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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 641

ANSWERED ON   27.02.2013

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.

Annexure-I
LOK SABHA ANNEXURED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 641 DATED 27.02.2013

Circle-wise number of Post Offices in the country (as on
31.3.2012)

Sl. No.
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.

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
Post Offices were closed down as a result of merger, relocation
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.

Annexure-III
Circle-wise number of Post Offices proposed to be opened by
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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