GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA STARRED 
QUESTION NO: 151

ANSWERED ON: 09.12.2015
CBS and Postal Bank of IndiaBHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL
P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER
Will the Minister of
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of functional post office ATMs and those proposed to be installed in Post Offices, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to strengthen Core Banking Solutions (CBS) in postal department across the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government plans to set up Postal Bank; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and its present status?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) The State-wise detail of functional post office ATMs and those proposed to be installed in Post Offices is placed at Annexure-A.

(b) Yes Madam, 

(c) Implementation of Core Banking Solution (CBS) is part of the IT Modernization Project of the Department that aims to bring in various IT solutions with the required IT infrastructure to the post offices. Department of Posts has decided to implement Core Banking Solution in all departmental post offices including provision of ATM and Internet Banking facilities. As of now CBS has been implemented in 9698 post offices.

(d) Yes Madam,

(e) The Department of Posts has received “In-Principle” approval from the RBI on 7 September 2015 for setting up of the Payments Bank within eighteen months. The Department of Posts has initiated necessary action including obtaining approvals from the Public Investment Board (PIB), which will be followed by approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

S. No.State/UT
Total No. of ATM Locations
number of functional post office ATMs
No of ATMs to be installed
1Andaman & Nicobar
1
0
1
2Andhra Pradesh
59
2
57
3Arunachal Pradesh
1
0
1
4ASSAM
26
5
21
5Bihar
44
3
41
6Chandigarh
2
1
1
7Chattisgarh
14
1
13
8Delhi
26
13
13
9Goa
4
0
4
10Gujarat
41
5
36
11Haryana
20
5
15
12Himachal Pradesh
22
2
20
13Jammu & Kashmir
13
0
13
14Jharkhand
19
2
17
15Karnataka
76
18
58
16Kerala
56
2
54
17Madhya Pradesh
52
3
49
18Maharashtra
71
11
60
19Manipur
2
0
2
20Meghalaya
6
0
6
21Mizoram
2
0
2
22Nagaland
3
0
3
23Orissa
44
4
40
24Puducherry
1
0
1
25Punjab
24
1
23
26Rajasthan
64
13
51
27Sikkim
1
0
1
28Tamilnadu
93
15
78
29Telangana
36
3
33
30Tripura
9
0
9
31Uttar Pradesh
88
13
75
32Uttrakhand
18
2
16
33West Bengal
62
2
60
Total
1000
126
874