Lok Sabha Question No. 2304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Not applicable in view of (a) above.
- (c) List of Post Office Passport Seva Kendras present across the country is given in Annexure I.
- (d) The district-wise details of Post Office Passport Seva Kendras functioning in Andhra Pradesh is given in Annexure II.
- (e) & (f)   As all the Lok Sabha Constituencies are covered with a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in the State of Andhra Pradesh (except at Araku) and Telangana, hence, there is no further proposal of opening of the same.
- (g) The details  of  the  Post  Offices  in  Telangana  in  which  Post  Office  Passport  Seva  Kendras  are functioning is given in Annexure III.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2304 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  DECEMBER, 2022

## POST OFFICE PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA

## 2304.   MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

SHRI B.B. PATIL:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to make all post offices existing in rural and semi-urban areas to be full-fledged Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in order to reduce the hardship of people residing in those areas and also to enhance ease in obtaining passports by them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) present across the country;
- (d) the district-wise details of POPSKs functioning in Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) whether any POPSKs are proposed to be made operational in the near future in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (f) if so, the details thereof, district-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the details of the post offices in Telangana in which Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) have been started and functioning under the said scheme so far?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS

## (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

## Annexure I

| Annexure referred to in reply of para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12-2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply of para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12-2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply of para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12-2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply of para (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12-2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                          | Location                                                                                                                                       | District                                                                                                                                       | State/Union Territory                                                                                                                          |
| 1.                                                                                                                                             | Port Blair                                                                                                                                     | South Andaman                                                                                                                                  | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                                                                        |
| 2.                                                                                                                                             | Anantapur                                                                                                                                      | Anantapur                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.                                                                                                                                             | Bapatla                                                                                                                                        | Bapatla                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 4.                                                                                                                                             | Chittoor                                                                                                                                       | Chittoor                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 5.                                                                                                                                             | Gudivada                                                                                                                                       | Krishna                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 6.                                                                                                                                             | Guntur                                                                                                                                         | Guntur                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 7.                                                                                                                                             | Hindupur                                                                                                                                       | Sri Satya Sai                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 8.                                                                                                                                             | Kadapa                                                                                                                                         | YSR Kadapa                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 9.                                                                                                                                             | Kodur                                                                                                                                          | Annamayya                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 10.                                                                                                                                            | Kurnool                                                                                                                                        | Kurnool                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 11.                                                                                                                                            | Nandyal                                                                                                                                        | Nandyal                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 12.                                                                                                                                            | Narasaraopet                                                                                                                                   | Palnadu                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 13.                                                                                                                                            | Nellore                                                                                                                                        | SPS Nellore                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 14.                                                                                                                                            | Ongole                                                                                                                                         | Prakasam                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 15.                                                                                                                                            | Amalapuram                                                                                                                                     | Dr. BR Ambedkar Konaseema                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 16.                                                                                                                                            | Eluru                                                                                                                                          | Eluru                                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 17.                                                                                                                                            | Kakinada                                                                                                                                       | Kakinada                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 18.                                                                                                                                            | Rajamundry                                                                                                                                     | East Godavari District                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 19.                                                                                                                                            | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                     | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 20.                                                                                                                                            | Vizianagaram                                                                                                                                   | Vizianagaram                                                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 21.                                                                                                                                            | Yelamanchili                                                                                                                                   | Anakapalle                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |
| 22.                                                                                                                                            | Changlang                                                                                                                                      | Changlang                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                              |
| 23.                                                                                                                                            | Khonsa                                                                                                                                         | Tirap                                                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                              |
| 24.                                                                                                                                            | Barpeta                                                                                                                                        | Barpeta                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 25.                                                                                                                                            | Dhubri                                                                                                                                         | Dhubri                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 26.                                                                                                                                            | Dibrugarh                                                                                                                                      | Dibrugarh                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 27.                                                                                                                                            | Goalpara                                                                                                                                       | Goalpara                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 28.                                                                                                                                            | Golaghat                                                                                                                                       | Golaghat                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 29.                                                                                                                                            | Jorhat                                                                                                                                         | Jorhat                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 30.                                                                                                                                            | Karbi Anglong                                                                                                                                  | Karbi Anglong                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 31.                                                                                                                                            | Karimganj                                                                                                                                      | Karimganj                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 32.                                                                                                                                            | Kokrajhar                                                                                                                                      | Kokrajhar                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 33.                                                                                                                                            | Mangaldoi                                                                                                                                      | Darrang                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 34.                                                                                                                                            | Nagaon                                                                                                                                         | Nagaon                                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                                          |
| 35.                                                                                                                                            | North Lakhimpur                                                                                                                                | North Lakhimpur                                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                                                          |

