Question : UPGRADATION OF POST OFFICES

(a) whether any proposal for upgradation of the post offices in various States including Bihar and Jharkhand is under the consideration of the Union Government; and

(b) if so, the location-wise and category-wise details thereof, especially in respect of Bihar and Jharkhand States ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SU. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR)

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. Location and Category-wise details of proposals which are under the consideration for upgradation in various States/U.Ts. of the country are given in Annexure. However, upgradation of post office is subject to fulfillment of prescribed norms and availability of requisite resources.

Annexure

DETAILS OF PROPOSALS WHICH ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR UPGRADATION OF POST OFFICES IN VARIOUS STATES OF THE COUNTRY

Name of Name of Upgradation from Upgradation from
State/U. Division/Distr Branch Post Office Sub Post Office
T. ict to Sub Post Office to Head Post Office
Bihar Aurangabad i. Salaiya Nil Bhagalpur Bijayghat Nil Gurudwar Munger Patan Nil Mananpur Nalanda i. Nil Prakhand Ben Nawada Seotar Nil Roh Prakhand Patna Maranchi Nil Nadwan Beur Pabhera Rohtas i. Dhanav Nil English Vaishali Pohiyar Nil Raghunathpur Imadpur Madhubani i. Bheja Nil Sitamarhi Nil i. Janakpur Road
Gujarat Bardoli i. Nil Kadodara Valsad i. Dadra Nil Rajkot i. Veraval Nil Surendranagar i. Nil Vihalgad
Haryana Karnal Nigdhu Nil Jalmana Mohindergarh i. Sehlong Nil
Jharkhan Giridih i. Noadih Nil
d Palamau i. Meral Nil Ranchi Baghima Nil Tongo Argora Nibaranpur (EDSO) Kadru West Bharbharia Nil Singhbhum Icha Keraikela East i. Khanda Nil Singhbhum Munda Hazaribagh Chandwara (EDSO) i. Koderma ii. Jhumritalaiya SI Santhal Nil i. Sahibganj Paragna ii. Goda
Kerala Thiruvanantha- Puthukulangara Nil puram Thrissur i. Thazekkad Nil
Maharash Pune Hinjawadi Nil
tra Chikhali Satara i. Gondavale Nil BK
Orissa Sonepur i. Sonepur (Mukhya Dak Ghar)
Punjab Faridkot Fatehgarh Nil Panjtoor Bhatinda Mehraj Nil Bhucho Kalan Sangrur i. Bardwal Nil
Rajastha Jaipur Harmada Nil
n Bindayaka Saipura Jaisalmer i. Fatehgarh Ni. Baran Nil i. Baran Karauli Nil i. Karauli
Tamil Tirupur Arasur Nil
Nadu (EDSO) Kanniyakumari i. Nil Thalayavattai
Uttar Mirzapur Nil i. Robertganj
Pradesh Allahabad Nahwai Nil (EDSO) Saharanpur Todarpur Nil Sitapur Purehara Nil Ramkot Lakhimpur Jang Bahadurganj Nil Raibareli Didaura Nil
Uttaranch Almora Nil i. Bageshwar
al (Mukhya Dak Ghar) Chamoli Nil i. Rudraprayag (Mukhya Dak Ghar) Tehri Nil i. Uttarkashi (Mukhya Dak Ghar) Dehradun Nil i. Hardwar (Mukhya Dak Ghar)
West Purulia i. Baglata Nil
Bengal
Sikkim North Sikkim Chungthung Nil (EDSO)
Andaman & Andaman (Port Garacharma Nil
Nicobar Blair) (EDSO)
Islands