Number of Post Offices Functioning/Operational in India 2021 | Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 681 and Answer | List of Services Available in India Post/DOP/Post Office
SHRI B.B.PATIL: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of operational post offices across the country including rural areas, State/UT-wise;
(b) whether postal services have been provided in all the villages of the country including Telangana and if so, the details thereof including the details of all the services being provided by post offices;
(c) if not, the reasons therefore and the number of such villages where postal services are yet to be provided, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether the Government has formulated any plan to open post office in all the villages of the country; and
ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)
(a) Sir, there are 1,56,434 post offices functioning across the country including rural areas. The State/ UT-wise details are at Annexure-I.
(b) Yes, Sir. The postal services are provided through a network of 1,41,055 Rural Post Offices covering all the villages in the country. Of these, 5203 Rural Post Offices are serving the villages in Telangana. The details of postal services provided in all the villages of the country including Telangana are at Annexure-II.
(c) Villages without post office are provided with postal services from existing nearby Post Offices and there are no villages without Postal Service coverage.
Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply of para (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 681 to be answered on 1st December, 2021 raised by Hon’ble Member of Parliament Shri B. B. Patil, regarding “Operational Post Offices”.
1 Andhra Pradesh 10595
2 Assam 4006
3 Bihar 9109
4 Chhattisgarh 3908
5 Delhi 511
6 Gujarat 8794
7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 52
8 Haryana 2696
9 Himachal Pradesh 2795
11 Ladakh 109
12 Jharkhand 3852
13 Karnataka 9624
14 Kerala 5053
15 Lakshadweep 10
16 Madhya Pradesh 8278
17 Maharashtra 12744
18 Goa 255
19 Arunachal Pradesh 303
21 Meghalaya 491
22 Mizoram 383
23 Nagaland 330
24 Tripura 711
25 Odisha 8258
26 Punjab 3817
27 Chandigarh 51
28 Rajasthan 10288
29 Tamil Nadu 11777
31 Telangana 5794
32 Uttarakhand 2722
33 Uttar Pradesh 17665
34 West Bengal 8769
35 Andaman & Nicobar 100
36 Sikkim 209
AN INDICATIVE LIST OF VARIOUS POSTAL SERVICES AVAILABLE IN POST OFFICES
1. Mail Services
a) Speed post
b) Money Order (MO)
c) Stamps Sale
e) Parcel
f) Delivery of all articles including e-post messages.
2. Banking Services
a) National (small) Savings Scheme
Post Office Savings Account
One year Time Deposit
Two year Time Deposit
Three year Time Deposit
Five year Time Deposit
Five year Recurring Deposit
Five year Senior Citizen Savings Schemes
Five year National Savings Certificate
Public provident fund scheme
SukanyaSamriddhi Account
KisanVikasPatra
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan JyotiBimaYojna(PMJJBY)
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna(PMSBY)
Atal Pension Yojna(APY)
c) India Post Payments Bank
Direct Benefit Transfer payment.
Money Transfer Services.
Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS)
Digital Life Certificate (Jeevan Pramaan).
Mobile number update for Aadhaar.
a) Postal Life Insurance
Whole Life Assurance (Suraksha)
Endowment Assurance (Santosh)
Convertible Whole Life Assurance (Suvidha)
Anticipated Endowment Assurance (Sumangal)
Children Policy (Bal Jeevan Bima)
Life Insurance through Bajaj Allianz life Insurance Company and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan JyotiBima Yojana (PMJJBY).
General Insurance services
b) Rural Postal Life Insurance
Whole Life Assurance (Gram Suraksha)
Endowment Assurance (Gram Santosh)
10 Years Rural PLI (Gram Priya)
Anticipated Endowment Assurance (Gram Sumangal)