|   36. | Silchar            | Cachar         | Assam        |
|-------|--------------------|----------------|--------------|
|    37 | Tezpur             | Tezpur         | Assam        |
|    38 | Tinsukia           | Tinsukia       | Assam        |
|    39 | Arrah              | Bhojpur        | Bihar        |
|    40 | Aurangabad         | Aurangabad     | Bihar        |
|    41 | Banka              | Banka          | Bihar        |
|    42 | Begusarai          | Begusarai      | Bihar        |
|    43 | Bettiah            | West champaran | Bihar        |
|    44 | Bhagalpur          | Bhagalpur      | Bihar        |
|    45 | Buxar              | Buxar          | Bihar        |
|    46 | Chapra             | Saran          | Bihar        |
|    47 | Dalmianagar        | Rohtas         | Bihar        |
|    48 | Dalsinghsarai      | Samastipur     | Bihar        |
|    49 | Forbesganj         | Araria         | Bihar        |
|    50 | Gaya               | Gaya           | Bihar        |
|    51 | Gopalganj          | Gopalganj      | Bihar        |
|    52 | Hajipur            | Vaishali       | Bihar        |
|    53 | Jahanabad          | Jehanabad      | Bihar        |
|    54 | Jamui              | Jamui          | Bihar        |
|    55 | Katihar            | Katihar        | Bihar        |
|    56 | Khagaria           | Khagaria       | Bihar        |
|    57 | Kishanganj         | Kishanganj     | Bihar        |
|    58 | Madhubani          | Madhubani      | Bihar        |
|    59 | Maner              | Patna          | Bihar        |
|    60 | Motihari           | East champaran | Bihar        |
|    61 | Munger             | Munger         | Bihar        |
|    62 | Muzaffarpur        | Muzaffarpur    | Bihar        |
|    63 | Nalanda            | Nalanda        | Bihar        |
|    64 | Nawada             | Nawada         | Bihar        |
|    65 | Purnia             | Purnia         | Bihar        |
|    66 | Saharsa            | Saharsa        | Bihar        |
|    67 | Samastipur         | Samastipur     | Bihar        |
|    68 | Sasaram            | Rohtas         | Bihar        |
|    69 | Sheohar            | Sheohar        | Bihar        |
|    70 | Sitamarhi          | Sitamarhi      | Bihar        |
|    71 | Siwan              | Siwan          | Bihar        |
|    72 | Ekma (Maharajganj) | Saran          | Bihar        |
|    73 | Supaul             | Saharsa        | Bihar        |
|    74 | Bilaspur           | Bilaspur       | Chhattisgarh |
|    75 | Durg               | Durg           | Chhattisgarh |
|    76 | Janjgir-Champa     | Janjgir-Champa | Chhattisgarh |
|    77 | Korba              | Korba          | Chhattisgarh |

