THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The Government has an approved plan for computerization
of 7700 large Post Offices in all States during the current
Five Year Plan period. 2372 Post Offices have been provided
with computers up to the year 2004-2005. The State-wise
details are given in the Annexure.
(c) All computerized Post Offices in different States, as in
the Annexure, have Multi Purpose Counter Machines.
(d) State-wise details of funds allocated during 2004-2005
for computerization of Post Offices are given in Annexure.
(e) Funds allotted, as shown in Annexure, have largely been
incurred in all States in 2004-2005.
ANNEXURE
STATE-WISE NUMBER OF POST OFFICES WHERE COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED AND FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR COMPUTERISATION OF POST
OFFICES DURING 2004-2005
Sl. Name of Circle No. of Post Funds allotted for
No. Offices computerisation provided with (Rupees in Lakhs) computers
1. Andhra Pradesh 170 951
2. Assam 110 511
3. Bihar 57 344
4. Chhattisgarh 44 233
5. Delhi 150 654
6. Gujarat 131 615
7. Himachal Pradesh 48 236
8. Haryana 40 161
9. Jammu & Kashmir 68 302
10. Jharkhand 33 156
11. Kerala 173 843
12. Karnataka 137 619
13. Madhya Pradesh 61 261
14. Maharashtra # 252 1272
15. North East ## 65 257
16. Orissa 60 257
17. Punjab 54 202
18. Rajasthan 163 847
19. Tamil Nadu 225 1076
20. Uttar Pradesh 114 693
21. Uttaranchal 31 151
22. West Bengal 186 1012 TOTAL 2372 11653 # Includes Goa ## Includes Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya,
Tripura, Mizoram & Manipur.
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