Lok Sabha Question No. 3201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Speed Post Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, K. KAMARAAJ

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3201

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2016

## SPEED POST SERVICES

†3201. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: DR. K. KAMARAJ:

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

- (a) the total number of functioning post offices and speed post counters and the total number of post offices and speed post counters proposed to be opened in the country, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the details of target set and achieved for setting up new post offices and sub-post offices in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  the  present  post  offices  by increasing their status from post office to sub-post office, sub-post office to main post office and main post office to general post office;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Chhattisgarh; and
- (e) whether the Government has received proposals from the State Governments to increase the status of post offices and new post offices in the newly created districts in the country and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 1,54,939  Post  Offices  and    63,707  Speed  Post  Counters  are  functional  in  the country.  Postal  Circle-wise  number  of  these  Post  Offices  and  Speed  Post  Counters including Chhattisgarh is at Annexure-I. It has been proposed to open 92 Branch Post Offices (BOs), 139 Sub-Post Offices (SOs) in the country including Chhattisgarh during current financial year (2015-16). Postal Circle-wise number of these Post Offices and Speed Post Counters is at Annexure-II.
- (b) Postal Circle-wise target set and achieved for setting up new Branch Post Offices (BOs) and Sub Post Offices (SOs) in the country during last three financial years and the current financial year is at Annexure-III.
- (c) & (d) The  upgradation  of  existing  Branch  Post  Offices  into  Sub-Post  Offices and  Sub-Post  Offices  into  Mukhya  Dak  Ghar/  Head  Post  Offices  is  based  on  the workload  and  after  following  the  prescribed  Departmental  norms.  It  is  an  on-going process.  Circle-wise details of proposals for upgradation of BOs into SOs and SOs into Mukhya Dak Ghar (MDG)/ Head Post Office (HO) are at Annexure-IV.
- (e) No, Madam.

## Circle-wise number of Post Offices and Speed Post Counters functional in the country

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Postal Circles                                                                       |   Total No. of Post Offices functional |   Total No. of Speed Post Counters functional |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   |                                  10375 |                                          1609 |
| 1.1       | Telangana                                                                                        |                                   5780 |                                           967 |
| 2         | Assam                                                                                            |                                   4012 |                                           623 |
| 3         | Bihar                                                                                            |                                   9067 |                                          1074 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     |                                   3147 |                                           351 |
| 5         | Delhi                                                                                            |                                    551 |                                           413 |
| 6         | Gujarat including Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                           |                                   8983 |                                          1367 |
| 7         | Haryana                                                                                          |                                   2677 |                                           510 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 |                                   2782 |                                           604 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                  |                                   1699 |                                           261 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                                                                                        |                                   3099 |                                           460 |
| 11        | Karnataka                                                                                        |                                   9667 |                                          8777 |
| 12        | Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                     |                                   5068 |                                          5075 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   |                                   8323 |                                          1052 |
| 14        | Maharashtra                                                                                      |                                  12601 |                                         12644 |
| 14.1      | Goa                                                                                              |                                    258 |                                           261 |
| 15        | North East [States include Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura] |                                   2920 |                                           288 |
| 16        | Odisha                                                                                           |                                   8169 |                                          8286 |
| 17        | Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                      |                                   3856 |                                           767 |
| 18        | Rajasthan                                                                                        |                                  10329 |                                          1354 |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                  |                                  12130 |                                         12130 |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                                                                                      |                                   2723 |                                           477 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    |                                  17655 |                                          2592 |
| 22        | West Bengal                                                                                      |                                   8759 |                                          1715 |
| 22.1      | A & N Islands                                                                                    |                                    100 |                                            27 |
| 22.2      | Sikkim                                                                                           |                                    209 |                                            23 |
|           | Total                                                                                            |                                 154939 |                                         63707 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Circle-wise number of  Branch Post Offices(BOs), Sub-Post Offices(SOs) and Speed Post Counters  proposed to be opened  during  the current financial year  2015-16

