The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Karaikal in the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry was inaugurated by Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble Minister for External Affairs, on 19 January, 2018 at a function presided over by Shri V. Narayanaswamy, Hon’ble
Chief Minister of Puducherry. The POPSK will be functioning from the premises of the Post Office located at Mamathambi Maraicayar Street in Karaikal and will be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Passport Office at Chennai.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DOP) have decided to set up Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) in the Head Post Offices (HPO) in the country. The objective of this partnership is to extend passport related services
on a larger scale and to ensure wider area coverage. In the first two phases 236 POPSK have been announced in the country. The POPSK at Karaikal is the 60th POPSK to have become functional since the launch of the scheme on 25 January, 2017. MEA and DOP are
working closely for the operationalization of passport related services at the remaining 176 POPSK.
There is a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) already functioning at Puducherry. The POPSK at Karaikal is the first POPSK to become operational in the UT of Puducherry. There will be 50 appointments released daily which will be scaled up further depending upon the
utilization of the slots. The POPSK is expected to help the people of Karaikal and those in the near vicinity to apply for their passport without having to travel to Puducherry.
New Delhi
January 19, 2018