Lok Sabha Question No. 3202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Speed Post Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2026

## SPEED POST CENTRES

## †3202. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the current number of Speed Post Centres operational across the country particularly Bihar, State/UT-wise;

- (b) whether the Government propose to set up new such centres;
- (c) if so, the State-wise details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

(a) Presently there are 50 National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) & 211 Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs) which process Speed Post articles in the country. 1 NSH & 10 ICHs are located in Bihar. The State/UT wise details are at Annexure.

- (b) There is no proposal for setting up more such centres at present.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

(d) The  network  of  NSH  &  ICH  has  been  set  up  across  the  country  keeping  in  view  the operational  requirements,  which  are  reviewed  from  time  to  time.  Presently,  there  is  no  such requirement.

Number of National Sorting Hubs (NSHs) and Intra Circle Hubs (ICHs) (State /UT-wise)

| S. No.   |                                    | NSH   | ICH   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------|-------|
| A        | State                              |       |       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 3     | 10    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0     | 1     |
| 3        | Assam                              | 1     | 6     |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 1     | 10    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 1     | 5     |
| 6        | Goa                                | 0     | 1     |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 3     | 14    |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 3     | 5     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1     | 3     |
| 10       | Jharkhand                          | 1     | 5     |
| 11       | Karnataka                          | 3     | 13    |
| 12       | Kerala                             | 2     | 11    |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 2     | 12    |
| 14       | Maharashtra                        | 5     | 19    |
| 15       | Manipur                            | 0     | 1     |
| 16       | Meghalaya                          | 0     | 1     |
| 17       | Mizoram                            | 0     | 1     |
| 18       | Nagaland                           | 0     | 1     |
| 19       | Odisha                             | 1     | 12    |
| 20       | Punjab                             | 2     | 5     |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          | 2     | 8     |
| 22       | Sikkim                             | 0     | 0     |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                         | 3     | 17    |
| 24       | Telangana                          | 1     | 7     |
| 25       | Tripura                            | 0     | 1     |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 6     | 22    |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                        | 1     | 6     |
| 28       | West Bengal                        | 3*    | 12    |
| B        | Union Territories                  |       |       |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 0     | 1     |
| 2        | Chandigarh                         | 1     | 0     |
| 3        | Delhi                              | 2*    | 0     |
| 4        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0     | 0     |
| 5        | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 2     | 0     |
| 6        | Lakshadweep                        | 0     | 0     |
| 7        | Ladakh                             | 0     | 1     |
| 8        | Puducherry                         | 0     | 0     |
|          | Total                              | 50    | 211   |

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