Lok Sabha Question No. 2786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Grameen Dak Sevak
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2016

## GRAMEEN DAK SEVAK

†2786. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) working in post offices along  with  those  appointed  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  yearwise; and
- (b) the expenditure incurred thereon during the said period, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) the State-wise number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) working in post offices as on 30.06.2016 is given in Annexure-I. Information relating to Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year, year-wise, is given in Annexure-II.
- (b) the expenditure incurred thereon during the said period, year wise is given in Annexure-III.

Contd…2.-

| State-wise Number of GDS working in Post Offices as on 30.06.2016   | State-wise Number of GDS working in Post Offices as on 30.06.2016   | State-wise Number of GDS working in Post Offices as on 30.06.2016   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                              | Name of the State                                                   | GDS working in post offices as on 30.06.2016                        |
| 1                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 16510                                                               |
| 2                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 494                                                                 |
| 3                                                                   | Assam                                                               | 8441                                                                |
| 4                                                                   | Bihar                                                               | 15075                                                               |
| 5                                                                   | Chhatisgarh                                                         | 4854                                                                |
| 6                                                                   | Delhi (Postal Circle)                                               | 211                                                                 |
| 7                                                                   | Goa                                                                 | 348                                                                 |
| 8                                                                   | Gujarat                                                             | 13018                                                               |
| 9                                                                   | Haryana                                                             | 3830                                                                |
| 10                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 6222                                                                |
| 11                                                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | 2585                                                                |
| 12                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                           | 6673                                                                |
| 13                                                                  | Karnataka                                                           | 15069                                                               |
| 14                                                                  | Kerala                                                              | 10869                                                               |
| 14A                                                                 | Lakshadweep (UT)                                                    | 6                                                                   |
| 15                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 12415                                                               |
| 16                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                         | 19360                                                               |
| 17                                                                  | Manipur                                                             | 1818                                                                |
| 18                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                           | 936                                                                 |
| 19                                                                  | Mizoram                                                             | 956                                                                 |
| 20                                                                  | Nagaland                                                            | 748                                                                 |
| 21                                                                  | Odisha                                                              | 13917                                                               |
| 22                                                                  | Punjab                                                              | 5953                                                                |
| 22A                                                                 | Chandigarh (UT)                                                     | 50                                                                  |
| 23                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                           | 13577                                                               |
| 24                                                                  | Tamilnadu                                                           | 21376                                                               |
| 24A                                                                 | Pondicherry (UT)                                                    | 161                                                                 |
| 25                                                                  | Telengana                                                           | 9027                                                                |
| 26                                                                  | Tripura                                                             | 1507                                                                |
| 27                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 28468                                                               |
| 28                                                                  | Uttrakhand                                                          | 5928                                                                |
| 29                                                                  | West Bengal                                                         | 16636                                                               |
| TOTAL :- 257038                                                     | TOTAL :- 257038                                                     | TOTAL :- 257038                                                     |

Contd…3/-

| Number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year   | Number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year   | Number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year   | Number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year   | Number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year   | Number of Grameen Dak Sevak (GDS) appointed during the last three years and the current year   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                         | Name of the State & UT                                                                         | 2013-14                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                        | From 01-04-16 to 30.06.2016                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                 | 610                                                                                            | 701                                                                                            | 349                                                                                            | 138                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                              | 6                                                                                              | 4                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                          | 172                                                                                            | 187                                                                                            | 100                                                                                            | 117                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                          | 284                                                                                            | 602                                                                                            | 618                                                                                            | 85                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                              | Chhatisgarh                                                                                    | 181                                                                                            | 255                                                                                            | 24                                                                                             | 68                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                              | Delhi (Postal Circle)                                                                          | 23                                                                                             | 93                                                                                             | 60                                                                                             | 1                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                            | 8                                                                                              | 35                                                                                             | 18                                                                                             | 1                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                        | 340                                                                                            | 524                                                                                            | 421                                                                                            | 416                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                        | 152                                                                                            | 282                                                                                            | 143                                                                                            | 18                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                               | 166                                                                                            | 132                                                                                            | 137                                                                                            | 155                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                | 105                                                                                            | 52                                                                                             | 50                                                                                             | 3                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                      | 164                                                                                            | 278                                                                                            | 204                                                                                            | 141                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                      | 909                                                                                            | 993                                                                                            | 721                                                                                            | 316                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                         | 429                                                                                            | 649                                                                                            | 404                                                                                            | 315                                                                                            |
| 14A                                                                                            | Lakshadweep (UT)                                                                               | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 2                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                 | 334                                                                                            | 561                                                                                            | 894                                                                                            | 232                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                    | 633                                                                                            | 1225                                                                                           | 397                                                                                            | 243                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 7                                                                                              | 41                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                      | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                        | 19                                                                                             | 14                                                                                             | 68                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                       | 14                                                                                             | 13                                                                                             | 10                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                         | 326                                                                                            | 532                                                                                            | 411                                                                                            | 132                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                         | 311                                                                                            | 469                                                                                            | 137                                                                                            | 19                                                                                             |
| 22A                                                                                            | Chandigarh (UT)                                                                                | 0                                                                                              | 19                                                                                             | 7                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                      | 1155                                                                                           | 711                                                                                            | 1009                                                                                           | 243                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                             | Tamilnadu                                                                                      | 1529                                                                                           | 1519                                                                                           | 838                                                                                            | 166                                                                                            |
| 24A                                                                                            | Pondicherry (UT)                                                                               | 9                                                                                              | 9                                                                                              | 12                                                                                             | 3                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                             | Telengana                                                                                      | 244                                                                                            | 389                                                                                            | 350                                                                                            | 77                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                        | 0                                                                                              | 0                                                                                              | 18                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                  | 1067                                                                                           | 940                                                                                            | 343                                                                                            | 221                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                             | Uttrakhand                                                                                     | 182                                                                                            | 87                                                                                             | 59                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                    | 259                                                                                            | 183                                                                                            | 234                                                                                            | 73                                                                                             |
| TOTAL :-                                                                                       |                                                                                                | 9631                                                                                           | 11465                                                                                          | 8079                                                                                           | 3183                                                                                           |

