5639 new post offices have been opened in the country
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2501
TO BE ANSWERED ON 21st DECEMBER, 2022
NEW POST OFFICES
2501. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to open new post offices across the Country, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the number of post offices opened during the last five years, State-wise;
(c) the details of number of post offices opened in Rajasthan during the last five years;
(d) whether the Government proposes to open a new post office in Mitrapura Panchayat of Bauli Panchayat Samiti in district Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan; and
(e) if so, the time by which it is likely to open?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS
SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN
(a) Opening of new post offices is an ongoing process. New post offices are opened through redeployment of posts and relocation of post offices to increase access to postal network in needy and justified areas based on norms. In addition, new post offices have been opened in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas by creation of new posts.
(b) During last 5 (five) years, 5639 post offices have been opened in the country. Postal Circle- wise details (including States and Union Territories) are given in Annexure.
(c) The number of post offices opened in Rajasthan during last five years is given in
Annexure.
(d) & (e) There is no proposal for opening of new post office in Mitrapura Panchayat of Bauli Panchayat Samiti, district Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, as a Branch Post Office is already functioning there.
ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) & Part (c) for Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2501 to be answered on 21st December, 2022 regarding “New Post Offices”.
|
Sl No.
|
Name
of the Postal Circle
|
Number
of post offices opened in last 5 years
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
354
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
7
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
268
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1142
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
11
|
|
6
|
Gujarat (including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman & Diu)
|
73
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
16
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
12
|
|
9
|
Jammu and Kashmir (including Union Territory of Jammu &
Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh)
|
5
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
909
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
46
|
|
12
|
Kerala (including Union Territory of Lakshadweep)
|
13
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
530
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra (including Goa)
|
860
|
|
15
|
North-East (including Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Nagaland)
|
9
|
|
16
|
Odisha
|
338
|
|
17
|
Punjab (including Union Territory of Chandigarh)
|
38
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
60
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu (including Union Territory of Puducherry)
|
40
|
|
20
|
Telangana
|
517
|
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
365
|
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
13
|
|
23
|
West Bengal (including Sikkim and Union Territory of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
|
13
|
|
|
Grand
Total
|
5639
|