|   78. | Raigarh        | Raigarh                | Chhattisgarh                       |
|-------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|    79 | Rajnandgaon    | Rajnandgaon            | Chhattisgarh                       |
|    80 | Surguja        | Surguja                | Chhattisgarh                       |
|    81 | Daman          | Daman                  | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |
|    82 | Silvasa        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |
|    83 | JanakPuri      | South West Delhi       | Delhi                              |
|    84 | Mehrauli       | South Delhi            | Delhi                              |
|    85 | Nehru Place    | South Delhi            | Delhi                              |
|    86 | Patparganj     | East Delhi             | Delhi                              |
|    87 | Yamuna Vihar   | North East Delhi       | Delhi                              |
|    88 | Margao         | South Goa              | Goa                                |
|    89 | Amreli         | Amreli                 | Gujarat                            |
|    90 | Anand          | Anand                  | Gujarat                            |
|    91 | Bharuch        | Bharuch                | Gujarat                            |
|    92 | Bhavnagar      | Bhavnagar              | Gujarat                            |
|    93 | Bhuj           | Kachchh                | Gujarat                            |
|    94 | Chhota Udaipur | Chhota Udaipur         | Gujarat                            |
|    95 | Dahod          | Dahod                  | Gujarat                            |
|    96 | Gandhinagar    | Gandhinagar            | Gujarat                            |
|    97 | Godhra         | Panchmahal             | Gujarat                            |
|    98 | Himmatnagar    | Sabarkantha            | Gujarat                            |
|    99 | Jamnagar       | Jamnagar               | Gujarat                            |
|   100 | Junagadh       | Junagadh               | Gujarat                            |
|   101 | Mehsana        | Mehsana                | Gujarat                            |
|   102 | Nadiad         | Kheda                  | Gujarat                            |
|   103 | Palanpur       | Banaskantha            | Gujarat                            |
|   104 | Patan          | Patan                  | Gujarat                            |
|   105 | Porbandar      | Porbandar              | Gujarat                            |
|   106 | Surendranagar  | Surendranagar          | Gujarat                            |
|   107 | Veraval        | Gir Somnath            | Gujarat                            |
|   108 | Bardoli        | Surat                  | Gujarat                            |
|   109 | Navsari        | Navsari                | Gujarat                            |
|   110 | Rajpipla       | Narmada                | Gujarat                            |
|   111 | Valsad         | Valsad                 | Gujarat                            |
|   112 | Bhiwani        | Bhiwani                | Haryana                            |
|   113 | Hisar          | Hisar                  | Haryana                            |
|   114 | Kaithal        | Kaithal                | Haryana                            |
|   115 | Karnal         | Karnal                 | Haryana                            |
|   116 | Sirsa          | Sirsa                  | Haryana                            |
|   117 | Yamunanagar    | Yamunanagar            | Haryana                            |

|   118. | Faridabad      | Faridabad      | Haryana          |
|--------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
|    119 | Narnaul        | Mahendragarh   | Haryana          |
|    120 | Panipat        | Panipat        | Haryana          |
|    121 | Rohtak         | Rohtak         | Haryana          |
|    122 | Sonipat        | Sonipat        | Haryana          |
|    123 | Hamirpur       | Hamirpur       | Himachal Pradesh |
|    124 | Kangra         | Kangra         | Himachal Pradesh |
|    125 | Kullu          | Kullu          | Himachal Pradesh |
|    126 | Mandi          | Mandi          | Himachal Pradesh |
|    127 | Palampur       | Kangra         | Himachal Pradesh |
|    128 | Una            | Una            | Himachal Pradesh |
|    129 | Kathua         | Kathua         | Jammu &Kashmir   |
|    130 | Rajouri        | Rajouri        | Jammu &Kashmir   |
|    131 | Udhampur       | Udhampur       | Jammu &Kashmir   |
|    132 | Anantnag       | Anantnag       | Jammu &Kashmir   |
|    133 | Baramulla      | Baramulla      | Jammu &Kashmir   |
|    134 | Bokaro         | Bokaro         | Jharkhand        |
|    135 | Chaibasa       | West Singhbhum | Jharkhand        |
|    136 | Deoghar        | Deoghar        | Jharkhand        |
|    137 | Dhanbad        | Dhanbad        | Jharkhand        |
|    138 | Dumka          | Dumka          | Jharkhand        |
|    139 | Giridih        | Giridih        | Jharkhand        |
|    140 | Gumla          | Gumla          | Jharkhand        |
|    141 | Hazaribagh     | Hazaribagh     | Jharkhand        |
|    142 | Jamshedpur     | East Singhbhum | Jharkhand        |
|    143 | JhumriTilaiya  | Koderma        | Jharkhand        |
|    144 | Khunti         | Khunti         | Jharkhand        |
|    145 | Medininagar    | Palamau        | Jharkhand        |
|    146 | Sahibganj      | Sahibganj      | Jharkhand        |
|    147 | Simaria        | Chatra         | Jharkhand        |
|    148 | Ankola         | UttaraKannada  | Karnataka        |
|    149 | Bagalkot       | Bagalkot       | Karnataka        |
|    150 | Belagavi       | Belagavi       | Karnataka        |
|    151 | Ballari        | Ballari        | Karnataka        |
|    152 | Bidar          | Bidar          | Karnataka        |
|    153 | Chamarajanagar | Chamarajanagar | Karnataka        |
|    154 | Channapatna    | Ramanagara     | Karnataka        |
|    155 | Chikkaballapur | Chikkaballapur | Karnataka        |
|    156 | Chikkodi       | Belagavi       | Karnataka        |
|    157 | Chitradurga    | Chitradurga    | Karnataka        |
|    158 | Davangere      | Davangere      | Karnataka        |
|    159 | Gadag          | Gadag          | Karnataka        |

