MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI AJIT KUMAR PANJA)
a) The number of passports issued in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are as follows:
1997 1998 1999
Tamil Nadu 1,67,294 2,69,355 3,37,103
Andhra Pradesh 2,65,622 243066 262998
b) At present these offices are issuing passports on an average in a period of 5 to 7 weeks.
c) No applications are pending for more than six months in which the documents are complete and the police report is clear.
d) All passport offices contact the applicants at the stated addresses to complete the application forms. This process is undertaken on two occasions at least before the files are closed. In cases of negative police report an opportunity is given to the applicant to resolve the issue so that such cases are expeditiously dealt with.
