India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has enabled 1.36 lakh Post Offices to provide banking services

LOKSABHA 

POST OFFICE BANKS

1254.  SHRI B.B.PATIL
           SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Post Office Banks established so far across the country;

(b) the State-wise list of the people benefited therefrom;

(c) the number of new Post Office Banks planned to be set up in the coming Financial Year;

(d) whether the Government proposes to provide some other facilities by expanding facilities in these Post Office Banks; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

(SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) did a nationwide launch on September 1, 2018 with 650 branches/controlling offices. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has enabled 1.36 lakh Post Offices to provide banking services and has equipped nearly 1.89 lakh Postmen and Gramin Dak Sevaks with smartphone and biometric device to provide doorstep banking services.

(b) State/UT wise list of the number of people benefited from IPPB is attached at Annexure-I.

(c) As per mandate, all 650 IPPB branches are already functioning. No new Post Office bank is under consideration.

(d)&    (e)   Details of the services currently available from IPPB is attached at Annexure-II. Further, IPPB adds new facilities as per the customer’s requirements from time to time.

 Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1254 FOR 09/02/2022 REGARDING POST OFFICE BANKS

State/UT wise list of the number of beneficiaries of IPPB as on 31.01.2022 is as under: