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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4162
TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH MARCH, 2026
POSTAL HERITAGE BUILDINGS
4162. MR PATHAN YUSUF:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the postal buildings given the status of ‘Heritage Buildings’, circle-wise;
(b) the funds allocated, released and utilised towards maintenance and preservation of such postal
heritage buildings since 2014, year and building-wise details; and
(c) whether any Public Sector Enterprises or private entities have supported any restoration
activities of such postal heritage buildings and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a)&(b) The details of the postal buildings given the status of ‘Heritage Buildings’, circle-
wise and funds allocated and utilised towards maintenance and preservation of such postal heritage
buildings since 2014, is at Annexure.
(c) No, sir.
1Annexure referred to in para (a) &(b) of reply to Lok Sabha unstarred Question number 4162 for
answer on 18/03/2026
The details of funds allocated and utilised towards maintenance and preservation of such postal
heritage buildings since 2014, year and building-wise is as under:
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Fund
Name of allotted (In Fund utilized Fund allotted Fund utilized Fund allotted Fund utilized Fund allotted Fund utilized
S No. Circle/State Name of Building Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.)
1. Patna GPO 4,30,000 4,26,000 4,00,000 4,00,000 0 0 0 0
2. Bihar Bhagalpur HO 2,00,000 2,00,000 0 0 0 0 20,00,000 20,00,000
3. PTC Darbhanga 5,00,000 5,00,000 4,00,000 4,00,000 0 0 10,00,000 10,00,000
4. New Delhi GPO 21,93,480 21,93,480 4,62,397 4,62,397 5,07,219 5,07,219 99,534 99,534
Delhi
5. Delhi GPO 22,77,546 22,77,546 79,800 79,800 40,03,112 40,03,112 9,59,585 9,59,585
6. Gujarat Ahmedabad GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. Ambedkar Chowk PO 0 0 1,95,000 1,82,000 0 0 0 0
8. Chhotta Shimla PO 2,00,000 1,90,000 77,600 77,600 0 0 0 0
9. Kasauli PO 70,000 70,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Himachal Pradesh
10. Mandi HO 8,63,152 6,27,152 0 0 0 0 4,99,600 4,99,600
11. Shimla GPO 0 0 0 0 6,89,700 6,89,700 0 0
12. Summer Hill Post Office 0 0 0 0 27,000 27,000 0 0
13. Circle Office, Bangalore 22,00,000 21,89,307 25,00,000 25,00,000 5,00,000 5,38,026 6,00,000 5,54,496
14. K arnataka Division Office, Bellary 0 0 5,00,000 5,00,000 5,00,000 4,80,405 5,00,000 4,97,675
15. PTC, Mysuru 5,00,000 5,00,000 1,36,455 1,36,455 1,61,469 1,61,469 5,238 5,238
16. Circle Office, Trivandrum 40,688 38,767 0 0 0 0 0 0
17. Kochi Head Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thiruvananthapuram Fort
Kerala
18. Post Office 0 0 7,35,603 7,35,603 4,83,646 4,83,646 2,75,345 3,02,810
Udayamperoor (Old) Post
19. Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20. M a dhya Pradesh Lashkar Head Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21. DAP, Nagpur 0 0 8,01,260 2,03,224 2,00,000 2,00,000 0 0
22. Mumbai GPO 0 0 0 0 30,00,000 24,66,070 3,00,00,0001,11,97,950
23. Matheran PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24. M aharashtra Nagpur GPO 0 0 5,00,000 4,99,701 0 0 0 0
25. Panji HPO 1,50,025 1,50,025 16,500 16,500 10,00,175 10,00,175 5,02,378 5,02,378
26. Pune GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27. Solapur HPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28. N orth East Tlabung Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jharsuguda (Old) Head
29. Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odisha
Sambalpur Head Post
30. Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31. Punjab Amritsar HO 6,62,000 6,62,000 4,81,000 4,81,000 18,50,000 18,50,000 6,04,000 6,04,000
32. Rajasthan Ajmer HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33. Chennai GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34. Nagapattinam HO 0 0 5,47,100 5,61,012 2,40,200 2,62,413 9,67,418 10,34,622
Philatelic Bureau, Anna
Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35. Road HO
36. Red Building, Chennai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37. Udhagamandalam HO 0 0 0 0 10,00,000 10,44,885 0 0
38. Agra HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39. Circle Office, Lucknow 5,24,549 3,75,934 0 0 0 0 18,93,580 18,61,443
40. Lucknow GPO 0 0 17,16,964 21,82,122 19,98,743 20,01,199 0 0
Uttar Pradesh
41. Prayagraj HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42. Varanasi City PO 99,900 99,903 0 0 0 0 0 0
43. Varanasi HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44. Alipore HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45. Behrampur HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Cooch Behar PO 0 0 0 0 2,00,000 2,00,000 0 0
West Bengal
47. Darjeeling HO 0 0 0 0 19,00,000 19,00,000 20,00,000 20,00,000
48. Kolkata GPO 0 0 20,00,000 20,00,000 3,00,00,0003,00,00,000 0 0
49. RLO Kolkata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1,09,11,340 1,05,00,114 1,15,49,679 1,14,17,414 4,82,61,2644,78,15,319 4,19,06,6782,31,19,331
22018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Fund
Name of Fund allotted Fund utilized allotted (In Fund utilized Fund allotted Fund utilized Fund allotted Fund utilized
S No. Circle/State Name of Building (In Rs.) (In Rs.) Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.)
