(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in the post offices of the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of post offices in Jharkhand and Punjab where PSKs are likely to be set up and the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) & (b) The Ministry in association with the Department of Posts has announced opening of 289 Passport Seva Kendras at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/ Post Offices (PO) in the country called ‘Post Office Passport Seva Kendra’ (POPSK) (Annexure-I). This includes ten POPSK in Jharkhand and eight POPSK in Punjab, the details of which can be seen as under:
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State
POPSK announced
POPSK functional
Jharkhand
Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Giridih, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Lohardaga and Medininagar.
Bokaro, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur and Medininagar.
Punjab
Bathinda, Moga, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara, Sangrur, SBS Nagar (Nawan Shahar) and Tarn Taran.
Bathinda, Moga, Pathankot, Patiala and Phagwara.
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ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF 289 POST OFFICE PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA (POPSK)
S.No. Locations State/UT Passport Office
1 Anantpur Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
2 Chitoor Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
3 Guntur Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
4 Krishna Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
5 Ongole Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
6 Kadappa Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
7 Kurnool Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
8 Nellore Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada
9 Amalapuram Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam
10 Eluru Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam
11 Kakinada Andhra Pradesh Vishakhapatnam
12 Rajamundry Andhra Pradesh Vishakhapatnam
13 Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh Vishakhapatnam
14 Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam
15 Changlang Arunachal Pradesh Guwahati
16 Tirap Arunachal Pradesh Guwahati
17 Barpeta Assam Guwahati
18 Dhubri Assam Guwahati
19 Dibrugarh Assam Guwahati
20 Goalpara Assam Guwahati
21 Kaliabor Assam Guwahati
22 Karbi Anglong Assam Guwahati
23 Kokrajhar Assam Guwahati
24 Mangaldoi Assam Guwahati
25 Nawgong Assam Guwahati
26 North Lakhimpur Assam Guwahati
27 Silchar Assam Guwahati
28 Sonitpur Assam Guwahati
29 Tinsukia Assam Guwahati
30 Begusarai Bihar Patna
31 Bettiah Bihar Patna
32 Bhagalpur Bihar Patna
33 Buxar Bihar Patna
34 Chhapra Bihar Patna
35 East Champaran Bihar Patna
36 Gaya Bihar Patna
37 Gopalganj Bihar Patna
38 Madhubani Bihar Patna
39 Munger Bihar Patna
40 Muzaffarpur Bihar Patna
41 Nalanda Bihar Patna
42 Navada Bihar Patna
43 Purnea Bihar Patna
44 Samastipur Bihar Patna
45 Sheohar Bihar Patna
46 Sitamarhi Bihar Patna
47 Siwan Bihar Patna
48 Supaul Bihar Patna
49 Bilaspur Chattisgarh Raipur
50 Durg Chattisgarh Raipur
51 Rajnandgaon Chattisgarh Raipur
52 Surguja Chattisgarh Raipur
53 Silvasa Dadar & Nagar Haveli Mumbai
54 Daman Daman Mumbai
55 Janak Puri Delhi Delhi
56 Krishna Nagar Delhi Delhi
57 Lodhi Road Delhi Delhi
58 Nehru Place Delhi Delhi
59 North West DelhI Delhi Delhi
60 Patparganj Delhi Delhi
61 Saket Delhi Delhi
62 Yamuna Vihar Delhi Delhi
63 South Goa Goa Panaji
64 Anand Gujarat Ahmedabad
65 Bharuch Gujarat Ahmedabad
66 Bhavnagar Gujarat Ahmedabad
67 Bhuj Gujarat Ahmedabad
68 Dahod Gujarat Ahmedabad
69 Jamnagar Gujarat Ahmedabad
70 Junagadh Gujarat Ahmedabad
71 Kheda Gujarat Ahmedabad
72 Mehsana Gujarat Ahmedabad
73 Navsari Gujarat Ahmedabad
74 Porbandar Gujarat Ahmedabad
75 Veraval Gujarat Ahmedabad
76 Palanpur Gujarat Surat
77 Valsad Gujarat Surat
78 Bhiwani Haryana Chandigarh
79 Hisar Haryana Chandigarh
80 Kaithal Haryana Chandigarh
81 Karnal Haryana Chandigarh
82 Panipat Haryana Chandigarh
83 Yamunanagar Haryana Chandigarh
84 Faridabad Haryana Delhi
85 Narnaul Haryana Delhi
86 Rohtak Haryana Delhi
87 Sonipat Haryana Delhi
88 Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh Shimla
