GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914
TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH FEBRUARY, 2024

SERVICES PROVIDED BY POST OFFICE

914. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:
SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

The details of the services provided/being provided by the Postal Department in the country during the last five years and the revenue earned/ being earned therefrom, service-wise and year- wise
  1. whether the Government has fixed any target for earning revenue from the postal services during the current financial year and if so, the details thereof;
  2. whether the number of Postmasters and Postmen including other staff and infrastructural facilities in the Postal Department is sufficient at present and if so, the details thereof;
  3. whether the Government proposes to recruit staff in large numbers and if so, the details thereof;
  4. the number of people working in post offices on contract basis and the number of persons removed in the last three years and the reasons therefor;
  5. whether several employees have requested to be recalled for job and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to recall them in view of their economic and family conditions;
  6. the remedial measures taken/being taken in this regard;
  7. whether postal services have been introduced to send post and parcel in different parts of the country using latest technology and if so, the details thereof; and
  8. whether the income of the Postal Department has declined and if so, the details thereof along with remedial measures taken in this regard?