It Will Now Be Easier, Cheaper To Get A Passport: Seva Kendras To Be Set Up In Every Lok Sabha Constituency

Passport Seva Kendra offices will be set up in all Lok Sabha constituencies announced Dnyaneshwar M Mulay, secretary, Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV division). He was inaugurating the attestation facility and new office of protection of immigrants of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Ernakulam, Kochin, reported Indian Express.

“There are many states in the country where people had to travel more than 1,000 km to reach the nearest passport office. In Indore, nearly 200-300 people are visiting Bhopal for getting a passport. As per the rough estimate, annually these people spend nearly `20-30 crore for transportation and food. It is just because of these aspects the government planned to bring PSK in each Lok Sabha constituency,” he said the CPV secretary.

He stated that there were only 77 passport offices in the country during 2014 which was increased to 226 in 2018. Also, he proposed that Videsh Bhavans will be built in Kerala which will all be offices of the MEA under one roof, if the state government provides land. The renewal of immigration policy is also under full swing, he added.