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QUESTION NO.5048 PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA

April 01, 2022

LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5048
TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA

5048. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRI B.N. BACHE GOWDA:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Passport Seva Kendra (PSKs) operational in Karnataka;

(b) whether the Government has announced to set up some more PSKs in Karnataka in upcoming phase along with the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has sanctioned any amount to Karnataka in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of targets fixed and the achievements made in this regard so far?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) The details of Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) operational in Karnataka is attached at Annexure-I.PDF file that opens in new window. To know how to open PDF file refer Help section located at bottom of the site.

(b) to (e) Ministry in association with Department of Posts (DOP) had announced in January, 2017 the opening of Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/Post Offices (PO) in each Parliamentary constituency where there is no Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK). All the Lok Sabha Constituencies in Karnataka have been covered with a PSK or POPSK.

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