|   160. | Hassan         | Hassan             | Karnataka      |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|    161 | Jalahalli      | Bangalore Urban    | Karnataka      |
|    162 | Koppal         | Koppal             | Karnataka      |
|    163 | Maddur         | Mandya             | Karnataka      |
|    164 | Mysuru         | Mysuru             | Karnataka      |
|    165 | Raichur        | Raichur            | Karnataka      |
|    166 | Robertsonpet   | Kolar              | Karnataka      |
|    167 | Shivamogga     | Shivamogga         | Karnataka      |
|    168 | Tumakuru       | Tumakuru           | Karnataka      |
|    169 | Udupi          | Udupi              | Karnataka      |
|    170 | Vijayapura     | Vijayapura         | Karnataka      |
|    171 | Chengannur     | Alappuzha          | Kerala         |
|    172 | Kattappana     | Idukki             | Kerala         |
|    173 | Nenmara        | Palakkad           | Kerala         |
|    174 | Olavakkot      | Palakkad           | Kerala         |
|    175 | Kasargod       | Kasargod           | Kerala         |
|    176 | Attingal       | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala         |
|    177 | Pathanamthitta | Pathanamthitta     | Kerala         |
|    178 | Leh            | Leh                | Ladakh         |
|    179 | Kavaratti      | Lakshadweep        | Lakshadweep    |
|    180 | Balaghat       | Balaghat           | Madhya Pradesh |
|    181 | Betul          | Betul              | Madhya Pradesh |
|    182 | Chhatarpur     | Chhatarpur         | Madhya Pradesh |
|    183 | Chhindwara     | Chhindwara         | Madhya Pradesh |
|    184 | Damoh          | Damoh              | Madhya Pradesh |
|    185 | Dewas          | Dewas              | Madhya Pradesh |
|    186 | Dhar           | Dhar               | Madhya Pradesh |
|    187 | Gwalior        | Gwalior            | Madhya Pradesh |
|    188 | Hoshangabad    | Hoshangabad        | Madhya Pradesh |
|    189 | Jabalpur       | Jabalpur           | Madhya Pradesh |
|    190 | Ratlam         | Ratlam             | Madhya Pradesh |
|    191 | Rewa           | Rewa               | Madhya Pradesh |
|    192 | Sagar          | Sagar              | Madhya Pradesh |
|    193 | Satna          | Satna              | Madhya Pradesh |
|    194 | Seoni          | Seoni              | Madhya Pradesh |
|    195 | Tikamgarh      | Tikamgarh          | Madhya Pradesh |
|    196 | Ujjain         | Ujjain             | Madhya Pradesh |
|    197 | Vidisha        | Vidisha            | Madhya Pradesh |
|    198 | Aurangabad     | Aurangabad         | Maharashtra    |
|    199 | Bhiwandi       | Thane              | Maharashtra    |
|    200 | Bhusawal       | Jalgaon            | Maharashtra    |
|    201 | Dhule          | Dhule              | Maharashtra    |

