Question : INSPECTION OF PASSPORT OFFICES



(a) whether the regular inspections of the passport offices are carried out;

(b) if so, the dates on which the inspections were last carried out RPO- wise and the outcome thereof;

(c) the remedial steps taken by the Government based on the outcome of the said inspection; and

(d) the details thereof, regional passport office-wise?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS(SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a)to(d) The Passport Offices all over India are regularly inspected at various levels to monitor their activities and also to devise ways and means to improve their functioning. The Passport Office in Delhi was last inspected by the Foreign Secretary and other senior officials on 16.8.2005. A separate regular counter to attend to the Senior Citizens, the physically challenged and Government Officials has been opened at Passport Office, Delhi with immediate effect.

The details of inspections carried out in the last few years are indicated in Annexure `A`. These have led to a better and speedier passport issuance system and related services. .

ANNEXURE `A`

Inspection of passport offices since 2003 till date

Sl.No	Passport Office	Inspected by	Dates of inspection	inspected
1	Ghaziabad	JS(CPV.II)	2002
2	Kozhikode	APO(inspection)	1st to 4th January 2003
3	Mumbai	Director(PV)	22nd to 23rd February 2003
4	Chandigarh	Secy(PCD)	11th 12th March 2003
5	Lucknow	Secy(PCD)	2nd & 3rd April 2003
6	Hyderabad	Secy(PCD)	24th 28th April 2003
7	Visakhapatnam	Secy(PCD)	24th 28th April 2003
8	Ahmedabad	JS(CPV.II)	26th to 27th June 2003
9	Surat	Secy(PCD)	15th & 16th August 2003
10	Chennai	JS(CPV.II)	24th 27th August 2003
11	Bangalore	JS(CPV.II)	24th to 27th August 2003
12	Hyderabad	JS(CPV.II)	24th to 27th August 2003
13	Ahmedabad	Secy(PCD)	25th to 26th September 2003
14	Kolkata	JS(CPV.II)	8th to 10th October 2003
15	Chennai	JS(CPV.II)	12th to 18th October 2003
16	Trichy	JS(CPV.II)	12th to 18th October 2003
17	Trivandrum	JS(CPV.II)	12th to 18th October 2003
18	Jalandhar	Director(PV)	30th to 31st October 2003
19	Bhopal	Director(PV)	9th to 11th November 2003
20	Ahmedabad	JS(CPV.II)	1st to 3rd December 2003
21	Chennai	Secy(PCD)	24th to 25th December 2003
22	Chandigarh	JS(CPV.II)	8th to 10th February 2004
23	Chandigarh	Secy(PCD)	10th February 2004
24	Ahmedabad	JS(CPV.II)	20th February 2004
25	Ahmedabad	Secy(PCD)	20th to 21st February 2004
26	Guwahati	FS	Jan-05
27	Delhi	AS (ER)	16th February 2005
28	Kozhikode	JS(CPV)	25 to 29 April 2005
29	Delhi	JS(CPV)	1st June 2005
30	Delhi	FS, AS (AD &ER) & JS (CPV)	16th August 2005