Jeevan Pramaan Patra disbursed by the Government using the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks

 Jeevan Pramaan Patra disbursed by the Government using the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 175
TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

JEEVAN PRAMAAN PATRA

175. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Jeevan Pramaan Patra have been disbursed by the Government using the network of Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks in the country, if so, the details including quantum thereof, State-wise; and

(b) whether the Government plans to use their network to offer more doorstep facilities in the future, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) Yes, Sir. Details in this regard are given in Annexure.

(b) Department is also providing doorstep banking facility to India Post Payments Bank customers, pension and other ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’ payments etc. under ‘Aadhar enabled Payment System’ along with Aadhar Enrolment facility for children upto 0-5 years age. Further, Department extended pick up facility through selected Post Offices to the retail customers who book their Registered and Speed Post articles on India Post Web Portal.

Annexure

State / Union Territory (UT)	2021-22	2022-23 (Upto 31.10.2022)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	72	80
Andhra Pradesh	46,165	29,793
Arunachal Pradesh	50	58
Assam	4,109	4,725
Bihar	10,023	3,101
Chandigarh	578	557
Chhattisgarh	2,346	1,766
Delhi	7,830	6,933
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	112	104
Goa	3,416	2,878
Gujarat	24,262	16,475
Haryana	3,469	3,164
Himachal Pradesh	4,372	4,184
Jammu & Kashmir including UT of Ladakh	3,293	2,757
Jharkhand	1,319	1,343
Karnataka	41,729	35,127
Kerala	36,066	30,773
Lakshadweep	11	–
Madhya Pradesh	9,547	5,995
Maharashtra	60,918	51,352
Manipur	215	208
Meghalaya	606	790
Mizoram	240	479
Nagaland	90	129
Orissa	7,530	5,839
Puducherry	921	2,003
Punjab	6,008	6,240
Rajasthan	2,616	1,930
Sikkim	246	199
Tamil Nadu	68,818	2,38,811
Telangana	60,786	36,350
Tripura	840	1,209
Uttar Pradesh	21,931	16,103
Uttarakhand	3,761	3,286
West Bengal	20,021	12,545
Grand Total	4,54,316	5,27,286