(a) whether the funds provided to postal sector during the first three years of Ninth Plan has remained unutilised;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor and the percentage of funds utilised, year-wise;
(c) the target envisaged and achieved during the said period; and
(d) the steps taken to utilise the remaining amount?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI TAPAN SIKDAR)
(a) & (b): No, Sir. The total approved outlay of the Ninth Five Year Plan for he Department of Posts is Rs. 507.25 Crores. The Department has been able to effectively utilise most of the allotted funds. The total plan allocations, funds utilised and the percentage utilisation during the first three years of the Ninth Five Year Plan is given at Annex. I.
(c) Major targets envisaged and achieved during the first three years of the Ninth Five Year Plan are given at Annex. II. As can be seen, most of the targets have been fully achieved during each of the Annual Plans.
(d) In the fourth year (2000-2001) of the Ninth Five Year Plan, the Department`s outlay for various plan activities is Rs. 120 crores. The various steps taken to ensure full utilisation of he allocated funds which are under the control of the Department are improvement in monitoring, coordination and review mechanism through more frequent interaction with the field formation. However, for various activities, inter-ministerial action is required which is beyond the control of the Department. For the last year (2001-2002) of the Ninth Five Year Plan, the Department is in the process of drawing up the Annual Plan.
ANNEXURE-I
Annual Plan Total Plan Amount Utilised Percentage of Funds Utilised
1997-98 Rs. 80 Crores Rs. 72.27 Crores 90.33% 1998-99 Rs. 84.11 Crores Rs. 73.69 Crores 87.61% 1999-00 Rs. 100 Crores Rs. 88.28 Crores 88.28%
ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT SHOWING THE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE NINTH PLAN
ACTIVITY 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
Phys. Achiev. Phys. Achiev. Phys. Achiev. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EXPANSION OF POSTAL NETWORK Opening of Extra Departmental Post Offices 500 402 598 598 500 386 Opening of Departmental Sub Post Offices 50 52 50 50 50 49 Provision of Infrastructural equipment to 4800 7746 2700 3395 500 798 Extra Departmental Post Offices Opening of Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendras - - 200 200 500 486
UPGRADATION OF TECHNOLOGY
Instalation of Extended Satellite Money Order Stations 350 318 250 - 266 266 Installation of Very Small Aperture Terminal Stations
(VSATs) - - 20 - 62 62 Upgradation of Very Small Aperture Terminal Stations
(VSATs) - - 30 21 - - PC based Conter machines including SB LANs 1000 918 800 1429 1250 1250 Modernisation of Post Offices 205 308 60 98 75 139 Mechanical equipment Hand Cancelers 2000 - 10000 3285 - 3705 Stamp Cancelling Machines 20 20 20 20 20 20 Tying and Bundling Machines - - 30 30 - -
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
In Service Training for Group `A` Officers 50 30 25 24 30 170 In Service Training for Group `C` officials including Supervisors 6000 7107 3000 6970 1800 7400 Decentralised training for EDBPMs Computer training of officials 1500 2755 2100 4062 3200 8002
Refresher training for SB/SC work 4000 4551 4000 4315 2500 2782 MODERNISATION OF MAIL PROCESSING Mail Office modernisation 20 20 35 43 30 38
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING
Computerisation of Speed Post Concentration Centres 10 7 20 20 30 30 Refresher training for staff working in premium products 100 100 100 100 200 210 POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE Computerisation of RPLI work in Regions 6 19 12 120 HO 11 - Up-gradation of computer systems in Circles 4 5 4 Circle4 Circles 10 10 and PLI Dte.and 1 PLI Dte. Training in Computers to officials 500 490 50 89 - - Training in marketing/Sales/ promotion/publicity to officials 26 23 50 62 66 66 Training in insurance to Departmental officials & EDAs 34800 39939 10000 10875 5000 8965 EDAs EDAs Market Surveys 1 - 1 1 - -
MODERNISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHILATELY
Computerisation 5 Bureaux 5 Bureaux 25 21 15 16 fully and 10 partially fully and 10 partially Tools and equipment for Bureax 5 5 40 52 13 13 Training of officials in promotion of Philately - - 125 165 160 261 POSTAL BUILDINGS AND STAFF QUARTERS Construction of Post Offices/Mail Offices 65 53 22 25 15 35 P.Os and 3 MOs POs and 1 MO Construction of staff quarters 175 275 120 196 27 143 (Spill over) + 117(new) Construction of Administrative offices 1 4 3 2 2 2 PUBLIC GRIEVANCES Custom Care Centres 14 67 59 60 55 55