Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: New Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2016

## NEW POST OFFICES

- †*141.   SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  head  post  offices  in  the  country,  State-wise  along  with  the criteria adopted for upgradation of post office as head post office;
- (b) whether the Government has received proposals for opening of new head post offices, post offices and sub-post offices from various States including Uttar Pradesh and Delhi;
- (c) if so, the details of the proposals received, State-wise and location-wise; and
- (d) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  on  these  proposals,  State-wise  and  the time by which the new head post offices and sub-post offices are likely to be opened?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  TO  BE  LAID  ON  THE  TABLE  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  IN  RESPECT  OF PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 141  FOR 27 th  JULY, 2016 REGARDING 'NEW POST OFFICES'.

- (a) The list of number of head post offices in the country State-wise is placed at Annexure-I ,  and  the  criteria  for  upgradation  of  post  offices  as  Head  Post  Office  is placed at Annexure-II .
- (b) & (c) Yes Madam. The details of proposals, location wise, state wise received for opening of new Head Post Offices and Sub-Post Offices, including Uttar Pradesh and Delhi is placed at Annexure-III .
- (d) The received proposals for opening of Post Offices are under examination/consideration of the Department of Posts subject to fulfillment of norms for  opening of various categories of Post Offices and also availability of funds. The timeframe  for  opening  of  the  proposed  Post  Offices  depends  on  fulfillment  of prescribed norms and availability of funds.

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## LIST OF HEAD POST OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY

| Sl. No.   | Name of Circle/State       | Head Post Offices   |
|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh             | 59                  |
| 2         | Assam                      | 19                  |
| 3         | Bihar                      | 32                  |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh               | 11                  |
| 5         | Delhi                      | 12                  |
| 6         | Gujarat                    | 34                  |
| 6.1       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli (U.T.) | 0                   |
| 6.2       | Daman &Diu (U.T.)          | 0                   |
| 7         | Haryana                    | 16                  |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh           | 18                  |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir             | 9                   |
| 10        | Jharkhand                  | 13                  |
| 11        | Karnataka                  | 58                  |
| 12        | Kerala                     | 51                  |
| 12.1      | Lakshadweep (U.T.)         | 0                   |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh             | 43                  |
| 14        | Maharashtra                | 59                  |
| 14.1      | Goa                        | 2                   |
| 15        | North East                 | 9                   |
| 16        | Odisha                     | 35                  |
| 17        | Punjab                     | 21                  |
| 17.1      | Chandigarh (U.T.)          | 1                   |
| 18        | Rajasthan                  | 48                  |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu                 | 93                  |
| 19.1      | Pondicherry (U.T.)         | 1                   |
| 20        | Telangana                  | 36                  |
| 21        | Uttarakhand                | 13                  |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh              | 72                  |
| 23        | West Bengal                | 45                  |
| 23.1      | A&N Islands (U.T.)         | 1                   |
| 23.2      | Sikkim                     | 1                   |
|           |                            | 812                 |
| Total     | Total                      |                     |

## STANDARDS FOR CONVERSION OF LSG SUB-POST OFFICE INTO HEAD POST OFFICE AND BIFURCATION OF HEAD POST OFFICE

1.  Each district should have a Head Post Office provided a minimum of 20 SubPost  Offices  can  be  attached  to  it.  In  the  case  of  backward  areas  or  places where there will be a definite improvement in financing Sub-Post Offices/Branch Post Offices, a lower standard may be adopted
2.  If there is no Head Post Office in a district, opening of Head Post Office can be considered, if at least 20 Sub Post Offices in the same district can be attached for  better  financing  and  mail  delivery  advantage  to  the  proposed  Head  Post Office  irrespective  of  the  fact  whether  parent  Head  Post  Office  has  60  Sub Post Offices or not. It has, however, to be ensured that such upgradation does not bring the number of Sub Post Offices in account with residuary Head Post Office below 20.
3.  An existing Head Post Office should be bifurcated, if the number of sub-office attached to it exceeds 60. It should however, be ensured that as a result of the change neither the new nor old Head Post Office has less than 20 sub-offices attached to it.

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## ANNEXURE-III

## (REFERS PART (C) OF THE QUESTION)

## DETAILS OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED FOR OPENING OF NEW HEAD POST OFFICES (HOs)

| Sl. No   | Name of the Circle/State   | Proposals received for opening ofHO   | Proposals received for opening ofHO      | Status of proposals received   | Status of proposals received   | Status of proposals received   |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the Circle/State   | No.                                   | Location                                 | Under examination              | Justified / Opened             | Not justified                  |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh             | 1                                     | Podili                                   | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 2.       | Assam                      | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 3.       | Bihar                      | 4                                     | Lohiyanagar, Bhabua, Lakhisarai, Sheohar | 4                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh               | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 5.       | Delhi                      | 1                                     | Dwaraka                                  | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 6.       | Gujarat                    | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 7.       | Haryana                    | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh           | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir             | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                  | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 11.      | Karnataka                  | 1                                     | Ramanagaram                              | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 12.      | Kerala                     | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh             | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                | 1                                     | Baramati                                 | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 14.1     | Goa                        | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 15.1     | Tripura                    | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 15.2     | Meghalaya                  | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 15.3     | Mizoram                    | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 15.4     | Manipur                    | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 15.5     | Nagaland                   | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 15.6     | Arunachal Pradesh          | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 16.      | Orissa                     | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 17.      | Punjab                     | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 18.      | Rajasthan                  | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 19.      | Tamilnadu                  | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 20.      | Telangana                  | 1                                     | Begumpaet                                | 1                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 21.      | Uttarakhand                | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 22.      | Uttar Pradesh              | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 23       | West Bengal                | 0                                     | Nil                                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
|          | Total                      | 9                                     |                                          | 9                              | 0                              | 0                              |

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## DETAILS OF THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED FOR OPENING OF NEW SUB-POST OFFICES (SOs)

| Sl. No   | Name of the Circle/State   | Proposals received for opening of SO   | Proposals received for opening of SO                                                   | Status of proposals received   | Status of proposals received              | Status of proposals received                  |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the Circle/State   | No.                                    | Location                                                                               | Under examinati on             | Justified/ Opened                         | Not justified (Dist/Income /Population norms) |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh             | 1                                      | Sangapet (Nandyal)                                                                     | 0                              | 0                                         | Sangapet (Nandyal) - Distance                 |
| 2.       | Assam                      | 0                                      |                                                                                        | 0                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 3.       | Bihar                      | 3                                      | Sinduria, Mehndigunj, Jasoyia                                                          | 3                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 4.       | Chhattisgar h              | 2                                      | Khadgawan, Govindpur                                                                   | 0                              | Khadgawan                                 | Govindpur - Distance& Income                  |
| 5.       | Delhi                      | 7                                      | Laxminagar, Mukundpur, Sec- 21 Rohini, Sec -24 Rohini, Chirag, Sadh Nagar, Begum Vihar | 6                              | 0                                         | Sec- 21 Rohini Distance& Income               |
| 6.       | Gujarat                    | 1                                      | Rail nagar Rajkot                                                                      | 1                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 7.       | Haryana                    | 4                                      | Ullawas , Vatika India Sector-82 Gurgaon, Berla, Badhwana                              | 4                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh           | 3                                      | Beehan (kangra), Nanikhad (Chamba), Gumma (Mandi)                                      | 3                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 9.       | Jammu& Kashmir             | 0                                      |                                                                                        | 0                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                  | 0                                      |                                                                                        | 0                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 11.      | Karnataka                  | 2                                      | Chikkabasthi, Parappana Agarhara                                                       | 2                              | 0                                         | 0                                             |
| 12.      | Kerala                     | 1                                      | Kulayattikkara (Ernakulam)                                                             | 0                              | Kulayattikkara                            | 0                                             |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh             | 4                                      | Dehgoan, Bombay Hospital (Indore), Sultanganj, Diken                                   | 2                              | (i) Dehgoan (ii) Bombay Hospital (Indore) | 0                                             |

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| 14.   | Maharashtra       |   5 | Gondhavani Bhairavnathnagar (Shirampur), Ghodbunder Road (Thane), Pimpri (Chandrapur), Akola (Nagpur), Amravati        |   5 | 0                         | 0                            |
|-------|-------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 14.1  | Goa               |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 15.1  | Tripura           |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 15.2  | Meghalaya         |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 15.3  | Mizoram           |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 15.4  | Manipur           |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 15.5  | Nagaland          |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 15.6  | Arunachal Pradesh |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 16.   | Orissa            |   1 | Kalinganagar, Bhubaneswar                                                                                              |   1 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 17.   | Punjab            |   4 | GZS Bhatinda, Airport Chandigarh, Sec 46 Chandigarh, VIP road Zirakpur                                                 |   3 | Gyani Zail Singh Bhatinda | 0                            |
| 18.   | Rajasthan         |   1 | Karnsar                                                                                                                |   0 | Karnsar                   | 0                            |
| 19.   | Tamilnadu         |   4 | Padanthalumoodu, Thiru vi ka Nagar, Mudichur Road, Prakash Nagar                                                       |   3 | 0                         | Thiru vi ka Nagar - Distance |
| 20.   | Telangana         |   5 | Gopanpally, Chinna gudur, Nallabelly, Chandravelly, Julapally                                                          |   4 | Gopanpally                | 0                            |
| 21.   | Uttarakhand       |   0 |                                                                                                                        |   0 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 22.   | Uttar             |   8 | Gurjinder Vihar, Khanpur, Bishrakh, Gaur City, Sector-122 Noida, JP Wish Town Noida, Nyay Khand (Indirapuram), Sec- 50 |   8 | 0                         | 0                            |
| 23    | West Bengal       |   1 | Majigram                                                                                                               |   1 | 0                         | 0                            |
|       | Total             |  57 |                                                                                                                        |  46 | 7                         | 4                            |

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