Lok Sabha Q&A dated 09.12.15 regarding CBS and Postal Bank of India

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
1	Andaman & Nicobar	1	0	1
2	Andhra Pradesh	59	2	57
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	1
4	ASSAM	26	5	21
5	Bihar	44	3	41
6	Chandigarh	2	1	1
7	Chattisgarh	14	1	13
8	Delhi	26	13	13
9	Goa	4	0	4
10	Gujarat	41	5	36
11	Haryana	20	5	15
12	Himachal Pradesh	22	2	20
13	Jammu & Kashmir	13	0	13
14	Jharkhand	19	2	17
15	Karnataka	76	18	58
16	Kerala	56	2	54
17	Madhya Pradesh	52	3	49
18	Maharashtra	71	11	60
19	Manipur	2	0	2
20	Meghalaya	6	0	6
21	Mizoram	2	0	2
22	Nagaland	3	0	3
23	Orissa	44	4	40
24	Puducherry	1	0	1
25	Punjab	24	1	23
26	Rajasthan	64	13	51
27	Sikkim	1	0	1
28	Tamilnadu	93	15	78
29	Telangana	36	3	33
30	Tripura	9	0	9
31	Uttar Pradesh	88	13	75
32	Uttrakhand	18	2	16
33	West Bengal	62	2	60
	Total	1000	126	874