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📈 Economy of Bihar (Civil Services Prep) Topic 5.4: Infrastructure in Bihar (Complete Unabridged Modules)

Module 21: Postal Network & Postal Modernization Projects

📖 Chapter 5 of 10 🧩 Module 25 of 30 ⏱️ ~2 min read 💡 1 MCQs
Topic Part 1 of 2

With more than 1.57 lakh post offices, India possesses the largest postal network in the world (1.41 lakh rural vs 15,599 urban).


Postal Network in Bihar (as of March 2019):

  • Total Post Offices in Bihar: 9,084.
  • Rural Post Offices: 8,610 (94.8 percent).
  • Urban Post Offices: 474 (5.2 percent).
  • Bihar accounts for 5.8 percent of the total postal network in India.
  • Top five states in post offices (UP, AP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan) account for 45% of India's post offices.

Key Postal Modernization Initiatives:

  • Project Arrow (launched in 2008): Aimed at transforming traditional post offices into vibrant, technology-enabled citizen service hubs with upgraded ambience and core banking.
  • Mail Network Optimization Project (MNOP, launched in 2010): Streamlined mail sorting and delivery routes.
  • IT Modernisation Project (launched in 2012): Computerized postal accounts, remittances, and established core banking for financial inclusion.
⭐ Key Points
  • Total Post Offices in Bihar: 9,084.
  • Rural Post Offices: 8,610 (94.8 percent).
  • Urban Post Offices: 474 (5.2 percent).
  • Bihar accounts for 5.8 percent of the total postal network in India.
  • Top five states in post offices (UP, AP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan) account for 45% of India's post offices.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Total Post Offices in Bihar: 9,084.
  • Rural Post Offices: 8,610 (94.8 percent).
  • Urban Post Offices: 474 (5.2 percent).
  • Bihar accounts for ______ percent of the total postal network in India. — 5.8
  • Top five states in post offices (UP, AP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan) account for ______ of India's post offices. — 45%
Questions 1 MCQs

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Project Arrow, launched in 2008, is associated with which sector?

Project Arrow was launched to modernize post offices and upgrade customer service standards.
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One-liners

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Total Post Offices in Bihar: ______

9,084.

Rural Post Offices: ______

8,610 (94.8 percent).

Urban Post Offices: ______

474 (5.2 percent).

Bihar accounts for ______ percent of the total postal network in India.

5.8

Top five states in post offices (UP, AP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan) account for ______ of India's post offices.

45%