1. Patna GPO 12,00,000 12,00,000 0 0 15,58,000 15,58,000 20,91,344 14,18,807
2. Bihar Bhagalpur HO 0 0 10,00,000 10,00,000 0 0 14,98,000 9,09,464
3. PTC Darbhanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. New Delhi GPO 7,42,744 7,42,744 44,02,370 44,02,370 35,53,799 25,28,250 5,09,111 5,07,620
Delhi
5. Delhi GPO 18,11,308 18,11,308 37,66,013 37,66,013 40,44,635 40,44,635 1,98,223 1,96,732
6. Gujarat Ahmedabad GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. Ambedkar Chowk PO 78,148 78,148 5,30,004 5,30,004 5,30,004 5,30,004 4,87,123 4,87,123
8. Chhotta Shimla PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9. Kasauli PO 7,95,222 7,95,222 6,87,671 6,87,671 4,40,171 4,40,171 0 0
Himachal Pradesh
10. Mandi HO 14,61,389 14,61,389 0 0 5,00,000 2,65,516 0 0
11. Shimla GPO 5,30,641 5,30,641 34,18,762 34,18,762 14,71,821 14,71,821 60,08,500 60,08,500
12. Summer Hill Post Office 0 0 3,36,562 3,36,562 4,66,294 4,66,294 0 0
13. Circle Office, Bangalore 12,00,000 7,19,000 20,00,000 17,19,708 38,00,000 34,71,922 19,00,000 18,81,787
14. K arnataka Division Office, Bellary 3,00,000 2,51,406 5,00,000 5,00,000 14,497 14,497 5,29,010 5,29,010
15. PTC, Mysuru 29,811 29,811 0 0 0 0 0 0
16. Circle Office, Trivandrum 50,00,000 50,00,000 2,55,035 2,80,411 2,33,000 2,33,000 4,62,983 3,96,326
17. Kochi Head Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thiruvananthapuram Fort
Kerala
18. Post Office 2,02,246 2,02,227 8,67,202 9,18,633 8,61,451 7,40,317 10,90,400 8,45,197
Udayamperoor (Old) Post
19. Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20. M a dhya Pradesh Lashkar Head Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21. DAP, Nagpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22. Mumbai GPO 25,00,000 72,00,218 1,50,00,0001,53,85,711 2,08,000 2,08,000 5,28,00,000 5,28,00,000
23. Matheran PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24. M aharashtra Nagpur GPO 0 0 0 0 1,75,000 1,75,000 1,30,000 1,30,000
25. Panji HPO 22,700 22,700 24,66,730 24,66,730 2,03,500 1,85,260 0 0
26. Pune GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27. Solapur HPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28. N orth East Tlabung Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jharsuguda (Old) Head
29. Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,89,94,430 1,89,94,430
Odisha
Sambalpur Head Post
30. Office 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31. Punjab Amritsar HO 8,12,000 8,12,000 4,50,000 4,50,000 13,42,000 13,42,000 23,42,000 23,42,000
32. Rajasthan Ajmer HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33. Chennai GPO 0 0 16,67,700 16,67,700 0 0 0 0
34. Nagapattinam HO 0 0 5,85,500 4,95,500 6,56,200 7,19,668 0 0
Philatelic Bureau, Anna
Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35. Road HO
36. Red Building, Chennai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37. Udhagamandalam HO 7,50,000 9,85,645 0 0 0 0 0 0
38. Agra HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39. Circle Office, Lucknow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40. Lucknow GPO 16,00,000 15,97,625 10,00,000 9,99,599 21,27,000 22,26,662 0 0
Uttar Pradesh
41. Prayagraj HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42. Varanasi City PO 8,69,461 8,69,629 0 0 0 0 0 0
43. Varanasi HO 10,27,575 10,27,315 0 0 0 0 0 0
44. Alipore HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45. Behrampur HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Cooch Behar PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Bengal
47. Darjeeling HO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48. Kolkata GPO 78,00,000 78,00,000 30,00,000 30,00,000 68,00,000 6,81,336 1,22,90,447 1,02,52,069
49. RLO Kolkata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2,87,33,245 3,31,37,028 4,19,33,5494,20,25,374 2,89,85,3722,13,02,353 8,23,37,141 7,87,04,635
32022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Name of Fund allotted Fund utilized (In Fund allotted Fund utilized Fund allotted Fund utilized
S No. Circle/State Name of Building (In Rs.) Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.) (In Rs.)
