Thursday, March 10, 2011

Computerization of Postal Services:

           The Government has approved a proposal for the IT Modernization project of Department of Posts to be implemented in a phased manner by 2012-13, subject to availability of funds for improving postal operations.  The proposal includes computerization of all non-computerized Post Offices, development of software for various operations of Department of Posts, commissioning of a data centre, provision of network connectivity and implementation of rural technology solution. The number of post offices so far computerized in the country State-wise, is as under:
STATE-WISE ABSTRACT OF TOTAL COMPUTERIZED
POST OFFICES UP TO 28.02.2011

Name of States
Total
Computerized POs
Andhra Pradesh
855
Assam
631
Bihar
563
Chhatisgarh
167
Delhi
299
Gujrat including Daman & Diu,
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
907
Haryana
305
Himachal Pradesh
275
Jammu & Kashmir
132
Jharkhand
224
Karnataka
871
Kerala including Lakshadeep
1098
Madhya Pradesh
530
Maharashtra including Goa
1344

North East (Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh
295
Orissa
502
Punjab
518
Rajasthan
559
Tamilnadu including Puduchery
1493
Uttar Pradesh
1510
Uttarakhand
222
West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar
1115
Total
14415

This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Sachin Pilot in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.  

PIB release: March 9, 2011

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