(a) whether the Government proposes to set up new PSK in Uluberia PC in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has received any proposals for the same for the locations in Bagnan and Howrah in West Bengal;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the number of PSKs set up during the last two years across the country including West Bengal?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) Yes, the Ministry has decided to set up a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in Uluberia PC.
(b) & (c) The Ministry has also decided to set up a POPSK at Howrah. The POPSK in Uluberia PC will also serve the passport applicants of Bagnan which falls in Uluberia PC.
(d) The Ministry has set up 248 Passport Kendras between 01 January, 2017 and 06 December, 2018, including 14 in West Bengal. The Ministry set up 12 Passport Kendras between 01 June, 2014 and December, 2016 taking the number of new Passport Kendras in the country to 260. The list is at Annexure-I.
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