1. Patna GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. Bihar Bhagalpur HO 6,70,000 6,70,000 0 0 0 0
3. PTC Darbhanga 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. New Delhi GPO 97,98,164 97,98,164 68,393 64,162 64,12,516 64,10,998
Delhi
5. Delhi GPO 0 0 0 0 76,030 76,030
6. Gujarat Ahmedabad GPO 16,76,000 16,75,808 1,00,00,000 21,80,000 0 0
7. Ambedkar Chowk PO 60,316 60,316
8. Chhotta Shimla PO 1,68,960 1,68,960 91,187 91,187 5,971 5,971
9. Kasauli PO 0 0 0 0 5,00,000 49,050
Himachal Pradesh
10. Mandi HO 11,98,712 8,61,482 0 0 3,33,167 3,33,167
11. Shimla GPO 1,50,00,000 1,50,00,000 0 0 0 0
12. Summer Hill Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
13. Circle Office, Bangalore 20,00,000 20,00,000 80,00,000 80,00,000 14,00,000 14,08,476
14. Karnataka Division Office, Bellary 5,03,297 5,03,297 0 0 0 0
15. PTC, Mysuru 99,00,000 99,00,000 0 0 0 0
16. Circle Office, Trivandrum 33,65,000 33,46,000 55,99,973 55,94,623 0 0
17. Kochi Head Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thiruvananthapuram Fort
Kerala
18. Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
Udayamperoor (Old) Post
19. Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
20. M a dhya Pradesh Lashkar Head Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
21. DAP, Nagpur 0 0 0 0 0 0
22. Mumbai GPO 8,00,82,082 8,00,82,082 11,30,03,746 11,30,03,746 8,65,12,098 8,65,12,098
23. Matheran PO 0 0 0 0 0 0
24. M aharashtra Nagpur GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0
25. Panji HPO 0 0 98,436 98,436 40,138 40,138
26. Pune GPO 0 0 0 0 0 0
27. Solapur HPO 0 0 0 0 0 0
28. N orth East Tlabung Post Office 15,00,000 14,99,702 0 0 0 0
Jharsuguda (Old) Head
29. Post Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odisha
Sambalpur Head Post
30. Office 0 0 0 0 0 0
31. Punjab Amritsar HO 13,30,000 13,30,000 10,40,000 10,40,000 3,15,000 3,15,000
32. Rajasthan Ajmer HO 0 0 0 0 0 0
33. Chennai GPO 40,00,000 19,56,850 54,00,000 53,07,950 50,00,000 50,94,060
34. Nagapattinam HO 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philatelic Bureau, Anna
Tamil Nadu 15,00,000 1,06,300 35,00,000 34,94,620 0 0
35. Road HO
36. Red Building, Chennai 0 0 0 0 0 0
37. Udhagamandalam HO 0 0 0 0 0 0
38. Agra HO 0 0 0 0 0 0
39. Circle Office, Lucknow 0 0 0 0 0 0
40. Lucknow GPO 25,00,000 0 0 0 50,00,000 46,48,143
Uttar Pradesh
41. Prayagraj HO 0 0 0 0 0 0
42. Varanasi City PO 0 0 0 0 0 0
43. Varanasi HO 0 0 0 0 0 0
44. Alipore HO 30,00,000 29,99,999 0 0 4,50,000 4,38,001
45. Behrampur HO 30,00,000 30,00,000 0 0 0 0
46. Cooch Behar PO 30,00,000 29,99,097 0 0 0 0
West Bengal
47. Darjeeling HO 50,00,000 50,00,000 0 0 0 0
48. Kolkata GPO 30,00,000 30,00,000 0 0 0 0
49. RLO Kolkata 50,00,000 49,91,701 0 0 0 0
Total 15,71,92,215 15,08,89,442 14,68,01,735 13,88,74,724 10,61,05,236 10,53,91,448
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