|   202. | Jalgaon          | Jalgaon         | Maharashtra   |
|--------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|    203 | Rajapur          | Ratnagiri       | Maharashtra   |
|    204 | Santacruz        | Mumbai Suburban | Maharashtra   |
|    205 | Sion             | Mumbai          | Maharashtra   |
|    206 | Vashi            | Thane           | Maharashtra   |
|    207 | Vikroli          | Mumbai Suburban | Maharashtra   |
|    208 | Akola            | Akola           | Maharashtra   |
|    209 | Amravati         | Amravati        | Maharashtra   |
|    210 | Bhandara         | Bhandara        | Maharashtra   |
|    211 | Buldhana         | Buldana         | Maharashtra   |
|    212 | Chandrapur       | Chandrapur      | Maharashtra   |
|    213 | Gadchiroli       | Gadchiroli      | Maharashtra   |
|    214 | Hingoli          | Hingoli         | Maharashtra   |
|    215 | Katoal           | Nagpur          | Maharashtra   |
|    216 | Wardha           | Wardha          | Maharashtra   |
|    217 | Yavatmal         | Yavatmal        | Maharashtra   |
|    218 | Ahmednagar       | Ahmednagar      | Maharashtra   |
|    219 | Baramati         | Pune            | Maharashtra   |
|    220 | Beed             | Beed            | Maharashtra   |
|    221 | Ichalkaranji     | Kolhapur        | Maharashtra   |
|    222 | Jalna            | Jalna           | Maharashtra   |
|    223 | Kolhapur         | Kolhapur        | Maharashtra   |
|    224 | Latur            | Latur           | Maharashtra   |
|    225 | Madha            | Solapur         | Maharashtra   |
|    226 | Nanded           | Nanded          | Maharashtra   |
|    227 | Osmanabad        | Osmanabad       | Maharashtra   |
|    228 | Pandharpur       | Solapur         | Maharashtra   |
|    229 | Parbhani         | Parbhani        | Maharashtra   |
|    230 | Pimpri Chinchwad | Pune            | Maharashtra   |
|    231 | Sangli           | Sangli          | Maharashtra   |
|    232 | Satara           | Satara          | Maharashtra   |
|    233 | Shirur           | Pune            | Maharashtra   |
|    234 | Srirampur        | Ahmednagar      | Maharashtra   |
|    235 | Vasai            | Palghar         | Maharashtra   |
|    236 | Dombivali        | Thane           | Maharashtra   |
|    237 | Kakching         | Kakching        | Manipur       |
|    238 | Tura             | West Garo Hills | Meghalaya     |
|    239 | Aska             | Ganjam          | Odisha        |
|    240 | Balasore         | Balasore        | Odisha        |
|    241 | Bargarh          | Bargarh         | Odisha        |
|    242 | Baripada         | Mayurbhanj      | Odisha        |
|    243 | Berhampur        | Ganjam          | Odisha        |

|   244. | Bhadrak       | Bhadrak         | Odisha     |
|--------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
|    245 | Bhawanipatna  | Kalahandi       | Odisha     |
|    246 | Bolangir      | Balangir        | Odisha     |
|    247 | Cuttack       | Cuttack         | Odisha     |
|    248 | Dhenkanal     | Dhenkanal       | Odisha     |
|    249 | Jagatsinghpur | Jagatsinghpur   | Odisha     |
|    250 | Jajpur        | Jajpur          | Odisha     |
|    251 | Kendrapara    | Kendrapara      | Odisha     |
|    252 | Keonjhar      | Keonjhar        | Odisha     |
|    253 | Koraput       | Koraput         | Odisha     |
|    254 | Nabarangpur   | Nabarangapur    | Odisha     |
|    255 | Phulbani      | Kandhamal       | Odisha     |
|    256 | Puri          | Puri            | Odisha     |
|    257 | Rourkela      | Sundargarh      | Odisha     |
|    258 | Sambalpur     | Sambalpur       | Odisha     |
|    259 | Karaikal      | Nagapattinam    | Puducherry |
|    260 | Ferozpur      | Ferozpur        | Punjab     |
|    261 | BassiPathanan | Fatehgarh Sahib | Punjab     |
|    262 | Bathinda      | Bathinda        | Punjab     |
|    263 | Malerkotla    | Malerkotla      | Punjab     |
|    264 | Patiala       | Patiala         | Punjab     |
|    265 | Ropar         | Ropar           | Punjab     |
|    266 | Moga          | Moga            | Punjab     |
|    267 | Pathankot     | Pathankot       | Punjab     |
|    268 | Phagwara      | Kapurthala      | Punjab     |
|    269 | Ajmer         | Ajmer           | Rajasthan  |
|    270 | Alwar         | Alwar           | Rajasthan  |
|    271 | Banswara      | Dungarpur       | Rajasthan  |
|    272 | Barmer        | Barmer          | Rajasthan  |
|    273 | Bharatpur     | Bharatpur       | Rajasthan  |
|    274 | Bhilwara      | Bhilwara        | Rajasthan  |
|    275 | Bikaner       | Bikaner         | Rajasthan  |
|    276 | Chittorgarh   | Chittorgarh     | Rajasthan  |
|    277 | Churu         | Churu           | Rajasthan  |
|    278 | Dausa         | Jaipur          | Rajasthan  |
|    279 | Hanumangarh   | Sriganganagar   | Rajasthan  |
|    280 | Jaisalmer     | Jaisalmer       | Rajasthan  |
|    281 | Jhalawar      | Jhalawar        | Rajasthan  |
|    282 | Jhunjhunu     | Jhunjhunu       | Rajasthan  |
|    283 | Kankroli      | Rajasmand       | Rajasthan  |
|    284 | Dholpur       | Dholpur         | Rajasthan  |
|    285 | Kota          | Kota            | Rajasthan  |

