Franchise Postal Outlets :

During current financial year 2011-12, targets for opening of 125 Franchise Outlets have been issued to the Circles including Madhya Pradesh. Details of physical targets allotted to the Circles as under. Madhya Pradesh Circle has been allotted the target of 8 franchise outlets. These outlets are opened in areas where opening of post office is justified but it cannot be opened for some reasons. This is also subject to receipt of applications from suitable candidates.

The targets for opening of new franchise outlets have been given to Circles for the current financial year.

This reply was given by Shri Sachin Pilot, the minister of State in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in response to a question in Parliament.

ANNEXURE

Circle-wise physical targets for opening of Franchise Outlets for the financial year 2011-12

Sl. No.	Name of the Circles	Physical Targets [in number]
1	Andhra Pradesh	8
2	Assam	4
3	Bihar	6
4	Chhattisgarh	3
5	Delhi	8
6	Gujarat	7
7	Haryana	7
8	Himachal Pradesh	5
9	Jammu & Kashmir	2
10	Jharkhand	4
11	Karnataka	7
12	Kerala	0
13	Madhya Pradesh	8
14	Maharashtra	8
15	North East	4
16	Orissa	6
17	Punjab	6
18	Rajasthan	7
19	Tamil Nadu	7
20	Uttarakhand	3
21	Uttar Pradesh	8
22	West Bengal	7
	Total	125

Source : PIB Release, August 3, 2011