UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 641
POST OFFICES IN THE COUNTRY
641 . Shri ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH, M. B. RAJESH, P. K. BIJU
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a) the total number of Post Offices in the country, State-wise;
(b) the details of the Post Offices which were closed down during the last three years and the current year and the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of Post Offices proposed to be opened in the country during the current year, State-wise;
(d) whether any proposal has been received from the Railway Ministry to operate Railway Passengers Reservation System through Post Offices; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard so far?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Dr. (SMT.) KILLI KRUPARANI)
(a): Circle-wise number of Post Offices in the country (as on 31.3.2012) is at Annexure-I.
Circle-wise number of Post Offices in the country (as on
31.3.2012)
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Sl. No.
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Circles
|
Total No. of Post
Offices |
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
16141
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
4007
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
9057
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3127
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
576
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
8979
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
2664
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2778
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1695
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
3095
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
9703
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
5068
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
8314
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
12858
|
|
15
|
North East
|
2912
|
|
16
|
Orissa
|
8163
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
3849
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
10324
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
12064
|
|
20
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
17668
|
|
21
|
Uttarakhand
|
2718
|
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
9062
|
|
|
Total
|
154822
|
(b): Circle-wise number of Post Offices closed down during 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 is at Annexure-II.
Number of Post Offices closed during 2009-10, 2010-11,
2011-12 & 2012-13
|
Sl. No.
|
Circles
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
(as on 20.2.2013)
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
16
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
15
|
North East
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
|
16
|
Orissa
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
20
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
21
|
Uttarakhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total
|
14
|
2
|
92
|
26
|
and upgradation of Branch Post Offices into Departmental Sub-Post Offices.
(c): Circle-wise number of Post Offices proposed to be opened by redeployment & relocation in the country during the current financial year is at Annexure-III.
redeployment & relocation in the country during the current financial year 2012-13
|
Sl. No.
|
Circles
|
No. of Post Offices
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
8
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
6
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
4
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
6
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
4
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
7
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
8
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
2
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
5
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
7
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
5
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
6
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
9
|
|
15
|
North East
|
9
|
|
16
|
Orissa
|
6
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
5
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
6
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
7
|
|
20
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
8
|
|
21
|
Uttarakhand
|
4
|
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
|
|
Total
|
130
|
(d) & (e): The Department of Posts has been providing Railway Passenger Reservation (booking/ cancellation) facility through Post Offices in association with Ministry of Railways since 2007. As on 31st December, 2012 this service was being offered through 220 Post Offices.
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