Achievements of India Post in Last Two Years - Rajya Sabha Reply

The Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha replied in Rajya Sabha regarding the details of the achievements of Ministry of Telecommunications.

As per reply following are the achievement of Department of Post during the last two years
A. REVENUE GROWTH

	2013-14 (Rs. in crore)	2014-15 (Rs. in crore)	2015-16 (Rs. in crore)
Speed Post revenue	1372	1495	1600.45
Parcel revenue	77.63	112	149.94

1.E-COMMERCE

Tie-up with e-commerce agencies

900 e-commerce merchants

	2013-14 (Rs. in crore)	2014-15 (Rs. in crore)	2015-16 (Rs. in crore)
Collection through Cash on Delivery (COD)	100	400	800

Parcel delivery per day

40,000 parcels

	Rural (in Rs.)	Urban (in Rs.)
Average value of e-commerce parcel	3000	5000

Overall premium products and services Revenue (Rs. in crore)

2014-15	2015-16	2016-17(up to June)
2827.95	3097.24	691.60

Post Shoppes

No of Post Shoppes opened	50
Total revenue generated	Rs 60 lakh

Distribution of Gangajal

The Department since 10^th July 2016 has made arrangement for distribution of Gangajal, sourced from Rishikesh and Gangotri in 200 ml and 500 ml bottles, from post offices. The same are available through Head Post Offices across the country and can also be ordered online at www. epostoffice.gov.in.

The packaging and handling charges of delivery of Gangajal are as follows:

Size	Source	Post Office counters (in Rs.)	*Online (in Rs.)	Doorstep Delivery (in Rs.)
200 ml	Rishikesh	15	101	28
500 ml	Rishikesh	22	151	38
200 ml	Gangotri	25	101	38
500 ml	Gangotri	35	151	51

*Online cost includes Speed Post charges.

Doorstep delivery means a customer can place an order in the nearest post office and the Gangajal is delivered at his doorstep. The cost excludes Speed Post charges.

1. PARCEL INFRASTRUCTURE

Road Transport network established for fast, secure, and reliable transmission of parcels	34 (major routes)
Mail vans fitted with GPS devices for online monitoring of mail movement	950

	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
Parcel Centre established	20	28	9

1. IT MODERNIZATION

CBS roll out	22,722 Post Offices
Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) Accounts migrated to CBS	31.61 Crore
ATM Installed	946
Hand held devices supplied to rural branch Post Office	4,782

1.FINANCIAL INCLUSION
1. Post Office Savings Bank Account

2014-15	2015-16
33,03,35,249	34,53,21,639

1.Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)

No. of Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) upto March 2016	85,31,482
Amount invested upto March 2016 (INR)	5151,33,40,173

  iii.        Kisan Vikash Patra (KVP)

No. of KVP sold upto March 2016	2,79,76,490
Amount invested upto March 2016 (INR)	27853,19,91,700

1. Jan Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

No. of Atal Pension Yojana (APY)	98,802
No. of Pradhan Mantri Jeewan Jyoti Yojana(PMJJBY)	25,852
No. of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana(PMSBY)	3,73,173
Total Number	4,97,827

1. MONEY ORDERS

Disbursement through Money Orders under National Pension Schemes

SI No	National Pension Schemes
		2014-2015		2015-2016
		No. of MO Booked (in Crore)	Amount (in Crore)	No. of MO Booked (in Crore)	Amount (in Crore)
1	Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)	4.32	3201.82	3.13	2256.83
2	Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)	1.40	1029.24	1.76	937.23
3	Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)	.55	414.22	.57	445.78
	Total	6.27	4645.28	5.46	3639.84