 10                 |
| Tamil Nadu          |                      8 | 11                 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                     10 | 18                 |
| Uttarakhand         |                      1 | 6                  |
| West Bengal         |                      5 | 9                  |
| Army Postal Service |                      2 | -                  |
| Total               |                     94 | 145                |

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