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Postal Circles                                                                       |   BOs |   SOs |   Speed Post Counter |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   |     3 |     3 |                    0 |
| 1.1       | Telangana                                                                                        |     3 |     5 |                    0 |
| 2         | Assam                                                                                            |     7 |     8 |                    0 |
| 3         | Bihar                                                                                            |     8 |     8 |                    0 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     |    11 |     7 |                    0 |
| 5         | Delhi                                                                                            |     0 |     6 |                    0 |
| 6         | Gujarat including Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                           |     4 |     7 |                    0 |
| 7         | Haryana                                                                                          |     3 |     6 |                    0 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 |     3 |     3 |                    0 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                  |     2 |     3 |                    0 |
| 10        | Jharkhand                                                                                        |     4 |     5 |                    0 |
| 11        | Karnataka                                                                                        |     4 |     7 |                    0 |
| 12        | Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                     |     0 |     6 |                    0 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   |     4 |     6 |                    0 |
| 14        | Maharashtra including Goa                                                                        |     4 |     6 |                    0 |
| 15        | North East [States include Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura] |    10 |    12 |                    0 |
| 16        | Odisha                                                                                           |     4 |     6 |                    0 |
| 17        | Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                      |     2 |     6 |                    0 |
| 18        | Rajasthan                                                                                        |     4 |     6 |                    0 |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                  |     4 |     7 |                    0 |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                                                                                      |     2 |     3 |                    0 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    |     4 |     8 |                    0 |
| 22        | West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sikkim                                       |     2 |     5 |                    0 |
|           | Total                                                                                            |    92 |   139 |                    0 |

Postal Circle-wise number of Branch Post Offices (BOs) and Sub-Post Offices (SOs) opened by redeployment & relocation during   last three years  2012-13 to 2014-15 and targets & achievements [upto 31.01.2016] for current year 2015-16

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Circles                                                                              | Targets & Achievements from 2012-13 to 2014-15   | Targets & Achievements from 2012-13 to 2014-15   | Targets & Achievements from 2012-13 to 2014-15   | Targets & Achievements from 2012-13 to 2014-15   | Targets & Achievements for 2015-16   | Targets & Achievements for 2015-16   | Targets & Achievements for 2015-16   | Targets & Achievements for 2015-16   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|           |                                                                                                  | BOs                                              | BOs                                              | SOs                                              | SOs                                              | BOs                                  | BOs                                  | SOs                                  | SOs                                  |
|           |                                                                                                  | Targ et                                          | Achi evem ent                                    | Target                                           | Achi evem ent                                    | Target                               | Achiev upto 31.01.20 16              | Targe t                              | Achiev upto 31.01.20 16              |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 11                                               | 10                                               | 6                                                | 6                                                | 3                                    | 3                                    | 3                                    | 3                                    |
| 1.1       | Telangana                                                                                        | 8                                                | 7                                                | 9                                                | 9                                                | 3                                    | 3                                    | 5                                    | 5                                    |
| 2         | Assam                                                                                            | 16                                               | 12                                               | 9                                                | 8                                                | 7                                    | 4                                    | 8                                    | 0                                    |
| 3         | Bihar                                                                                            | 13                                               | 7                                                | 8                                                | 8                                                | 8                                    | 4                                    | 8                                    | 1                                    |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 15                                               | 25                                               | 8                                                | 9                                                | 11                                   | 2                                    | 7                                    | 3                                    |
| 5         | Delhi                                                                                            | 8                                                | 1                                                | 13                                               | 13                                               | 0                                    | 0                                    | 6                                    | 0                                    |
| 6         | Gujarat including Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                           | 15                                               | 12                                               | 11                                               | 10                                               | 4                                    | 2                                    | 7                                    | 0                                    |
| 7         | Haryana                                                                                          | 14                                               | 12                                               | 12                                               | 12                                               | 3                                    | 0                                    | 6                                    | 5                                    |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 10                                               | 11                                               | 5                                                | 5                                                | 3                                    | 2                                    | 3                                    | 1                                    |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                  | 8                                                | 7                                                | 7                                                | 7                                                | 2                                    | 0                                    | 3                                    | 2                                    |
| 10        | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 13                                               | 13                                               | 9                                                | 9                                                | 4                                    | 4                                    | 5                                    | 5                                    |
| 11        | Karnataka                                                                                        | 15                                               | 14                                               | 11                                               | 14                                               | 4                                    | 2                                    | 7                                    | 6                                    |
| 12        | Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                     | 9                                                | 2                                                | 6                                                | 8                                                | 0                                    | 0                                    | 6                                    | 6                                    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 14                                               | 14                                               | 10                                               | 13                                               | 4                                    | 2                                    | 6                                    | 3                                    |
| 14        | Maharashtra including Goa                                                                        | 16                                               | 13                                               | 13                                               | 12                                               | 4                                    | 4                                    | 6                                    | 6                                    |
| 15        | North East [States include Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura] | 22                                               | 14                                               | 13                                               | 12                                               | 10                                   | 8                                    | 12                                   | 6                                    |
| 16        | Odisha                                                                                           | 14                                               | 12                                               | 10                                               | 10                                               | 4                                    | 4                                    | 6                                    | 6                                    |
| 17        | Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                      | 13                                               | 10                                               | 9                                                | 9                                                | 2                                    | 2                                    | 6                                    | 6                                    |
| 18        | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 14                                               | 12                                               | 11                                               | 11                                               | 4                                    | 4                                    | 6                                    | 1                                    |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                  | 15                                               | 12                                               | 13                                               | 13                                               | 4                                    | 4                                    | 7                                    | 6                                    |
| 20        | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 8                                                | 10                                               | 5                                                | 9                                                | 2                                    | 2                                    | 3                                    | 2                                    |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 18                                               | 15                                               | 16                                               | 16                                               | 4                                    | 4                                    | 8                                    | 1                                    |
| 22        | West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sikkim                                       | 10                                               | 7                                                | 7                                                | 7                                                | 2                                    | 2                                    | 5                                    | 5                                    |
|           | Total                                                                                            | 299                                              | 252                                              | 221                                              | 230                                              | 92                                   | 62                                   | 139                                  | 79                                   |

