Question : E.D. POST OFFICES

(a) Whether the Government have received any representation for opening of Extra Departmental (ED) post offices in the remote, hilly and underdeveloped region of Uttaranachal;

(b) if so, the number of representations received during each of the last three years, district-wise;

(c) the reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) the number of ED post offices opened in each of these districts during the last three years, year-wise; and

(e) the number of said post offices proposed to be opened in these districts during 2000-2001, location-wise.

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS
(SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)

a) Yes sir
b) The number of requests for opening of Post Offices for the last three years are given below:-

Requests received
Districts	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
Pauri	31	20	30	Chamoli	37	15	14	Rudra Prayag	15	09	12

Districts	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
Pauri	-	-	-	Chamoli	1	-	-	Rudra Prayag	-	2	1