GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1711
ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025
DEVELOPMENT OF POSTAL PRIME REAL ESTATE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSE
1711. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:
THIRU THANGA TAMILSELVAN:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Department of Posts is considering to developing some of...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1711 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025 DEVELOPMENT OF POSTAL PRIME REAL ESTATE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSE
1711. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:
THIRU THANGA TAMILSELVAN:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Department of Posts is considering to developing some of its prime real estate for commercial purpose as part of a plan to revamp and reposition the entire network including the 1.6 lakh post offices into a profit centre;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has any data about the number of properties possessed under the Department of Posts along with its values, localities across the country, State-wise; and
(d) the manners/procedures to be identified to earn new income through this postal property? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) No, sir. No such plan has been prepared by the Department of Posts.
(b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
(c) Yes, sir. The Government has data about the number of properties that are with Department of Posts, but its valuation has not been carried out. The department has 6445 land parcels, out of which 1460 are vacant plots. State-wise number of land parcels are attached at Annexure.
(d) No manners/procedures have been identified to earn new income through this postal property.
1Annexure Details of Total Land Parcels in Department of Posts S. No. State/UT Total Plots Constructed Plots Vacant Plots 1 Andhra Pradesh 294 200 94 2 Assam 208 194 14 3 Bihar 256 192 64 4 Chhattisgarh 55 50 5 5 Delhi 147 133 14 6 Gujarat 443 390 53 7 Daman & Diu and Dadra & 4 4 0 Nagar Haveli 8 Haryana 119 100 19 9 Himachal Pradesh 139 116 23 10 Jammu & Kashmir 42 37 5 11 Ladakh 4 4 0 12 Jharkhand 111 77 34 13 Karnataka 783 475 308 14 Kerala 422 288 134 15 Lakshadweep 1 1 0 16 Madhya Pradesh 272 235 37 17 Maharashtra 475 401 74 18 Goa 23 20 3 19 Tripura 28 22 6 20 Manipur 12 11 1 21 Meghalaya 27 25 2 22 Mizoram 19 17 2 23 Nagaland 17 13 4 24 Arunachal Pradesh 28 24 4 25 Odisha 218 193 25 26 Punjab 132 123 9 27 Chandigarh 29 24 5 28 Rajasthan 555 424 131 29 Tamil Nadu 462 324 138 30 Pondicherry 9 7 2 31 Telangana 282 189 93 32 Uttar Pradesh 408 342 66 33 Uttarakhand 81 63 18 34 West Bengal 309 241 68 35 A & N Islands 23 19 4 36 Sikkim 8 7 1 Grand Total 6445 4985 1460 ***** 2