Establishment of Post Offices for Implementation of Communication Systems: Rajya Sabha QA
Establishment of Post Offices for Implementation of Communication Systems: Rajya Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4
TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND FEBRUARY, 2024
ESTABLISHMENT OF POST OFFICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
4 SHRI IRANNA KADADI:
Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state:
(a) the number of post offices across the country, along with the total number of savings accounts in these post offices and the facilities provided to the account holders;
(b) whether post offices have been established in all the major villages in the country to ensure the smooth implementation of communication systems;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether all post offices in the country have been equipped with modern technology; and
(e) if so, the specifics of these modernisation efforts?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF RAJYA SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS
(a) TO (e) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4 FOR 2ND FEBRUARY, 2024 REGARDING “ESTABLISHMENT OF POST OFFICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.”
(a) Postal Circle-wise details (including States and Union Territories) of the number of Post offices along with the total number of savings accounts as on 31.03.2023 are given at Annexure-I.
The savings account holders have the facility of availing the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Issuance of Cheque book, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, various types of SMS alerts, e-Passbook for viewing the balance and account statement, Funds transfer from bank accounts to post office accounts and vice versa through National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) facility for crediting the interest and maturity amount in bank accounts, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) facility under Core Banking System (CBS).
(b) & (c) There are 1,49,478 post offices (including Head Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices and Branch Post Offices) in rural areas of the country. These post offices provide access to postal facilities and other services to ensure smooth implementation of communication systems. Postal Circle-wise details (including States and Union Territories) of number of post offices in rural areas in the country as on 31.03.2023 are given in Annexure-II.
(d) & (e) All Departmental Post Offices in the country have been computerized and networked under the Information Technology (IT) Modernization Project. Branch post offices functioning in rural areas of the country have been provided with mobile devices for carrying out online postal, financial and insurance transactions
ANNEXURE-I
Data as on 31.03.2023
| Sl No. | Name of the Postal Circle | Total Number of Post Offices (Head Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices, Branch Post Offices) | Total number of Savings Accounts |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 10668 | 4420563 |
| 2 | Assam | 4062 | 1851107 |
| 3 | Bihar | 9342 | 3356810 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 4468 | 956480 |
| 5 | Delhi | 509 | 1047885 |
| 6 | Gujarat (including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu) | 8887 | 4151730 |
| 7 | Haryana | 2699 | 1647645 |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 2807 | 2262886 |
| 9 | Jammu and Kashmir (including Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh) | 1735 | 555628 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 4580 | 1233100 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 9658 | 7811891 |
| 12 | Kerala (including Union Territory of Lakshadweep) | 5063 | 2937250 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 10271 | 2289463 |
| 14 | Maharashtra (including Goa) | 14032 | 5593422 |
| 15 | North-East (including Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Nagaland) | 4478 | 662152 |
| 16 | Odisha | 8907 | 3272252 |
| 17 | Punjab (including Union Territory of Chandigarh) | 3842 | 1830135 |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 11047 | 2270573 |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu (including Union Territory of Puducherry) | 11866 | 7233125 |
| 20 | Telangana | 6267 | 3801964 |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | 17953 | 6498134 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 2736 | 1434021 |
| 23 | West Bengal (including Sikkim and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | 9095 | 8106264 |
| Total | 164972 | 75224480 |
ANNEXURE-II
Data as on 31.03.2023
| Sl No. | Name of the Postal Circle | Total Number of Rural Post Offices |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 9928 |
| 2 | Assam | 3762 |
| 3 | Bihar | 8889 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 4171 |
| 5 | Delhi | 80 |
| 6 | Gujarat (including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu) | 8141 |
| 7 | Haryana | 2335 |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 2684 |
| 9 | Jammu and Kashmir (including Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh) | 1534 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | 4321 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 8607 |
| 12 | Kerala (including Union Territory of Lakshadweep) | 4163 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 9466 |
| 14 | Maharashtra (including Goa) | 12731 |
| 15 | North-East (including Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Nagaland) | 4217 |
| 16 | Odisha | 8309 |
| 17 | Punjab (including Union Territory of Chandigarh) | 3420 |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 10397 |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu (including Union Territory of Puducherry) | 10274 |
| 20 | Telangana | 5724 |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | 16055 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 2440 |
| 23 | West Bengal (including Sikkim and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) | 7830 |
| Total | 149478 |
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