89 Kangra Himachal Pradesh Shimla
90 Kullu Himachal Pradesh Shimla
91 Mandi Himachal Pradesh Shimla
92 Palampur Himachal Pradesh Shimla
93 Una Himachal Pradesh Shimla
94 Kathua Jammu & Kashmir Jammu
95 Rajouri Jammu & Kashmir Jammu
96 Udhampur Jammu & Kashmir Jammu
97 Anantnag Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar
98 Baramulla Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar
99 Leh Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar
100 Bokaro Jharkhand Ranchi
101 Chatra Jharkhand Ranchi
102 Deoghar Jharkhand Ranchi
103 Dhanbad Jharkhand Ranchi
104 Dumka Jharkhand Ranchi
105 Giridih Jharkhand Ranchi
106 Hazaribagh Jharkhand Ranchi
107 Jamshedpur Jharkhand Ranchi
108 Lohardaga Jharkhand Ranchi
109 Medininagar Jharkhand Ranchi
110 Belagavi Karnataka Bengaluru
111 Bellary Karnataka Bengaluru
112 Bidar Karnataka Bengaluru
113 Devangere Karnataka Bengaluru
114 Gadag Karnataka Bengaluru
115 Hassan Karnataka Bengaluru
116 Mysuru Karnataka Bengaluru
117 Raichur Karnataka Bengaluru
118 Shivamogga Karnataka Bengaluru
119 Tumakuru Karnataka Bengaluru
120 Udupi Karnataka Bengaluru
121 Vijayapur Karnataka Bengaluru
122 Chengannur Kerala Cochin
123 Idukki Kerala Cochin
124 Palakkad Kerala Cochin
125 Kasargod Kerala Kozhikode
126 Pathanamthitta Kerala Trivandrum
127 Kavaratti Lakshadweep Cochin
128 Balaghat Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
129 Betul Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
130 Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
131 Damoh Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
132 Dewas Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
133 Gwalior Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
134 Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
135 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
136 Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
137 Ratlam Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
138 Rewa Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
139 Sagar Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
140 Satna Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
141 Sehore Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
142 Shivni Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
143 Shivpuri Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
144 Sidhi Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
145 Ujjain Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
146 Vidisha Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
147 Aurangabad Maharashtra Mumbai
148 Dombivali Maharashtra Mumbai
149 Ghatkopar/Vikroli Maharashtra Mumbai
150 Jalgaon Maharashtra Mumbai
151 Mumbai North Central Maharashtra Mumbai
152 Mumbai South Central Maharashtra Mumbai
153 Navi Mumbai Maharashtra Mumbai
154 Panvel Maharashtra Mumbai
155 Sindhudurg Maharashtra Mumbai
156 Akola Maharashtra Nagpur
157 Amravati Maharashtra Nagpur
158 Chandrapur Maharashtra Nagpur
159 Wardha Maharashtra Nagpur
160 Ahmednagar Maharashtra Pune
161 Baramati Maharashtra Pune
162 Beed Maharashtra Pune
163 Jalna Maharashtra Pune
164 Kohlapur Maharashtra Pune
165 Latur Maharashtra Pune
166 Madha Maharashtra Pune
167 Nanded (N) Maharashtra Pune
168 Pandharpur Maharashtra Pune
169 Pimpri Chinchwad Maharashtra Pune
170 Sangli Maharashtra Pune
171 Satara Maharashtra Pune
172 Baghmara Meghalaya Guwahati
173 Tura Meghalaya Guwahati
174 Balasore Odisha Bhubaneshwar
175 Baripada Odisha Bhubaneshwar
176 Berhampur (Ganjam) Odisha Bhubaneshwar
177 Bhawanipatna (Kalahandi) Odisha Bhubaneshwar
178 Koraput Odisha Bhubaneshwar
179 Rourkela Odisha Bhubaneshwar
180 Sambalpur Odisha Bhubaneshwar
181 Karaikal Puducherry Trichy
182 Tarn Taran Punjab Amritsar
183 Bhatinda Punjab Chandigarh
184 Patiala Punjab Chandigarh
185 Sangrur Punjab Chandigarh
186 Gurdaspur Punjab Jalandhar
187 Moga Punjab Jalandhar
188 Phagwara Punjab Jalandhar
189 SBS Nagar (Nawan Shahar) Punjab Jalandhar
190 Ajmer Rajasthan Jaipur
191 Alwar Rajasthan Jaipur
192 Banswada Rajasthan Jaipur
193 Barmer Rajasthan Jaipur
194 Bharatpur Rajasthan Jaipur
195 Bhilwara Rajasthan Jaipur
196 Bikaner Rajasthan Jaipur
197 Chittorgarh Rajasthan Jaipur
198 Churu Rajasthan Jaipur
199 Dausa Rajasthan Jaipur
200 Dungarpur Rajasthan Jaipur
