GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2731
ANSWERED ON 13.03.2013
POST OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS
2731 . Shri S. SEMMALAI/OM PRAKASH YADAV/P.R. NATARAJAN
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a) the details of number of post offices and telegraph offices functioning across the country at present separately in own building or rented building, State-wise;
(b) the expenditure incurred on rent on the posts and telegraph offices functioning in rented buildings, State-wise;
(c) the action taken by the Government to construct their own building to shift the Posts and Telegraph Offices from rented buildings;
(d) whether the Government has launched housing scheme for Posts and Telegraph Office employees; and
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. (SMT.) KILLI KRUPARANI)
(a) The details of number of Post Offices and Telegraph Offices, State-wise functioning across the country at present separately in own buildings and rented buildings is enclosed as per Annexure-I.
(b) The information regarding the expenditure incurred on rent on the Posts and Telegraph Offices, State-wise functioning in rented buildings is enclosed as per Annexure-II.
(c) The construction of own buildings to shift the Posts and Telegraph Offices is an ongoing activity. Government is taking action to construct their own buildings to shift the Post and Telegraph Offices from rented buildings by making a plan activity of compiling such cases, thereafter making a priority list followed by approval of Expenditure Finance Committee subject to the availability of funds from Planning Commission.
(d) No, Madam.
(e) Does not arise
LOK SABHA ANNEXURED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2731 DATED 13.03.2013
Annexure – I
Statement showing details of number of Post Offices and Telegraph Offices functioning across the country at present separately in own building or rented building.
S.No.
|
Name of State
|
No. of Post offices
functioning in
|
No. of Telegraph offices functioning in
| ||
Departmental
Buildings
|
Rented Buildings
|
Departmental
Buildings
|
Rented Buildings
| ||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
306
|
2016
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
23
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Assam
|
158
|
475
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
A & N Island
|
10
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
Bihar
|
171
|
800
|
10
|
1
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
43
|
277
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
Delhi
|
123
|
214
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
Goa
|
79
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Gujarat
|
249
|
1094
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Haryana
|
75
|
354
|
4
|
0
|
11
|
H. P
|
76
|
370
|
0
| |
12
|
J & K
|
34
|
200
|
8
|
0
|
13
|
Jharkhand
|
69
|
329
|
11
| |
14
|
Karnataka
|
370
|
1313
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
Kerala
|
242
|
1216
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
197
|
786
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
Maharashtra
|
539
|
1483
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
Manipur
|
7
|
47
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
Meghalaya
|
19
|
32
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
Mizoram
|
10
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
Nagaland
|
10
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
Orissa
|
146
|
948
|
7
|
0
|
23
|
Pondichery
|
8
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
Punjab
|
137
|
526
|
13
|
0
|
25
|
Rajasthan
|
287
|
930
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
Sikkim
|
5
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
Tamil Nadu
|
278
|
2251
|
2
|
0
|
28
|
Tripura
|
22
|
47
|
1
|
0
|
29
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
325
|
2059
|
3
|
0
|
30
|
Uttarkhand
|
51
|
297
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
West Bengal
|
218
|
1466
|
0
|
0
|
Grand Total
|
4287
|
19658
|
67
|
7
| |
Annexure – II
Statement showing details of the expenditure incurrent during the year 2011-12 and current year (upto Feb., 2013) on rent on the Post and Telegraph Offices functioning in rented building.
(Rs. in Lacs.)
Sl. No.
|
Name of the State
|
Expenditure incurred onrent on the posts offices functioning in rented building
|
Expenditure incurred onrent on the telegraph offices functioning in rented building
| ||
2011-12
|
2012-13
(up to Feb. 13)
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
(up to Feb. 13)
| ||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
536.71
|
490.76
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2.14
|
2.64
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
Assam
|
125.17
|
118.47
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
A & N Island
|
2.46
|
2.25
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
Bihar
|
127.77
|
125.73
|
0.79
|
0.68
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
55.06
|
53.32
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Delhi
|
131.84
|
166.23
|
1.53
|
0.40
|
8
|
Goa
|
9.59
|
11.44
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
Gujarat
|
206.21
|
206.20
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
Haryana
|
62.48
|
78.08
|
0 0
|
0
|
11
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
57.93
|
56.84
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
J & K
|
58.47
|
49.72
|
2.54
|
2.32
|
13
|
Jharkhand
|
51.47
|
56.98
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
Karnataka
|
344.00
|
344.21
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
Kerala
|
350.87
|
329.05
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
132.14
|
130.70
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
Maharashtra
|
523.33
|
516.65
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
Manipur
|
14.91
|
13.10
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
Meghalaya
|
16.28
|
15.27
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
Mizoram
|
11.53
|
12.05
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
Nagaland
|
9.25
|
1.54
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
Orissa
|
175.46
|
181.20
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
Pondichery
|
1.86
|
1.80
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
Punjab
|
106.00
|
104.10
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
Rajasthan
|
296.77
|
229.05
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
Sikkim
|
7.58
|
6.64
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
Tamil Nadu
|
635.82
|
597.42
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
Tripura
|
12.42
|
11.72
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
372.09
|
384.95
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
Uttarkhand
|
62.69
|
67.65
|
16.63
|
14.32
|
31
|
West Bengal
|
358.00
|
340.16
|
0
|
0
|
Grand Total
|
4858.30
|
4705.92
|
21.49
|
17.72
| |
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