Now apply for passport through Post offices in India
From month of March 2017, people in India can apply for passport through the selected post offices as well. In past it has been reported by the people that there is crunch of Passport offices and due to this people face issue while creation of passports.
Modi government has taken this into consideration and planning to make the process of passport issuance hassle free.
The External Affairs Ministry, which issues passports, is making all required arrangements for roll-out of the scheme in some of the select cities in first half of March.
Currently, 89 Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) are operating across the country as extended arms of the 38 Passport Offices.
In Rajasthan, passport services will be available in
- Kota
- Jaisalmer
- Bikaner
- Jhunjhunu
- Jhalawar
In West Bengal
- Asansol
- Nadia
- North Dinajpur
- North Kolkata
In Jharkhand,
- Deoghar
- Jamshedpur
- Dhandbad
In Tamil Nadu
- Salem
- Vellore
In Karnataka
- Belgaum
- Davangere
- Hassan
- Gulbarga
- Mysuru.