Passport Office: There is good news for people who want to get their passports made. Let us tell you that now the facility of getting a passport will be available right next to your house.
Passport: Now there will be no need to travel long distances to get a passport. The central government has taken a new initiative, under which there is a plan to increase the number of passport service centers (Post Office Passport Seva Kendras – POPSK) from 442 to 600 through post offices in the next 5 years. Its main objective is to provide passport facilities to the citizens at their nearest post office. Under this initiative, citizens can now apply for passport from the Common Service Center (CSC) of their nearest post office. With this facility, millions of people will be able to get passports easily, without any hassle. Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) have been signed between the Department of Posts and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in which this facility will be implemented across the country by 2028-29. After this, there is a possibility of huge increase in the number of customers every year, which can increase from 35 lakh to one crore.
How will the passport be made?
Till now one had to apply by visiting passport service centers, but now this service is also available at the CSC counter of the post office. For this, you will have to register on the official website of the post office. You will have to submit the application form. After that you will be given a date on which you will have to go to the post office with your necessary documents for verification.
Required documents
To apply for a passport, you will need documents like birth certificate, high school mark sheet, PAN card, voter ID, Aadhaar card, driving license, ration card and affidavit made by a notary. After verification of these documents, your fingerprint and retina scan will also be done. If everything is found correct, your passport will be issued.
