Lok Sabha Question No. 667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-27
Subject: Post Offices in Rented Buildings
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  APRIL, 2016

## POST OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS

## †667. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) the  number  of  post  offices  functioning  in  rented  buildings  in  the  country  at present, State-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the  Government has  taken  any  steps  to  provide  official  buildings  to such post-offices in the country; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Chhattisgarh  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  number  of  post  offices  functioning  from  rented  buildings  is  19668.  The State-wise detail is enclosed as Annexure A. Due to limited number of vacant land available  with  the  Department of  Posts and as construction of post office is a Plan activity with limited financial resources, many post offices have to operate from rented buildings.
- (b) & (c) Yes, Madam. The State - wise detail of post office buildings approved for construction during XII Five Year Plan, including that for the state of Chattisgarh, is enclosed as Annexure B.

Contd…2/-

## NUMBER OF POST OFFICES FUNCTIONING IN  RENTED BUILDINGS

| Name of State                                           |   No. of Rented buildings |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                                          |                      1352 |
| Telangana                                               |                       643 |
| Assam                                                   |                       443 |
| Bihar                                                   |                       803 |
| Chattisgarh                                             |                       280 |
| Delhi                                                   |                       222 |
| Gujarat ( including Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli) |                      1041 |
| Haryana                                                 |                       356 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                        |                       371 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                         |                       202 |
| Jharkhand                                               |                       339 |
| Karnataka                                               |                      1272 |
| Kerala (including Lakshadweep)                          |                      1216 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                          |                       778 |
| Maharashtra                                             |                      1681 |
| Goa                                                     |                        80 |
| Manipur                                                 |                        45 |
| Meghalaya                                               |                        35 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                       |                        12 |
| Mizoram                                                 |                        23 |
| Nagaland                                                |                        26 |
| Tripura                                                 |                        49 |
| Odisha                                                  |                       956 |
| Punjab (including Chandigarh UT)                        |                       528 |
| Rajasthan                                               |                       923 |
| Tamil Nadu (including Puducherry )                      |                      2228 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                           |                      2032 |
| Uttarakhand                                             |                       298 |
| West Bengal (including Andaman & Nicobar Islands)       |                      1417 |
| Sikkim                                                  |                        17 |
| TOTAL                                                   |                     19668 |

Contd…3/-

## NUMBER OF APPROVED PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF POST OFFICE BUILDINGS DURING XII FIVE YEAR PLAN

| State                                                   |   Number of Post Office building projects |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                                          |                                         5 |
| Telangana                                               |                                         2 |
| Assam                                                   |                                         1 |
| Bihar                                                   |                                         3 |
| Chattisgarh                                             |                                         3 |
| Delhi                                                   |                                         5 |
| Gujarat ( including Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli) |                                         2 |
| Haryana                                                 |                                         2 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                        |                                         1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                         |                                         2 |
| Jharkhand                                               |                                         2 |
| Karnataka                                               |                                         1 |
| Kerala (including Lakshadweep )                         |                                         9 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                          |                                         4 |
| Maharashtra                                             |                                         5 |
| Goa                                                     |                                         0 |
| Manipur                                                 |                                         1 |
| Meghalaya                                               |                                         0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                       |                                         1 |
| Mizoram                                                 |                                         0 |
| Nagaland                                                |                                         0 |
| Tripura                                                 |                                         1 |
| Odisha                                                  |                                         3 |
| Punjab (including Chandigarh UT)                        |                                         4 |
| Rajasthan                                               |                                         3 |
| Tamil Nadu( including Puducherry)                       |                                         5 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                           |                                         5 |
| Uttarakhand                                             |                                         0 |
| West Bengal(including Andaman & Nicobar Islands)        |                                         3 |
| Sikkim                                                  |                                         1 |
| TOTAL                                                   |                                        74 |

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