(a) whether there exists a large number of vacancies in post offices across the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of such vacancies, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the recruitment process and to ensure quality services to the customers?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) & (b) Occurrence of the vacancies due to retirement, promotion, death, deputation etc is a normal process. Postal Circle-wise vacant posts in different grades in Post Offices are as under:
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S. No. Circle Postmasters Supervisors Postal Assistants Postman MTS
1 Andhra Pradesh 43 138 679 708 270
2 Assam 30 74 299 321 200
3 Bihar 1671 253 759 776 687
4 Chhattisgarh 18 19 210 242 58
5 Delhi 26 131 914 1388 536
6 Gujarat 137 246 954 733 361
7 Haryana 161 141 203 281 97
8 Himachal Pradesh 17 47 297 90 73
9 Jammu & Kashmir 13 46 195 123 175
10 Jharkhand 193 63 140 320 90
11 Karnataka 146 189 589 920 159
12 Kerala 83 126 235 583 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 27 213 417 742 161
14 Maharashtra 216 597 2525 4128 1222
15 North East 22 43 166 268 172
16 Orissa 91 146 230 233 73
17 Punjab 164 207 561 403 54
18 Rajasthan 38 91 1111 294 289
19 Tamilnadu 193 355 2013 1500 548
20 Telangana 53 127 583 439 256
21 Uttar Pradesh 116 485 2525 2359 1213
22 Uttarakhand 35 36 425 356 193
23 West Bengal 0 691 719 239 310
Total 3493 4464 16749 17446 7197
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(c) Filling up of vacant posts as per the provisions of respective Recruitment Rules such as Departmental Exam and recruitment from Open market is a continuous process. Further, Department of Posts has Postal Training Policy in place with the objective ‘Training for all’ to further improve the delivery of services and efficiency of the Department, which includes (i) induction training to all employees at the entry level, (ii) three mandatory Mid-Career Training programmes at specified intervals for all cadres through Standard Training Packages, and (iii) in service refresher training.
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