(a) the number of branches of Publication Division in the country at present;
(b) whether any steps have been taken to improve the working of the Branch
Offices;
(c) if so¸ the details in this regard;
(d) whether the branch offices of the Publication Division are proposed to be
set up in each State capital; and
(e) if so¸ the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)
(a): The Publications Division does not have any Branch Offices. However¸ it
has Sales Emporia and Yojana offices in the different parts of the country.
Their details are given in the Annexure.
(b & c): Does not arise.
(d): No, Sir.
(e): Does not arise.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 7130 FOR 12/5/05
1. Sales Emporium¸ Delhi
2. Sales Emporium¸ Patna
3. Sales Emporium¸ Lucknow
4. Sales Emporium¸ Mumbai
5. Sales Emporium¸ Chennai 6. Sales Emporium¸ Kolkata
7 Sales Emporium¸ Hyderabad
8. Sales Emporium¸ Bangalore
9. Sales Emporium¸ Thiruvananthapuram 10. Yojana (Marathi)¸ Mumbai 11. Yojana (Bengali)¸ Kolkata 12. Yojana (Tamil)¸ Chennai 13. Yojana (Gujarati), Ahmedabad 14. Yojana (Assamese), Guwahati 15. Yojana (Telugu), Hyderabad 16. Yojana (Kannada)¸ Bangalore 17. Yojana (Malayalam)¸ Thiruvananthapuram