Contd…4/-

|          |                       |         |         |         | Annexure - III               |
|----------|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|------------------------------|
|          |                       | Period  | Period  | Period  | Period                       |
| S. No.   | State                 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | Current Year Upto 30.06.2016 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh        | 178.2   | 190.43  | 204.02  | 49.84                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 36.74   | 41.67   | 46.19   | 1.19                         |
| 3        | Assam                 | 70.6    | 82.01   | 88.19   | 24.11                        |
| 4        | Bihar                 | 181.99  | 260.94  | 208.6   | 48.38                        |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh           | 48.32   | 53.43   | 53.6    | 12.08                        |
| 6        | Delhi (Postal Circle) | 15.75   | 14.59   | 22.23   | 8.1                          |
| 7        | Goa                   | 3.04    | 3.41    | 3.63    | 0.99                         |
| 8        | Gujarat               | 13.87   | 15.54   | 15.98   | 44.93                        |
| 9        | Haryana               | 42.97   | 47.54   | 51.35   | 10.05                        |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh      | 64.85   | 71.93   | 73.73   | 18.64                        |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir       | 24.27   | 27.2    | 28.73   | 73.3                         |
| 12       | Jharkhand             | 66.13   | 74.54   | 81.75   | 21.82                        |
| 13       | Karnataka             | 160.1   | 173.64  | 183.82  | 47.6                         |
| 14       | Kerala                | 127.47  | 133.6   | 143.51  | 37.37                        |
| 14A      | Lakshadweep (UT)      | 2.23    | 2.77    | 5.91    | 1.02                         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh        | 169.1   | 121.6   | 126.9   | 31.2                         |
| 16       | Maharashtra           | 264.25  | 224.56  | 233.6   | 62.56                        |
| 17       | Manipur               | 15.18   | 16.99   | 18.48   | 5.25                         |
| 18       | Meghalaya             | 10.2    | 10.27   | 11.24   | 2.74                         |
| 19       | Mizoram               | 86.52   | 96.16   | 97.89   | 24.72                        |
| 20       | Nagaland              | 70.01   | 75.96   | 81.64   | 21.29                        |
| 21       | Odisha                | 13.61   | 16.16   | 16.32   | 4.35                         |
| 22       | Punjab                | 60.85   | 67      | 66      | 16.67                        |
| 22A      | Chandigarh (UT)       | 2.74    | 3.21    | 5.31    | 1.33                         |
| 23       | Rajasthan             | 133.33  | 151.33  | 157.53  | 41                           |
| 24       | Tamilnadu             | 224.99  | 245.35  | 258.55  | 64.86                        |
| 24A      | Pondicherry (UT)      | 7.88    | 8.48    | 8.81    | 2.08                         |
| 25       | Telengana             | 88.5    | 101.49  | 104.37  | 38.67                        |
| 26       | Tripura               | 15.43   | 16.32   | 16.62   | 4.36                         |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh         | 289.39  | 314.82  | 342.16  | 87.86                        |
| 28       | Uttrakhand            | 67.94   | 76.17   | 66.67   | 19.9                         |
| 29       | West Bengal           | 181.53  | 191.88  | 200.4   | 65.65                        |
| TOTAL :- | TOTAL :-              | 2737.98 | 2930.99 | 3023.73 | 893.91                       |

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