Lok Sabha Question No. 1072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Passport Seva kendras
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2021

## PASSPORT SEVA KENDRAS

+1072. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias

PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR :

SHRI SANJAY JADHAV :

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS :

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) working in Maharashtra;
- (b) whether   the   Government   had   announced   to   set   up   more   PSKs   in Maharashtra in the third phase and if so, whether the Government has achieved the targets set;
- (c) if   so,   the   current status of PSKs in Osmanabad, Parbhani and Ramtek districts;
- (d) whether the Government has sanctioned any funds for Maharashtra for this purpose;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of targets set and achieved in this regard ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Eight (08) Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and thirty eight (38) Post Office Passport  Seva   Kendras   (POPSKs)   are   operational   in   Maharashtra.   The   list   is attached at Annexure I and II respectively.

(b) & (c) Government had announced five POPSKs in the third phase  in Maharashtra viz. Akola, Amravati, Baramati, Chandrapur and Madha. All are now functional.   POPSKs in all three Parliamentary constituencies viz.  Osmanabad, Parbhani and Ramtek districts are functional.

(d) to (f) Expenditure for PSK and POPSKs are met from the budget of Ministry of External Affairs directly without any earmarking of funds for particular States.

In order to enhance ease in obtaining passports and reduce hardship, the Ministry   in   association   with   Department   of   Posts   (DOP)   had  announced   in January, 2017 opening of Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/Post Offices (PO) in each Parliamentary constituency where there was no Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK). Out of 48 Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituencies in Maharashtra, there are 38 POPSKs and 8 Passport Seva Kendras covering 44 Parliamentary

Constituencies. Opening of PSK is an ongoing activity and depends on various factors including distance from the Passport Kendras and volume of applications from a particular region.

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## ANNEXURE I

| List of PSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   | List of PSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   | List of PSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   | List of PSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                            | PSK Location                                   | State                                          | RPO Name                                       |
| 1                                              | Andheri                                        | Maharashtra                                    | Mumbai                                         |
| 2                                              | Lower Parel                                    | Maharashtra                                    | Mumbai                                         |
| 3                                              | Malad                                          | Maharashtra                                    | Mumbai                                         |
| 4                                              | Nashik II                                      | Maharashtra                                    | Mumbai                                         |
| 5                                              | Thane II                                       | Maharashtra                                    | Mumbai                                         |
| 6                                              | Nagpur                                         | Maharashtra                                    | Nagpur                                         |
| 7                                              | Pune                                           | Maharashtra                                    | Pune                                           |
| 8                                              | Solapur                                        | Maharashtra                                    | Pune                                           |

## ANNEXURE II

|   List of POPSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021 | List of POPSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   | List of POPSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   | List of POPSKs in Maharashtra as on 27.11.2021   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|                                                1 | Aurangabad                                       | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                2 | Bhiwandi                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                3 | Bhusawal                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                4 | Daman                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                5 | Dhule                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                6 | Dombivli                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                7 | Jalgaon                                          | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                8 | Rajapur                                          | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                                9 | Santacruz                                        | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                               10 | Silvasa                                          | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                               11 | Sion                                             | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                               12 | Vashi                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                               13 | Vikroli                                          | Maharashtra                                      | Mumbai                                           |
|                                               14 | Akola                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               15 | Amravati                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               16 | Bhandara                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               17 | Buldhana                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               18 | Chandrapur                                       | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               19 | Gadchiroli                                       | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               20 | Hingoli                                          | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               21 | Katoal                                           | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               22 | Wardha                                           | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               23 | Yavatmal                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Nagpur                                           |
|                                               24 | Ahmednagar                                       | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               25 | Baramati                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               26 | Beed                                             | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               27 | Ichalkaranji                                     | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               28 | Jalna                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               29 | Kolhapur                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               30 | Latur                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               31 | Madha                                            | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               32 | Nanded                                           | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               33 | Osmanabad                                        | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               34 | Pandharpur                                       | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               35 | Parbhani                                         | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               36 | Pimpri Chinchwad                                 | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               37 | Sangli                                           | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               38 | Satara                                           | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               39 | Shirur                                           | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |
|                                               40 | Srirampur                                        | Maharashtra                                      | Pune                                             |

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