Lok Sabha Question No. 1127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Postal Distribution Zone
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  MARCH,  2016

## POSTAL DISTRIBUTION ZONE

†1127. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY

- be pleased to state: (a) the total postal distribution zones in the country including Maharashtra, Statewise; (b) the  number  of  colonies  under  each  such  postal  distribution  zone  separately, State-wise; (c) the number of postmen posted in each postal distribution zone, State-wise; (d) whether the number of postmen has decreased in comparison to the zones and population in the country; and if so, the details thereof along with the number of postmen posted in the country,
- (e) State-wise including Delhi during the last three years and the current year?

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

(a) The  Department  of  Posts  does  not  have  any  postal  distribution  zone  in  the country.  Delivery  of  mail  is  done  through  delivery  post  offices.  The  total  number  of delivery  post  offices  in  the  country  state-wise,  including  Maharashtra  is  at Annexure [column (a)].

(b) The  information  on  number  of  colonies  under  each  delivery  post  office  is  not maintained in the Department.

(c) The information on number of postmen in each delivery post office, state-wise is at Annexure [column (b)].

(d) No, Madam. The number of postmen in each delivery post office is subject to the increase/decrease in the workload, which is assessed as per the departmental norms and not on the basis of population.  Further,  the  delivery  jurisdiction  of  post  offices  is reviewed from time to time and re-distribution of areas or establishment of new delivery post offices  is  done. Redeployment of postmen or creation of new posts of postmen, when justified is also done.

With  the  increasing  number  of  parcels,  largely  driven  by  e-commerce,  the department  is  now  setting  up  nodal,  mechanised  delivery  centres  for  delivering  of parcels in major cities of the country. The delivery jurisdiction of multiple post offices is subsumed under the nodal delivery system and parcels are delivered through vehicles to cover the increased area.

(e) The details  of  the  postmen  posted  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year (state-wise) is at Annexure [column (b)].

Annexure ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b),  (c)  and  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA POSTAL

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1127 FOR ANSWER  ON 02.03.2016 ON DISTRIBUTION ZONES.

## Details of Number of Delivery Post Offices in the Country (State-wise)

|         |                   | (a)                     | (b)                              | (b)                              | (b)                              | (b)                              |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of           | Number of Delivery Post | Total number of Postmen deployed | Total number of Postmen deployed | Total number of Postmen deployed | Total number of Postmen deployed |
|         | State             | Offices                 | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1223                    | 1968                             | 2004                             | 2041                             | 2084                             |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 48                      | 41                               | 41                               | 41                               | 41                               |
| 3.      | Assam             | 570                     | 818                              | 781                              | 773                              | 770                              |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 1020                    | 1943                             | 1744                             | 1743                             | 1719                             |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 264                     | 488                              | 428                              | 431                              | 433                              |
| 6.      | Delhi             | 95                      | 1867                             | 1690                             | 1548                             | 1448                             |
| 7.      | Goa               | 88                      | 173                              | 165                              | 161                              | 161                              |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 1021                    | 3814                             | 3584                             | 3370                             | 3122                             |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 305                     | 659                              | 667                              | 622                              | 622                              |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 435                     | 435                              | 442                              | 469                              | 469                              |
| 11.     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 215                     | 208                              | 189                              | 185                              | 165                              |
| 12.     | Jharkhand         | 377                     | 811                              | 811                              | 811                              | 811                              |
| 13.     | Karnataka         | 1329                    | 3367                             | 3341                             | 3454                             | 3454                             |
| 14.     | Kerala            | 1410                    | 2153                             | 2243                             | 2119                             | 2119                             |
| 15.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 761                     | 1556                             | 1513                             | 1466                             | 1386                             |
| 16.     | Maharashtra       | 1592                    | 7951                             | 7625                             | 7385                             | 7122                             |
| 17.     | Manipur           | 51                      | 61                               | 61                               | 61                               | 61                               |
| 18.     | Meghalaya         | 62                      | 133                              | 120                              | 101                              | 89                               |
| 19.     | Mizoram           | 39                      | 46                               | 45                               | 47                               | 47                               |
| 20.     | Nagaland          | 39                      | 56                               | 50                               | 50                               | 54                               |
| 21.     | Odisha            | 695                     | 746                              | 837                              | 871                              | 871                              |
| 22.     | Punjab            | 537                     | 1615                             | 1563                             | 1599                             | 1608                             |
| 23.     | Rajasthan         | 962                     | 1579                             | 1572                             | 1784                             | 1784                             |
| 24.     | Sikkim            | 19                      | 14                               | 14                               | 15                               | 15                               |
| 25.     | Tamil Nadu        | 2052                    | 5013                             | 5129                             | 4866                             | 4838                             |
| 26.     | Telangana         | 663                     | 1199                             | 1213                             | 1190                             | 1225                             |
| 27.     | Tripura           | 78                      | 136                              | 140                              | 138                              | 138                              |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1620                    | 4332                             | 4210                             | 4032                             | 3991                             |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand       | 293                     | 579                              | 587                              | 565                              | 560                              |
| 30.     | West Bengal       | 1190                    | 3968                             | 3813                             | 3681                             | 3681                             |

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