GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3002
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12TH AUGUST, 2016
OPENING
OF NEW POST OFFICES AND MODERNISATION OF EXISTING ONES
3002.
SHRI SHADI LAL BATRA:
Will the Minister of
COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether Government has any proposal
for opening of new post offices and modernization of the existing post offices
in various States/UTs, including Haryana;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise
including Haryana; and
(c)
the time by which these post
offices are likely to be opened in the country?
ANSWER
THE
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI
MANOJ SINHA)
(a) Yes, Sir. There are
proposals for opening of 93 new Branch Post Offices (BOs) and 90 new Sub-Post
Offices (SOs) in the country including Haryana during current financial year
2016-17. 131 post offices have been selected for modernization under ‘Look
& Feel’ activity during the current financial year 2016-17.
(b) The Postal Circle-wise
number of BOs & SOs proposed to be opened and post offices selected for
modernization under ‘Look & Feel’ activity during 2016-17 are given at Annexure.
(c) The proposed post offices
are likely to be opened in the country by 31st March, 2017.
Annexure
Postal Circle-wise
Targets for opening of Branch Post
Offices (BOs) and Sub-Post Offices (SOs)
and Post Offices selected for modernization under ‘Look & Feel’
activity during the current financial
year 2016-17
Sl. No.
|
Name of Circles
|
Physical Target for opening of BOs
(in number)
|
Physical Target for opening of SOs
(in number)
|
Post Offices selected for modernization under ‘Look
& Feel’ Activity
(in number)
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
Assam
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
Bihar
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
5
|
Delhi
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
Gujarat including Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
7
|
Haryana
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
Jammu &Kashmir
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
4
|
17
|
12
|
Kerala including Lakshadweep
|
0
|
4
|
11
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
14
|
Maharashtra including Goa
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
15
|
North East [ includes Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura States]
|
7
|
7
|
24
|
16
|
Odisha
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
17
|
Punjab including Chandigarh
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
4
|
3
|
9
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu including Puducherry
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
20
|
Telangana
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
23
|
West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar
Islands and Sikkim State
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
Total
|
93
|
90
|
131
|
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