|   286. | Kotputli          | Jaipur              | Rajasthan   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|    287 | Nagaur            | Nagaur              | Rajasthan   |
|    288 | Pali              | Pali                | Rajasthan   |
|    289 | Pratapgarh        | Chittorgarh         | Rajasthan   |
|    290 | Sawai Madhopur    | Sawai Madhopur      | Rajasthan   |
|    291 | Sirohi            | Sirohi              | Rajasthan   |
|    292 | Sriganganagar     | Sriganganagar       | Rajasthan   |
|    293 | Arani             | Tiruvannamalai      | Tamil Nadu  |
|    294 | Chennai GPO       | Chennai             | Tamil Nadu  |
|    295 | Chidambaram       | Cuddalore           | Tamil Nadu  |
|    296 | Cuddalore         | Cuddalore           | Tamil Nadu  |
|    297 | Dharmapuri        | Dharmapuri          | Tamil Nadu  |
|    298 | Kallakurichi      | Kallakurichi        | Tamil Nadu  |
|    299 | Kancheepuram      | Kancheepuram        | Tamil Nadu  |
|    300 | Krishnagiri       | Krishnagiri         | Tamil Nadu  |
|    301 | Ranipet           | Ranipet             | Tamil Nadu  |
|    302 | Tiruvallur        | Tiruvallur          | Tamil Nadu  |
|    303 | Tiruvannamalai    | Tiruvannamalai      | Tamil Nadu  |
|    304 | Vellore           | Vellore             | Tamil Nadu  |
|    305 | Villupuram        | Villupuram          | Tamil Nadu  |
|    306 | Coonoor           | Nilgiris            | Tamil Nadu  |
|    307 | Erode             | Erode               | Tamil Nadu  |
|    308 | Rasipuram         | Namakkal            | Tamil Nadu  |
|    309 | Salem             | Salem               | Tamil Nadu  |
|    310 | Bodineyaknur      | Theni               | Tamil Nadu  |
|    311 | Devakottai        | Sivagangai          | Tamil Nadu  |
|    312 | Kodai Road        | Dindigul            | Tamil Nadu  |
|    313 | Nagercoil         | Kanyakumari         | Tamil Nadu  |
|    314 | Rajapalayam       | Viruthunagar        | Tamil Nadu  |
|    315 | Ramanathapuram    | Ramanathapuram      | Tamil Nadu  |
|    316 | Thoothukkudi      | Thoothukudi         | Tamil Nadu  |
|    317 | Virudhunagar      | Viruthunagar        | Tamil Nadu  |
|    318 | Karur             | Karur               | Tamil Nadu  |
|    319 | Perambalur        | Perambalur          | Tamil Nadu  |
|    320 | Sirkali           | Nagapattinam        | Tamil Nadu  |
|    321 | Thiruthuraipoondi | Tiruvarur           | Tamil Nadu  |
|    322 | Adilabad          | Adilabad            | Telangana   |
|    323 | Bhongir           | Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | Telangana   |
|    324 | Kamareddy         | Kamareddy           | Telangana   |
|    325 | Khammam           | Khammam             | Telangana   |
|    326 | Mahabubabad       | Mahabubabad         | Telangana   |
|    327 | Mancherial        | Mancherial          | Telangana   |

