POSTAL EXPORT CENTRES
POSTAL EXPORT CENTRES
At the time of the formulation of scheme, one “Dak Ghar Niryat Kendra” (post office export centre) was planned to be setup in every district. So far, Government has set up 1013 Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras across the country to promote exports through the post office network. These Dak Ghar Niryat Kendras facilitate cross border e-commerce and enable artisans, weavers, craftsmen and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in the hinterland to reach international markets.
State-wise details of the 1013 DakGharNiryatKendras are attached as Annexure-I;
Various types of goods and products are exported through DakGharNiryatKendras, which include gem stones and imitation jewelry, fabric and apparel, leather products, handicrafts, ayurvedic and herbal products, spices, musical instruments, watches, home appliances, tea and coffee, other consumer goods, etc.;
Department of Posts has entered into multilateral and bilateral agreements and started ‘International Tracked Packet Service’ to 41 countries as per the details in Annexure-II. During 2023-24 around 13.48 lakh such shipments were booked for these countries.
Annexure-I
Details of number of Dak GharNiryat Kendras (DNKs) set up State-wise & Union Territory-wise
State
Number of DNKs set up
Andhra Pradesh
29
Arunachal Pradesh
23
Assam
36
Bihar
46
Chhattisgarh
40
Goa
5
Gujarat
48
Haryana
31
Himachal Pradesh
18
Jharkhand
26
Karnataka
76
Kerala
21
Madhya Pradesh
57
Maharashtra
64
Manipur
16
Meghalaya
12
Mizoram
11
Nagaland
15
Odisha
35
Punjab
26
Rajasthan
53
Sikkim
1
Tamil Nadu
64
Telangana
38
Tripura
8
Uttar Pradesh
93
Uttarakhand
18
West Bengal
30
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
3
Chandigarh
3
Dadar& Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
3
Delhi
33
Jammu & Kashmir
26
Ladakh
2
Lakshadweep
1
Puducherry
2
Total
1013
Annexure-II
List of countries with International Tracked Packet Service (ITPS)
S. No
Country
S.No
Country
1
Aruba
21
Jersey
2
Australia
22
Korea (Republic)
3
Belarus
23
Lithuania
4
Bhutan
24
Malaysia
5
Canada
25
Mongolia
6
Cambodia
26
Morocco
7
Chile
27
Myanmar
8
China
28
Netherlands
9
Curacao
29
New Zealand
10
Dominican Republic
30
Oman
11
Egypt
31
Philippines
12
Estonia
32
Singapore
13
France
33
Solomon Island
14
Georgia
34
Sri Lanka
15
Germany
35
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
16
Gibraltar
36
Thailand
17
Great Britain
37
Tuvalu
18
Hong Kong
38
Ukraine
19
Indonesia
39
United Arab Emirates
20
Japan
40
United States of America
41
Vietnam
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.