## Postal Circle-wise details of proposals under examination for upgradation of Branch Post Offices (BOs) into Sub-Post Offices (SOs) and Sub-Post Offices into Mukhya Dak Ghar / Head Post Offices

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Circles   |   No. of proposals | Details of the proposals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh        |                  5 | (i) One BO is upgraded as Plalkurthy SO under Hanamkonda Division. (ii) Upgadation of two C Class Sub Post Offices at Manikonda and Gagan Mahal into B Class Sub-Post Office under Hyderabad City Division. (iii) Upgradation of Podili LSG SO into Head Post Office by downgradation of Kanigiri HO as SO under Prakasam Division. (iv) Upgradation of Begumpet SO as Head Post Office by downgradation of Vikarabad HO as SO under Secundrabad Division (Telangana). |
|         2 | Bihar                 |                  3 | (i) Upgradation of Kasi Chak BO into SO under Nawada Division. (ii) Upgradation of Beri Kheriwan BOs into SO under Aurangabad Division. (iii) Upgradation of Lohia Nagar Sub Post Office into Head Post Office under Patna Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         3 | Delhi                 |                  1 | Upgradation of Dwaraka Sub Post Office into Dwaraka Head Post Office under West Delhi Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         4 | Gujarat               |                  2 | (i)Upgradation of Botad Mukhya Dak Ghar (MDG) into Head Post Office (HO) under Bhavnagar Division. (ii) Upgradation of Khakhrechi BO into SO under Rajkot Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         4 | Haryana               |                  1 | Upgradation of Panchkula Sub Post Office into Head Post Office under Ambala Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         5 | Maharashtra           |                  1 | Upgradation of Baramati Sub Post Office into Head Post Office under Pune Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         6 | Rajasthan             |                  1 | Upgradation of one BO at Kookas into SO under Jaipur City Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         7 | Uttar Pradesh         |                  1 | Upgradation of Shamli Sub Post Office into Head Post Office under Muzaffar Nagar Division.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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