201 Hanumangarh Rajasthan Jaipur
202 Jaisalmer Rajasthan Jaipur
203 Jhalawar Rajasthan Jaipur
204 Jhunjhunu Rajasthan Jaipur
205 Karauli-Dhaulpur Rajasthan Jaipur
206 Kota Rajasthan Jaipur
207 Kotputli Rajasthan Jaipur
208 Nagaur Rajasthan Jaipur
209 Pali Rajasthan Jaipur
210 Sriganganagar Rajasthan Jaipur
211 Tonk-Sewai Madhopur Rajasthan Jaipur
212 Cuddalore Tamil Nadu Chennai
213 Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu Chennai
214 Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu Chennai
215 Vellore Tamil Nadu Chennai
216 Viluppuram Tamil Nadu Chennai
217 Namakkal Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
218 Salem Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
219 Tiruppur Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
220 Dindigul Tamil Nadu Madurai
221 Kanyakumari (Nagarcoil) Tamil Nadu Maduai
222 Ramanathapuram Tamil Nadu Madurai
223 Sivaganga Tamil Nadu Madurai
224 Virudhunagar Tamil Nadu Madurai
225 Perambalur Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli
226 Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu Tiruchirapalli
227 Adilabad Telangana Hyderabad
228 Khammam Telangana Hyderabad
229 Medak Telangana Hyderabad
230 Mehbubnagar Telangana Hyderabad
231 Nalgonda Telangana Hyderabad
232 Siddipet Telangana Hyderabad
233 Warangal Telangana Hyderabad
234 Zahirabad Telangana Hyderabad
235 Bijnaur Uttar Pradesh Bareilly
236 Moradabad Uttar Pradesh Bareilly
237 Pilibhit Uttar Pradesh Bareilly
238 Rampur Uttar Pradesh Bareilly
239 Agra Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
240 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
241 GautamBudh Nagar Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
242 Mathura Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
243 Meerut Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
244 Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad
245 Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
246 Amethi Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
247 Ayodhya/ Faizabad Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
248 Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
249 Bahraich Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
250 Ballia Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
251 Balrampur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
252 Barabanki Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
253 Basti Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
254 Deoria Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
255 Farrukhabad Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
256 Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
257 Gonda Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
258 Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
259 Jhansi Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
260 Kushi Nagar Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
261 Maharajganj Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
262 Mau Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
263 Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
264 Misrikh Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
265 Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
266 RaeBareli Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
267 Sitapur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
268 Sultanpur Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
269 Unnao Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
270 Almora Uttarakhand Dehradun
271 Kathgodam (Haldwani) Uttarakhand Dehradun
272 Nainital Uttarakhand Dehradun
273 Pauri Uttarakhand Dehradun
274 Pithoragarh Uttarakhand Dehradun
275 Roorkee Uttarakhand Dehradun
276 Rudrapur Uttarakhand Dehradun
277 Asansol West Bengal Kolkata
278 Balurghat West Bengal Kolkata
279 Bardhman West Bengal Kolkata
280 Barrackpore West Bengal Kolkata
281 Birbhum West Bengal Kolkata
282 Chinsurah West Bengal Kolkata
283 Darjeeling West Bengal Kolkata
284 Diamond Harbour West Bengal Kolkata
285 Malda West Bengal Kolkata
286 Medinipur West Bengal Kolkata
287 Nadia (Krishnanagar) West Bengal Kolkata
288 North Kolkata (Beadon Street) West Bengal Kolkata
289 Raiganj West Bengal Kolkata
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