Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether proposals for opening new Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) have been received from various States; and
(b) if so, the time by which action will be taken in this regard?
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether proposals for opening new Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) have been received from various States; and
(b) if so, the time by which action will be taken in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V.K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) & (b) The proposals for opening new Passport Offices (PO) are received from various States and more from Members of Parliament. Taking into consideration all these requests, the Ministry in association with the Department of Posts has decided to open 251 Passport Seva Kendras at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/ Post Offices (PO) in the country called ‘Post Office Passport Seva Kendra’ (POPSK). The list of these 251 POPSK is at Annexure-I.
168 POPSK are functional as on 15 March, 2018. The list of functional POPSK is at Annexure-II.
The Ministry intends to complete the requisite formalities for the operationalization of the remaining POPSK by 31 March, 2018.