Postal Vacancies Status

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5304
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28
TH MARCH, 2018
VACANCIES IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT
†5304. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of vacancies in the postal department of the country, State/ UT-wise and
post-wise;
(b) whether the postal services are affected due to the said vacant posts and if so, the
details thereof and steps taken by the Government to fill up the vacancies; and
(c) whether the Government proposes to launch any mechanism for taking feedback for the
services offered and problems faced by the customers of post offices and if so, the details
thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) Postal Circle-wise and post-wise vacancies in the Department of Posts are as under:
Name of
Postal Circle
Multi
Tasking
Staff
Postman Postal
Assistant
/ Sorting
Assistant
Postmaster
Grade (I, II, III) /
Lower Selection
Grade / Higher
Selection Grade
(I, II)
Inspector Posts
/ Asst
Superintendent
Posts
Total
Andhra
Pradesh 194 414 831 227 31 1697
Assam 362 269 247 95 4 977
Bihar 103 172 392 453 1 1121
Chhattisgarh 99 252 333 452 17 1153
Delhi 681 645 627 109 1 2063
Gujarat 433 1075 1035 791 86 3420
Haryana 178 249 437 132 8 1004
Himachal
Pradesh 17 39 174 61 6 297
Jammu &
Kashmir 175 204 230 58 16 683
Jharkhand 83 253 153 274 14 777
Karnataka 341 897 975 363 32 2608