(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Passport Offices in various States particularly in Tamil Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to set up a new Regional Passport Centre at Shimla;
(d) if so, whether the Regional Passport Office set up at Dehradun has since started issuing passports to the public;
(e) if not, the reasons therefor;
(f) the details of passport applications pending in various passport offices for the last two years, State-wise, RPO-wise;
(g) whether the applications are pending for want of police verification reports; and
(h) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken to speed up the issuance of passports?