(a) the number of Branch Post Offices sanctioned and opened in Maharashtra and Gujarat during the last three years, separately district-wise ;
(b) the number of Villages in the States where post offices do not exist, district-wise ; and
(c) the steps being taken by the Government to provide postal facilities in the villages of both the States ?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) The number of Branch Post Offices sanctioned and opened in Maharashtra and Gujarat during the last three years are given in Annexures-A & B respectively.
(b) The number of villages in these States where post offices do not exist is given district-wise in Annexure-C.
(c ) The justified proposals as per norms are opened subject to the availability of posts to
be sanctioned by Ministry of Finance as also available financial resources.
STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS(a), (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 3541 FOR 17TH APRIL, 2000 REGARDING BRANCH POST OFFICES
Annexure-A
THE NUMBER OF BRANCH POST OFFICES SANCTIONED AND OPENED IN LAST THREE YEARS IN MAHARASHTRA.
Name of District Branch Post Offices sanctioned and opened during last 3 yearsAnnexure-B
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
Aurangabad - 1 1 Jalna - - 1 Beed - - 2 Dhule 3 5 - Nandurbar - 1 3 Nashik 1 - 1 Nanded - 2 5 Parbhani 2 - 1 Latur 1 1 - Jalgaon 2 3 2 Osmanabad 1 6 - Ratnagiri 2 6 6 Kolhapur 1 6 - Sangli - 4 1 Singhudurg 3 7 3 Thane - 2 4 Raigad 3 7 2 Mumbai - - - Satara 2 2 1 Solapur 1 1 - Ahmednagar 2 4 2 Pune 3 1 1 Akola - 3 - Amravati - 1 2 Buldhana 2 1 1 Bhandara 2 1 - Chandrapur 2 1 - Gadchiroli 1 1 2 Nagpur - 1 4 Wardha - - - Yeotmal 1 1 1 Total 35 69 46
Name of District Branch Post Offices sanctioned and opened during last 3 yearsAnnexure-C
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
Ahmedabad - 2 - Banaskantha 1 1 5 Gandhinagar 1 - - Mehsana 3 1 - Patan 1 - - Sabarkantha 2 2 4 Amreli - - - Bhavnagar - - - Jamnagar - - - Junagadh 1 2 - Kuchch - - - Porbandar - - 1 Rajkot 1 - 1 S`nagar 1 - - Anand - - - Bharuch 1 - 2 Dahod - 8 - Dangs - - - Kheda - 1 1 Narmada - - - Navsari - 1 1 Panchmahal 2 8 6 Surat 2 1 1 Vadodara 1 - 4 Valsad 2 3 2 Total 18 31 28
Maharashtra Gujarat
Name of Number of villages Name of Number of villages without District without Post Office District Post Office as on 31-3-99 as on 31-3-99
Aurangabad 1057 Ahmedabad 224 Jalna 756 Banaskantha 936 Beed 958 Gandhinagar 6 Dhule 547 Mehsana 356 Nandurbar 608 Patan 216 Nashik 1225 Sabarkantha 832 Nanded 1081 Amreli 309 Parbhani 1137 Bhavnagar 468 Latur 643 Jamnagar 431 Jalgaon 1006 Junagadh 457 Osmanabad 449 Kuchch 488 Ratnagiri 908 Porbandar 119 Kolhapur 679 Rajkot 434 Sangli 336 S`nagar 341 Singhudurg 380 Anand 136 Thane 1701 Bharuch 337 Raigad 1457 Dahod 753 Mumbai - Dangs 253 Satara 921 Kheda 265 Solapur 536 Narmada 347 Ahmednagar 918 Navsari 101 Pune 1182 Panchmahal 618 Akola 1207 Surat 693 Amravati 1285 Vadodara 1087 Buldhana 959 Valsad 179 Bhandara 1606 Chandrapur 1487 Gadchiroli 1302 Nagpur 1373 Wardha 810 Yeotmal 1495 Total 30009 10386