Ministry of Communications (India)
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 Republic of India
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Sanchar Bhawan, New Delhi, India 22°37′20″N 77°12′50″E / 22.62222°N 77.21389°E |
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| 1980-81 | 278 | 346 | −68 |
| 1990-91 | 841 | 1033 | −192 |
| 2000-01 | 3298 | 4848 | −1550 |
| 2001-02 | 3697 | 5109 | −1412 |
| 2002-03 | 4010 | 5374 | −1364 |
| 2003-04 | 4257 | 5632 | −1375 |
| 2004-05 | 4432 | 5814 | −1382 |
| 2005-06 | 5023 | 6233 | −1210 |
| 2006-07 | 4999 | 6378 | −1379 |
| 2007–08 | 5494.896 | 7006.34 | −1511.444 |
| 2008-09 | 5862.326 | 9455.414 | −3593.088 |
| 2009-10 | 6266.701 | 12908.005 | −6641.30 |
| 2010-11 | 6962.332 | 13307.948 | −6345.616 |
| 2011-12 | 7910.510 | 13705.400 | −5794.890 |
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Ministry of Communications was carved out of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016. It consists of two departments viz. Department of Telecommunications and Department of Posts.
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology was bifurcated into Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Also known as the Door Sanchar Vibhag, this department concerns itself with policy, licensing and coordination matters relating to telegraphs, telephones, wireless, data, facsimile and telematic services and other like forms of communications. It also looks into the administration of laws with respect to any of the matters specified, namely:
A need was felt in the year 2007 to distinctly address the issues of Communication Network Security at DOT (HQ) level, consequent to enhancement of FDI limit in Telecom sector from 49% to 74% and therefore a new wing, named Security was created in DOT (HQ).
The Department of Posts (DoP) operates one of the oldest and most extensive mail services in the world. As of 31 March 2011[update], the Indian Postal Service has 154,866 post offices, of which 139,040 (89.78%) are in rural areas and 15,826 (10.22%) are in urban areas. It has 25,464 departmental PO s and 129,402 ED BPOs. At the time of independence, there were 23,344 post offices, which were primarily in urban area. Thus the network has registered a sevenfold growth since independence, with the focus of the expansion primarily in rural areas. On an average, a post office serves an area of 21.23 sq; km and a population of 7,114 people. This is the most widely distributed post office system in the world. The large numbers are a result of a long tradition of many disparate postal systems which were unified in the Indian Union post-Independence. Owing to this far-flung reach and its presence in remote areas, the Indian postal service is also involved in other services such as small savings banking and financial services., with about 25,464 full-time and 139,040 part-time post offices. It offers a whole range of products under posts, remittance, savings, insurance and philately. While the Director General is the head of operations, the Secretary is an adviser to the Minister. Both responsibilities are undertaken by one officer.
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