The service wise, year-wise details of revenue earned for last three years of Department of Posts is as under:

Services	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
Mail and Parcel Services	3656.42	4146.39	4640.99
Post Office Saving Scheme (agency Charges)	6114.47	6186.71	6427.08
Money Order and Indian Postal Order	118.02	84.41	73.13
Recoveries: Postal Life Insurance, Rural Postal Life Insurance, Input Tax Credit etc.	1202.63	1139.24	1255.88
Other Services and sundries*	971.89	500.38	180.15
Total	12063.43	12057.13	12577.23

(Amount in Crore)

*Other services and Sundries: This includes Post Office Passport Seva Kendra, Aadhaar Enrolment/Updation Facility, Railway Passenger Reservation Facility, Common Service Centre, Sale of Sovereign Gold Bonds, Utility Bill Payment, Net Collection/Payment from/to Other Administration etc.

 

The Ministry of Finance set revenue targets for the Department every year. Target during current fiscal year is as follows:

 

Sl.no	Particulars	Target (in Crore)
01	Commercial Receipts	5530.6
02	Agency Charges	6708.15
03	Recoveries	1300.00

 

As on 01.07.2024, there were total 1,77,479 Postmasters, Postman and other staff in Department of Posts. There are 2,67,152 Gramin Dak Sevaks as on 01.07.2024.

Post and parcels are being delivered to different parts of the country through postal services. Department of Posts uses latest technology through web based online systems for processing of mail and Delivery Management System/Postmen Mobile Application for delivery of postal articles. Besides, the technological changes such as Digital Payment Solution, System Assisted Sorting, Application Programming Interface have been made functional to meet the requirements of the customers.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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