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Letter Boxes, Post Boxes and Post Bags,  2023 and 2024:

(in number)

As on 31st March, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendra

Franchise Outlet

Assam

3

0

North Eas*t

4

27

Total

723

1127

As on 31st March, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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)