THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) District-wise details of the number of post offices
opened in Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and West Bengal States
during the years 2002-03 and 2003-04, are given in Annexure-I.
(b) 941 post offices have been opened in the country during
the last three years.
(c) The number of proposals received for opening post offices
in Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and West Bengal are given below:
J&K : 01 Gujarat : 08 West Bengal : 74
These proposals require to be examined further to ascertain the justification
for opening them.
Opening of post offices is an ongoing activity. Post
Offices are opened subject to fulfilment of prescribed norms,
availability of resources and through the redeployment of
existing manpower. Hence the exact time by when these post
offices will be opened cannot be indicated at this juncture.
(d) The number of post offices upgraded in Jammu and Kashmir,
Gujarat and West Bengal States during the year 2001-02, 2002-
03 and 2003-04 are given in Annexure-II. Upgradation of post
offices is based upon their fulfilling work and financial
norms and it is an ongoing activity. Hence, it is not
possible to state the number of post offices proposed to be
upgraded during the ensuing three years.
