GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY
OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ANSWERED
ON: 23.12.2015
Streamlining
Postal System SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL
Will the Minister of
COMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a)
the budget allocations made for the Department of Posts during the last three
years and the current year along with the target fixed and achieved during the
said periods and the shortfall, if any, in achieving the targets;
(b)
whether the Government also proposes to introduce new post office bill and also
bifurcate the postal Department with a view to streamline the postal system and
compete with the challenges posed by courier companies; and
(c)
if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this
regard?
ANSWER
THE
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI
RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a)
Details of budget allocations and achievements for Department of Posts under
Plan, for which targets were fixed, for financial years 2012-13, 2013-14,
2014-15 and the current financial year 2015-16, are furnished as under:-
Financial
Year
Budget
allocation (in Rs. Crore)* Actual Expenditure booked during the financial
year** % Achievement
2012-13
222.40 185.21 83.28
2013-14
430.00 393.80 91.58
2014-15
300.00 306.71 102.24
2015-16
468.61 174.86 Under implementation
*Final
Grant for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 and BE for 2015-16
**Booking
up to 31st March for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 and up to 30th November, for
2015-16 Amount in Crore)
(b)
No, Madam. There is no proposal for introduction of new post office bill or
bifurcation of the postal Department.
(c)
Not applicable in view of (b) above.