Opening of New Post Offices and details of computerization of post office in country
Opening of New Post Offices and details of computerization of post
office in country
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1441
OPENING OF POST OFFICES
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to
state:
(a) whether post offices
have been opened in all the villages of the country;
(b) if so, the details
especially to that of Gujarat and the number of post offices likely to be
opened during the current financial year, State-wise;
(c) whether all post
offices of the country, including those of Gujarat, have been equipped with
e-mail, internet and computer facilities, if so, the details thereof; and
(d) if not, by when all
post offices are likely to be equipped with above mentioned facilities, the details thereof?
ANSWER
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(c)&(d) Yes Sir, all
25,468 departmental post offices including those in Gujarat have been supplied
with computers & peripherals and out of this 24,465 post
offices are having e-mail & internet facilities and also have been
switched over to the new Wide Area Network as a part of “India Post IT Project 2012”. The remaining 1003 (including 9 post
offices in Gujarat) do not have these facilities yet due to technical
reasons which are in the process of getting addressed and remaining post
offices will be provided with e-mail & internet facilities after solving these issues. Postal Circle-wise details of number
of Post Offices Computerized and provided inter-net facilities is at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I
Postal Circle-wise given
physical targets for opening of Gramin Dak Sewak Post Offices (GDSPOs) by
redeployment & relocation during 2015-16
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1441
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the Circle
|
Physical
Target for 2015-16
(in number) |
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh including Telangana
State
|
6
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
7
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
8
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
7
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
0
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
4
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
4
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
2
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
5
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
0
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
4
|
|
15
|
North East
|
10
|
|
16
|
Odisha
|
4
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
3
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
4
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4
|
|
20
|
Uttarakhand
|
2
|
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
5
|
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
2
|
|
Total
|
92
|
ANNEXURE-II
Postal Circle-wise
Number of Post Offices Computerized and provided e-mail & internet facilities.
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of the Circle
|
No.
of Post Offices Computerized
|
No.
of Post Offices
Provided e-mail & internet facilities. |
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh including Telangana
State
|
2438
|
2439
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
626
|
582
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
1046
|
1043
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
343
|
335
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
425
|
393
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
1335
|
1328
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
493
|
490
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
464
|
418
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
263
|
251
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
455
|
454
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
1715
|
1683
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
1506
|
1506
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1062
|
1061
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
2212
|
2213
|
|
15
|
North East
|
329
|
268
|
|
16
|
Odisha
|
1195
|
1147
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
758
|
760
|
|
18
|
Rajasthan
|
1345
|
1334
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2759
|
2578
|
|
20
|
Uttarakhand
|
388
|
341
|
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2553
|
2540
|
|
22
|
West Bengal
|
1758
|
1301
|
|
Total
|
25468
|
24465
|
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