|   328. | Medak          | Medak              | Telangana     |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|---------------|
|    329 | Medchal        | Medchal-Malkajgiri | Telangana     |
|    330 | Mahaboobnagar  | Mahabubnagar       | Telangana     |
|    331 | Nalgonda       | Nalgonda           | Telangana     |
|    332 | Siddipet       | Siddipet           | Telangana     |
|    333 | Vikarabad      | Vikarabad          | Telangana     |
|    334 | Wanaparthy     | Wanaparthy         | Telangana     |
|    335 | Warangal       | Hanamkonda         | Telangana     |
|    336 | Dharmanagar    | North Tripura      | Tripura       |
|    337 | Amroha         | Amroha             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    338 | Badaun         | Badaun             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    339 | Bijnor         | Bijnor             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    340 | Moradabad      | Moradabad          | Uttar Pradesh |
|    341 | Pilibhit       | Piliphit           | Uttar Pradesh |
|    342 | Rampur         | Rampur             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    343 | Shahjahanpur   | Shahjahanpur       | Uttar Pradesh |
|    344 | Achnera        | Agra               | Uttar Pradesh |
|    345 | Agra           | Agra               | Uttar Pradesh |
|    346 | Aligarh        | Aligarh            | Uttar Pradesh |
|    347 | Baghpat        | Baghpat            | Uttar Pradesh |
|    348 | Bulandshahr    | Bulandshahr        | Uttar Pradesh |
|    349 | Hathras        | Hathras            | Uttar Pradesh |
|    350 | Meerut         | Meerut             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    351 | Muzaffarnagar  | Muzaffarnagar      | Uttar Pradesh |
|    352 | Noida          | Gautambuddhnagar   | Uttar Pradesh |
|    353 | Saharanpur     | Saharanpur         | Uttar Pradesh |
|    354 | Vrindavan      | Mathura            | Uttar Pradesh |
|    355 | Allahabad      | Prayagraj          | Uttar Pradesh |
|    356 | Ambedkar Nagar | Ambedkar Nagar     | Uttar Pradesh |
|    357 | Amethi         | Amethi             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    358 | Ayodhya        | Ayodhya            | Uttar Pradesh |
|    359 | Azamgarh       | Azamgarh           | Uttar Pradesh |
|    360 | Bahraich       | Bahraich           | Uttar Pradesh |
|    361 | Ballia         | Ballia             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    362 | Balrampur      | Balrampur          | Uttar Pradesh |
|    363 | Banda          | Banda              | Uttar Pradesh |
|    364 | Bhadohi        | Sant Ravidas Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
|    365 | Chunar         | Mirzapur           | Uttar Pradesh |
|    366 | Deoria         | Deoria             | Uttar Pradesh |
|    367 | Farrukhabad    | Farrukhabad        | Uttar Pradesh |
|    368 | Fatehpur       | Fatehpur           | Uttar Pradesh |
|    369 | Ghazipur       | Ghazipur           | Uttar Pradesh |

|   370. | Gonda                   | Gonda             | Uttar Pradesh   |
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|    371 | Mau                     | Mau               | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    372 | Hamirpur                | Hamirpur          | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    373 | Hardoi                  | Hardoi            | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    374 | Jaunpur                 | Jaunpur           | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    375 | Jhansi                  | Jhansi            | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    376 | Lakhimpur Kheri         | Kheri             | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    377 | Maharajganj             | Maharajganj       | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    378 | Misrikh                 | Sitapur           | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    379 | Pratapgarh              | Pratapgarh        | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    380 | Raebareli               | Raebareli         | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    381 | Siddharth Nagar         | Siddharth Nagar   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    382 | Sitapur                 | Sitapur           | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    383 | Sultanpur               | Sultanpur         | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    384 | Unnao                   | Unnao             | Uttar Pradesh   |
|    385 | Almora                  | Almora            | Uttarakhand     |
|    386 | Kathgodam               | Nainital          | Uttarakhand     |
|    387 | Nainital                | Nainital          | Uttarakhand     |
|    388 | Roorkee                 | Haridwar          | Uttarakhand     |
|    389 | Rudrapur                | Udham Singh Nagar | Uttarakhand     |
|    390 | Srinagar                | Pauri             | Uttarakhand     |
|    391 | Alipurduar              | Alipurduar        | West Bengal     |
|    392 | Amta                    | Howrah            | West Bengal     |
|    393 | Arambagh                | Hooghly           | West Bengal     |
|    394 | Asansol                 | Paschim Bardhaman | West Bengal     |
|    395 | Ashoknagar              | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |
|    396 | Balurghat               | Dakshin Dinajpur  | West Bengal     |
|    397 | Bangaon                 | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |
|    398 | Bankura                 | Bankura           | West Bengal     |
|    399 | Bardhaman               | Purba Bardhaman   | West Bengal     |
|    400 | Barrackpore             | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |
|    401 | Basirhat                | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |
|    402 | Beadon Street           | Kolkata           | West Bengal     |
|    403 | Bishnupur               | Bankura           | West Bengal     |
|    404 | Bolpur                  | Birbhum           | West Bengal     |
|    405 | Canning Town Ferry Ghat | South 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |
|    406 | Chinsurah               | Hooghly           | West Bengal     |
|    407 | Coochbehar              | Cooch Behar       | West Bengal     |
|    408 | Darjeeling              | Darjeeling        | West Bengal     |
|    409 | Diamond Harbour         | South 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |
|    410 | Dum Dum                 | North 24 Parganas | West Bengal     |

