Closing
of Post and Telegraph Offices: Lok Sabha Q&A
GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY
OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK
SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO
6865
ANSWERED
ON 08.05.2013
CLOSING OF POST AND
TELEGRAPH OFFICES
6865 . Shri MANICKA
TAGORE
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a) whether many post
and telegram offices have been closed/shut down across the country without any
prior notice/ announcement by the Government;
(b) if so, the
details of such posts and telegram offices separately closed during the
last three years and the current year;
(c) the reasons for
closing such posts and telegram offices;
(d) whether people
from all walks of life are facing great hardships as a result thereof;
(e) if so, whether the
Government proposes to reopen the closed Post and Telegraph Offices; and
(f) if so, the
details thereof along with the Post and Telegraph Offices reopened/ likely
to be reopened?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE
IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(DR.(SMT.)
KILLI KRUPARANI)
(a) to (c) No, Madam.
Post Offices have not been closed without prior notice/ announcement. Some Post
Offices were closed as a result of merger, relocation, upgradation of Branch
Post Offices into Departmental Sub-Post Offices, litigations and poor
conditions of buildings, etc., after following due procedures. The Circle-wise
details of Post Offices closed during 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 & the
current year are at Annexure-I. Regarding Telegraph Offices, it is submitted
that these offices are closed due to other efficient modes of communication
like Mobile Telephones, Internet, etc. The Circle-wise details of
Telegraph Offices closed during 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 & the current
year are at Annexure-II.
(d) No, Madam. People
are accessing postal services through nearby Post Offices. Telegraph Services
are available in the country through state of art WTMS (Web based Telegraph
Messaging System). Telegrams can also be booked on phone by dialing 1585
(Phonogram Services) from any BSNL telephone, local or STD/PCOs. Telegrams
facility is also available in Customer Service Centres of BSNL in all Circles.
(e) & (f) Closed
Post Offices are re-opened on availability of suitable accommodation and fulfillment
of stipulated norms. As regard Telegraph Offices, there is no proposal for
re-opening due to loss of revenue.
ANNEXURE-I
Number of Post Offices closed during 2010-11,
2011-12 , 2012-13 & 2013-14
Sl. No.
|
Circles
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
(as on 30.4.2013) |
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Assam
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Delhi
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Haryana
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
67
|
16
|
0
|
12
|
Kerala
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
North East
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
16
|
Orissa
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
Punjab
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
Uttarakhand
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
2
|
92
|
35
|
0
|
ANNEXURE-II
Telegraph Offices Closed during 2010-11,
2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14
Sl. No.
|
Name of Circles
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
(as on 30.4.2013) |
1.
|
A & N
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.
|
A.P.
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3.
|
Assam
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.
|
Chennai Telephone
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.
|
J & K
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11.
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
12.
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13.
|
Kerala
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
15.
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
16.
|
North East- I
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17.
|
North East – II
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18.
|
Orissa
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
19.
|
Punjab
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
20.
|
Rajasthan
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22.
|
U.P. (East)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23.
|
U.P. (West)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24.
|
Uttaranchal
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
25.
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
26.
|
NTR - Delhi
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
70
|
23
|
13
|
0
|
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