(a) whether the Union Government has provided telephone connections to all the small and big
post offices in the country especially in Maharashtra;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) the details of the post offices where telephone connections are yet to be provided,
location-wise;
(e) the time by which telephone connections are likely to be provided by the Government in
these post offices;
(f) whether the postmen delivering posts and post-masters in rural areas are being paid
meager salaries;
(g) if so, the details thereof;
(h) whether the Government proposes to increase the salaries of these Postmen and Post
masters in the country; and
(i) if so, the details thereof?