(a) whether the Government has prepared any scheme to strengthen and
upgrade the Post Offices in the country including Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of the financial assistance provided for the same during
each of the last three years and the current year?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SACHIN PILOT)
(a) Yes, Computerization, Networking & Strengthening of core operations of Post Offices have been taken up
(b) 24015 Post offices have been computerized & upgraded and under “look & feel†component of Project Arrow,
1530 Post Offices have been given a face lift.
(c) The details of the funds allocated for the project are as follows:
(i) 2008-09 Rs. 228.50 crores
(ii) 2009-10 Rs. 178.01 crores
(iii) 2010-11 Rs. 244.64 crores
(iv) and during 2011-12 Rs. 88.38 crores.