29/01/2016
Postal Department Has Been Continuously Earning Higher Revenue Every Year: Lok Sabha Q&A
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2965
ANSWERED ON: 16.12.2015
Revenue and Market Share of India Post
DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH
JAYADEV GALLA
KUNWAR SARVESH KUMAR
ASADUDDIN OWAISI
Will the Minister of
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the revenue and market share of India post has been declining;
(b) if so, the details of revenue generated separately from different segments such as parcel and speed and post expenditure incurred along with market share of India post during the last three years and the current year;
(c) whether Government proposes to introduce some scheme on Public Private Partnership (PPP) model and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether India post is paying special focus on parcel segment and plan to establish 48 new set of parcel centres and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the other measures taken by the Government to improve the postal delivery system of India post and increasing its revenue?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) No Madam, the Postal Department has been continuously earning higher revenue every year and its share of revenue has been increasing year after year.
(b) Not applicable in view of reply at (a) above.
(c) No Madam.
(d) & (e) Yes Madam, 48 dedicated Parcel Centres have been established in 2014-15 and another 9 have been established this year. Department is laying special emphasis on the Parcel segment through upgradation of Parcel infrastructure, improving the delivery system and revamping parcel transmission modes and routes. Some measures taken to improve quality of parcel service are as follows:-
i. The Parcel transmission & delivery network is being continuously reviewed and monitored for checking and improving efficiencies and better service quality.
ii. The Department of Posts offers end-to-end track & trace for Speed Post, Registered and other parcels through its website (www.indiapost.gov.in). This track and trace facility is available to retail as well as bulk customers for tracking the consignments on a real time basis.
iii. Department is developing its Road Transport Network for fast and secure transmission of parcels on identified routes. 11 major routes have been started this year.
iv. Department has introduced Mechanized Nodal Delivery of parcels from identified delivery centres in certain cities.
v. GPS devices have been installed in mail vans and other security measures improved.
vi. As a result of the efforts towards improving the quality of its services, the revenues of the Department have been consistently growing in the last several years.
Trend of Revenue Growth (Rs. In crore)
Trend of Revenue Growth (Rs. in crore)
Item FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 FY 2014-15
Total Revenue 9366,60
10730.42
11635.98
(vii) Parcel revenue registered 37% growth in 2014-15. 117% growth in parcel revenue till 31st October 2015 in the current financial year.
(viii) Rs. 970 Crore Cash On Delivery collection done by Department of Posts till November 2015.
(ix) Speed Post revenue growth in the current financial year is more than 16%. CAG report laid in Parliament on 8th May 2015 highlighted that Speed Post is far better than private couriers, in terms of reach, assured delivery and delivery time.
Government announces first batch of 20 Smart cities - Bhubaneswar tops the list
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Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
28-January-2016 17:58 IST
Government announces first batch of 20 smart cities from 11 States and Delhi
Bhubaneswar tops the list; Bhopal at 20
23 States/UTs left out to participate in fast track competition
Selection through competition totally objective and transparent, says Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu
20 cities propose an investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years ; All cities to resort to PPP
26,735 acres area in 20 cities identified for making them smart
Bhubaneswar tops the list; Bhopal at 20
23 States/UTs left out to participate in fast track competition
Selection through competition totally objective and transparent, says Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu
20 cities propose an investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years ; All cities to resort to PPP
26,735 acres area in 20 cities identified for making them smart
The Government today announced the 20 winners of the Smart City Challenge competition for financing during this financial year. Announcing the cities here today, Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu said that the winners were from 11 States and the Union Territory of Delhi and the selection was totally objective and transparent based on standardized processes.
Shri Naidu further said that Smart City Mission marks a paradigm shift towards urban development in the country since it is based on ‘bottom up’ approach with the involvement of citizens in formulation of city vision and smart city plans and the Urban Local Bodies and State Governments piloting the mission with little say for the Ministry of Urban Development. He also observed that it was for the first time in the country and even in the world that investments in urban sector are being made based on competition based selection of cities.
Informing that 1.52 crore citizens participated in shaping smart city plans of 97 cities and towns in the first round of competition, Shri Naidu said that this enthusiastic participation of people is a major positive outcome.
3 cities from Madhya Pradesh, two each from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan and one each from the remaining five made it to the winning list.
The Minister informed that 23 States and UTs who could not make to the list of winners will be given an opportunity to participate in a ‘fast track competition’. Each top ranking city form these left out states can upgrade their smart city proposals and submit them by April 15, this year for inclusion in the mission.
Shri Naidu informed that the 20 winning cities and towns have proposed a total investment of Rs.50,802 cr over five years with all the cities proposing Public-Private-Partnership as a major vehicle of resource mobilization. 10 of the 20 cities have proposed to mobilise Rs.8,521 cr under PPP model while others have also indicated this option. A total area of 26,735 acres has been identified by these cities for making them smart through necessary interventions.
Elaborating on the advantages of Smart City Mission, Shri Venkaiah Naidu said that this leads to integrated urban planning by addressing the issue of infrastructure, land use planning, transport, urban design and architecture in a holistic manner unlike in the past. Stating that building a smart city is not a destination but a series of small steps in that direction, Shri Naidu said that the country has taken one such step today.
The Minister said that urban local bodies are taking a quantum jump to improve their capabilities and have resorted to SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis of each city for coming out with city vision.
The 20 smart cities announced by Shri Venkaiah Naidu were :
Rank
|
City
|
State
|
1
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
2
|
Pune
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
Jaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
4.
|
Surat
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
Kochi
|
Kerala
|
6
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
7
|
Jabalpur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
8
|
Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
9
|
|Solapur
|
Maharashtra
|
10
|
Davanagere
|
Karnataka
|
11
|
Indore
|
MP
|
12
|
New Delhi Municipal Council
|
Delhi
|
13
|
Combattore
|
Tamil Nadu
|
14
|
Kakinada
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
15
|
Belagavi
|
Karnataka
|
16
|
Udaipur
|
Rajasthan
|
17
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
18
|
Chennai
|
Tamil Nadu
|
19
|
Ludhiana
|
Punjab
|
20
|
Bhopal
|
MP
|
Of these 20 cities accounting for a total population of 3.54 crore, 5 have population below 5 lakhs each, 4 in the range of 5-10 lakhs, 6 in between 10-25 lakhs, 4 between 25 and 50 lakhs and only Ahmedabad has above 50 lakhs.
AAR