Sanction of 3114 new Double Handed Branch Post Offices

The approval of the Competent Authority is hereby conveyed for opening of 3114 new Double Handed Branch Post Offices by creation of new posts (3114 BPM and 31142 ABPM) at Gram Panchayats Headquarter Villages.

40-5/2016-Plg (Pt I)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Planning Division

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 02.11.2021

To,

The Heads of the Postal Circles,
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh Circle.

Sub: Sanction of 3114 new Double Handed Branch Post Offices for opening in 90 LWE districts-regarding.

The approval of the Competent Authority is hereby conveyed for opening of 3114 new Double Handed Branch Post Offices by creation of new posts (3114 BPM and 3114 ABPM) at Gram Panchayats Headquarter Villages having no Post Offices within a distance of 3 kms in 90 LWE districts in the nine Circles of the country.

The Postal Circles & District wise distribution of these newly sanctioned BOs are as under:

SI No.	Name of Circles	No. of LWE districts	Name of Districts	Nos of new GDS- BPM posts sanctioned	Nos of new GDS-ABPM posts sanctioned
1.	AP	6	Visakhapatnam	6	6
			Guntur	49	49
			East Godavari	16	16
			Srikakulam	82	82
			Vizianagarm	23	23
			West Godavari	11	11
2.	Bihar	16	Gaya	21	21
			Arwal	13	13
			East Chanparan	0	0
			Jehanabad	0	0
			Lakhi Sarai	1	1
			Nalanda	25	25
			Samui	27	27
			Aurangabad	22	22
			Banka	18	18
			Kaimur	16	16
			Muzzafarpur	0	0
			Munger	2	2
			Nawada	16	16
			Vaishali	0	0
			Rohtas	9	9
			West Champaran	0	0
3.	Chhattisgarh	14	Bastar	38	38
			Balod	20	20
			Balrampur	57	57
			Bijapur	8	8
			Dantewada	8	8
			Kanker	25	25
			Narayanpur	33	33
			Rajandgaon	5	5
			Sukma	5	5
			Kabirdham	30	30
			Kondagaon	72	72
			Dhamtari	30	30
			Gariyaband	30	30
			Mahasamund	30	30
4	Jharkhand	19	Chatra	2	2
			Giridih	0	0
			Gumla	0	0
			Khunti	0	0
			Latehar	0	0
			Lohardaga	0	0
			Koderma	6	6
			Ramgarh	18	18
			Simdega	0	0
			Saraikela-Kharaswa	62	62
			West Singhbhum	29	29
			Garhwa	26	26
			Bokaro	14	14
			Hazaribagh	2	2
			Palamu	5	5
			Ranchi	0	0
			Dhanbad	8	8
			Dumka	45	45
			East singhbhum	27	27
5	Kerala	3	Wayanad	0	0
			Malappuram	0	0
			Palakkad	0	0
6	Madhya Pradesh	2	Balaghat	247	247
			Mandla	264	264
7	Maharashtra	3	Gadchiroli	128	128
			Chandrapur	231	231
			Gondia	328	328
8	Odisha	15	Kalahandi	71	71
			Angul	20	20
			Boudh	0	0
			Deogarh	20	20
			Kandhmal	0	0
			Malkangiri	0	0
			Koraput	0	0
			Bargarh	39	39
			Bolangir	20	20
			Nabrangpur	16	16
			Nayagarh	5	5
			Nuapada	31	31
			Rayagada	24	24
			Sambhalpur	13	13
			Sundargarh	13	13
9	Telangana	8	Bhadardi-Kothagudam	154	154
			Adilabad	11	11
			Jayashankar-Bhupalpally	65	65
			Komaram-Bheem	13	13
			Mancherial	9	9
			Khammam	58	58
			Peddapalli	38	38
			Warangal Rural	71	71
10	Uttar Pradesh	3	Chandauli	16	16
			Mirzapur	192	192
			Sonebhadra	16	6
11	West Bengal	1	Jhargram	0	0
		90		3114	3114

2. All the branch post offices should be double handed post offices and each should be manned by one GDS-BPM and one GDS-ABPM 3114 BPM posts are approved. However, the creation of 3114 GDS-ABPM posts for the proposed BOs are approved with the condition that heads of the circles may decide the creation of ABPM posts in view of the requirement, i.e. workload of the BOs, the geographical terrain, local conditions etc and that the overall number of BPM and ABPM posts created in in any case should not exceed the overall sanctioned posts. The recruitment of suitable candidates against these posts are to be made as per the provisions under gramin dak sevak (conduct & engagement) rules, 2020.

3. The expenditure involved shall be met from plan funds under plan scheme-“rural business & access to postal network” for opening and infrastructure requirements. The allowances to BPM and ABPM will be paid from the relevant non-scheme funds. Fund allocation would be intimated separately.

4. The commensurate posts of Inspectors and mail-overseers will get communicated shortly.

5. The process for opening of 3114 Branch Post Offices will be completed by the end of March, 2022. The information of the same may be submitted on a monthly basis along with the revenue generated by them separately for Phase-l & ll. The list of Branch Post Offices to be opened are Annexed for reference.

6. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing, vide Dy N,.121/2021-22,F.A- CS(P) dated 02.11.2021.

This has approval of Secretary (Posts).

Encl: As above

Anubrata Das
Director (R B)

Copy for information to:-

• 1. Director General (Posts), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
• 2. All Members of the Postal Service Board, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
• 3. AS&FA (Posts), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
• 4. DDG(PAF) DDG(CP) DDG(Establishment), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi.
• 5. All GM (Finance)/ Director Accounts (Postal) of the Postal Circles concerned.
• 6. GM CEPT lvlysore with a request to upload india post website.
• 7. Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
• 8. Ministry of Home Affairs, LWE Division, North Block, New Delhi.
• 9. Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance), North Block, New Delhi.
• 10. ADG( GDS cell) for ensuring inclusion of the same in Recruitment Cycle.
• 11. DDG (Budget) for ensuring payment of allowances from Non-scheme funds
• 12. DDG (CP) for Plan fund
• 13. Sr. PPS to Secretary (Posts)

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