|   411. | Ghatal        | Paschim Medinipur   | West Bengal   |
|--------|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
|    412 | Howrah        | Howrah              | West Bengal   |
|    413 | Jadavpur      | Kolkata             | West Bengal   |
|    414 | Jalpaiguri    | Jalpaiguri          | West Bengal   |
|    415 | Jhargram      | Jhargram            | West Bengal   |
|    416 | Jiyaganj      | Murshidabad         | West Bengal   |
|    417 | Kakdweep      | South 24 Parganas   | West Bengal   |
|    418 | Contai        | Purba Medinipur     | West Bengal   |
|    419 | Katwa         | Purba Bardhaman     | West Bengal   |
|    420 | Kharagpur     | Paschim Medinipur   | West Bengal   |
|    421 | Krishnanagar  | Nadia               | West Bengal   |
|    422 | Makdumpur     | Malda               | West Bengal   |
|    423 | Purulia       | Purulia             | West Bengal   |
|    424 | Raghunathganj | Murshidabad         | West Bengal   |
|    425 | Raiganj       | Uttar Dinajpur      | West Bengal   |
|    426 | Rampurhat     | Birbhum             | West Bengal   |
|    427 | Ranaghat      | Nadia               | West Bengal   |
|    428 | Samsi         | Malda               | West Bengal   |
|    429 | Serampore     | Hooghly             | West Bengal   |
|    430 | Tamluk        | Purba Medinipur     | West Bengal   |

| Annexure referred to in reply to para (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12- 2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply to para (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12- 2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply to para (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12- 2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                           | Name of District                                                                                                                                | Name of Post Office                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Anantpur                                                                                                                                        | Anantapur Head Post Office                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Chitoor                                                                                                                                         | Chittoor Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | YSR Kadapa                                                                                                                                      | Cuddapah Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Annamayya                                                                                                                                       | Kodur Sub Post Office                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Sri Satya Sai                                                                                                                                   | Hindupur Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Kurnool                                                                                                                                         | Kurnool Head Post Office                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Nandyal                                                                                                                                         | Nandyal RS Sub Post Office                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Konaseema                                                                                                                                       | Amalapuram Head Post Office                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                               | Anakapalle                                                                                                                                      | Yelamanchali Head Post Office                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                              | Kakinada                                                                                                                                        | Kakinada Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                              | Rajahmundry                                                                                                                                     | Rajahmundry Head Post Office                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                              | Srikakulam                                                                                                                                      | Srikakulam Head Post Office                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                              | Vizianagaram                                                                                                                                    | Vizianagaram Contonment Head Post Office                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                              | Eluru                                                                                                                                           | Eluru Head Post Office                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                                              | Krishna                                                                                                                                         | Gudivada Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                                              | Guntur                                                                                                                                          | Chandramouli Nagar Sub Post Office                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                              | Palnadu                                                                                                                                         | Narasaraopet Head Post Office                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                              | Nellore                                                                                                                                         | Nellore Head Post office                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                              | Prakasam                                                                                                                                        | Ongole Head Post Office                                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                                                              | Bapatla                                                                                                                                         | Bapatla Head Post Office                                                                                                                        |

| Annexure referred to in reply to para (g) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12- 2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply to para (g) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12- 2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   | Annexure referred to in reply to para (g) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2304 for 21-12- 2022 regarding Post Office Passport Seva Kendra   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                          | Name of District                                                                                                                                | Name of Post Office                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Warangal Urban                                                                                                                                  | Hanamkonda Head Post Office                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Khammam                                                                                                                                         | Khammam Head Post Office                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                               | Adilabad                                                                                                                                        | Adilabad Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Siddipet                                                                                                                                        | Siddipet Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Wanaparthy                                                                                                                                      | Wanaparthy Head Post Office                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Kamareddy                                                                                                                                       | Kamareddy Head Post Office                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Mahabubnagar                                                                                                                                    | Mahabubnagar Head Post Office                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Nalgonda                                                                                                                                        | Nalgonda Head Post Office                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                               | Yadadri                                                                                                                                         | Bhongir Head Post Office                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                              | Mahabubabad                                                                                                                                     | Mahabubabad                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                              | Mancherial                                                                                                                                      | Mancherial                                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                                              | Medak                                                                                                                                           | Medak Head Post Office                                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                                              | Vikarabad                                                                                                                                       | Vikarabad Head Post Office                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                                              | Medchal-Malkajgiri                                                                                                                              | Medchal Sub Post Office                                                                                                                         |

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