Letter Boxes, Post Boxes and Post Bags, 2023 and 2024:
(in number)
As on 31st March, 2024 | ||||||
Circle | Letter Boxes | Post Boxes Rented to Public | Post Bags Rented to Public | Post Boxes cum Bags Rented to Public | ||
Urban | Rural | Total | ||||
Assam | 713 | 5159 | 5872 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
North East* | 886 | 4741 | 5627 | 3194 | 0 | 0 |
India | 57,611 | 3,10,295 | 3,67,906 | 23,144 | 876 | 334 |
As on 31st March, 2023 | ||||||
Circle | Letter Boxes | Post Boxes Rented to Public | Post Bags Rented to Public | Post Boxes cum Bags Rented to Public | ||
Urban | Rural | Total | ||||
Assam | 795 | 5005 | 5800 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
North East* | 725 | 2906 | 3631 | 3242 | 0 | 0 |
All India | 60,923 | 3,18,914 | 3,79,837 | 25,936 | 1,122 | 619 |
*: Excluding Assam
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)
Classified Function-wise Distribution of Post Offices, 2023 and 2024:
(In Numbers)
As on 31st March, 2024 | |||||
Circle | Total Post Office | Night Post Offices | Post Offices with Full Range of Services | Non-delivery Post Offices | Delivery Post Offices |
Assam | 4064 | 1 | 618 | 94 | 3970 |
North East* | 4479 | 0 | 3902 | 38 | 4441 |
India | 164987 | 130 | 79803 | 7389 | 157436 |
As on 31st March, 2023 | |||||
Circle | Total Post Office | Night Post Offices | Post Offices with Full Range of Services | Non-delivery Post Offices | Delivery Post Offices |
Assam | 4062 | 1 | 621 | 95 | 3908 |
North East* | 4478 | 0 | 2492 | 41 | 2879 |
All India | 164972 | 119 | 76615 | 7428 | 151813 |
*: Excluding Assam
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)
Distribution of Rural and Urban Post Offices, 2023 and 2024:
(In Numbers)
As on 31st March, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Circle | Departmental Post Office | Branch Post Office | Total Post Offices | ||||||||||||
Head Post Office | Sub Post Office | Total | |||||||||||||
Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | |
Assam | 20 | - | 20 | 207 | 391 | 598 | 227 | 391 | 618 | 81 | 3,365 | 3,446 | 308 | 3,756 | 4,064 |
North East* | 9 | - | 9 | 145 | 191 | 336 | 154 | 191 | 345 | 119 | 4,015 | 4,134 | 273 | 4,206 | 4,479 |
All India | 796 | 14 | 810 | 12,092 | 12,194 | 24,286 | 12,888 | 12,208 | 25,096 | 2,935 | 1,36,956 | 1,39,891 | 15,823 | 1,49,164 | 1,64,987 |
As on 31st March, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Circle | Departmental Post Office | Branch Post Office | Total Post Offices | ||||||||||||
Head Post Office | Sub Post Office | Total | |||||||||||||
Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | Total | |
Assam | 0 | 19 | 19 | 402 | 200 | 602 | 402 | 219 | 621 | 3360 | 81 | 3441 | 3762 | 300 | 4062 |
North East* | 0 | 9 | 9 | 185 | 150 | 335 | 185 | 159 | 344 | 4032 | 102 | 4134 | 4217 | 261 | 4478 |
All India | 14 | 796 | 810 | 12164 | 12107 | 24271 | 12178 | 12903 | 25081 | 137300 | 2591 | 139891 | 149478 | 15494 | 164972 |
*: Excluding Assam
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)
Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendras and Franchise Outlets, 2023 and 2024 :
(In Numbers)
As on 31st March, 2024 | ||
Circle | Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendra | Franchise Outlet |
Assam | 3 | 0 |
North Eas*t | 4 | 27 |
Total | 723 | 1127 |
As on 31st March, 2023 | ||
Circle | Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendra | Franchise Outlet |
Assam | 3 | 11 |
North East* | 4 | 31 |
All India | 787 | 1605 |
*: Excluding Assam
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)
Accounts of Saving Schemes, 2023 and 2024:
(in Number)
As on 31st March, 2024 | ||||||||
Circle | Savings Bank | Recurring Deposit | Monthly Income Scheme | Senior Citizen Savings Scheme | Time Deposit | Public Provident Fund | Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts | Total |
Assam | 1899206 | 1660443 | 141237 | 19273 | 210640 | 50392 | 689315 | 4670506 |
North-East* | 677885 | 868346 | 62554 | 14094 | 167319 | 13969 | 191983 | 1996150 |
India | 7,50,63,197 | 12,02,64,896 | 90,48,116 | 38,99,879 | 2,32,26,635 | 46,16,494 | 3,23,13,330 | 26,84,32,547 |
As on 31st March, 2023 | ||||||||
Circle | Savings Bank | Recurring Deposit | Time Deposit | Monthly Income Scheme | Public Provident Fund | Senior Citizen Savings Scheme | Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts | Total |
Assam | 1851107 | 1555390 | 196873 | 131632 | 47812 | 16269 | 594275 | 4393358 |
North East* | 662152 | 815047 | 147336 | 58843 | 12081 | 11798 | 179272 | 1886529 |
India | 75224480 | 114113048 | 22726765 | 9358670 | 4169532 | 3354193 | 29395449 | 258342137 |
*: Excluding Assam
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)
Postal and Railway mail Service functional unit, 2023 and 2024:
(In Number)
As on 31st March, 2024 | ||||||
Circle | Postal Divisions | Railway Mail Service Divisions | Postal Store Depots | Circle Stamp Depots | Railway Mail Service Sorting Offices | Railway Mail Service Record Offices |
Assam | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
North East* | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India | 469 | 69 | 26 | 1 | 494 | 333 |
As on 31st March, 2023 | ||||||
Circle | Postal Divisions | Railway Mail Service Divisions | Postal Store Depots | Circle Stamp Depots | Railway Mail Service Sorting Offices | Railway Mail Service Record Offices |
Assam | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
North East* | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All India | 462 | 69 | 26 | 1 | 461 | 329 |
*: Excluding Assam
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)
State-wise Number of Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras (DNKs) Set up in North East India as on 04-12-2024:
States | Number of DNKs Set up |
Arunachal Pradesh | 23 |
Assam | 36 |
Manipur | 16 |
Meghalaya | 12 |
Mizoram | 11 |
Nagaland | 15 |
Sikkim | 1 |
Tripura | 8 |
North East India | 122 |
India | 1013 |
Source : Press Information Bureau, dated on 04.12.2024
Training in North Eastern Region during 2023-24:
State | Training of Supervisory Cadre | Training of Frontline Staff (PAs) | Training Operative Staff (SAs) | Training of Postmen/ Mail Overseers/ MTS | Training of Gramin Dak Sewak (GDS) | Total |
Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
Assam | 98 | 839 | 148 | 123 | 37 | 1245 |
Manipur | 21 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Meghalaya | 52 | 167 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 242 |
Mizoram | 3 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 63 |
Nagaland | 41 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 |
Sikkim | Nil | 9 | Nil | Nil | Nil | 9 |
Tripura | 44 | 188 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 254 |
NER | 264 | 1455 | 160 | 161 | 43 | 2083 |
Source: Annual Report, 2023-24 (Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, GoI)