Lok Sabha Question No. 4747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Videsh Sampark Programmes
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4747 ANSWERED ON- 28/03/2025 VIDESH SAMPARK PROGRAMMES

## 4747.  SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of passport applications received and passports issued by the Regional Passport Office (RPO), Bangalore and Passport Seva Kendras in the State of Karnataka over the last five years, year-wise and district-wise;

(b) the number of passport applications that has faced objections or were rejected by the RPO, Bangalore during the same period, along with the primary reasons for such objection / rejection; and

(c) whether the RPO, Bangalore has organised any Videsh Sampark Programmes in Karnataka in collaboration with the State Government during the last three years and if so, the details thereof?

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

## (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) Number of passport applications received and passport issued by Regional Passport Office (RPO), Bangalore and Passport Seva Kendras in State of Karnataka over the last five years i.e. from 2020 to 2024, year wise is attached at Annexure-I.

(b) Number of  passport applications that faced objections or were rejected by the RPO, Bangalore during the last five year i.e. from 2020 to 2024 is attached at Annexure-II. The objection/rejection of passport applications are primarily due to (a) insufficient documents submitted and/or (b) mismatch in the credentials of the documents submitted by the applicant.

(c)   The   RPO,   Bangalore   has   not   organised   any   Videsh   Sampark Programme in collaboration with the State Government during the last three years.

## Annexure - I

## Passport Applications Received & Passports Issued by RPO Bangalore (District-Wise)

|       |                  | 2020                  | 2020            | 2021                 | 2021            | 2022                  | 2022            | 2023                  | 2023            | 2024                  | 2024            |
|-------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
| S. No | District         | Applicatio n Received | Passport Issued | Application Received | Passport Issued | Applicatio n Received | Passport Issued | Applicatio n Received | Passport Issued | Applicatio n Received | Passport Issued |
| 1     | Belagavi City    | 5863                  | 6084            | 8069                 | 7710            | 12982                 | 12220           | 14423                 | 14107           | 15215                 | 14167           |
| 2     | Bagalkot         | 2457                  | 2587            | 2793                 | 2617            | 6155                  | 5458            | 6129                  | 5819            | 6928                  | 6510            |
| 3     | Ballari          | 4994                  | 5100            | 6452                 | 6328            | 8115                  | 7741            | 9395                  | 9155            | 9903                  | 9068            |
| 4     | Belagavi         | 4829                  | 5329            | 6197                 | 5821            | 12439                 | 11281           | 12906                 | 12302           | 13791                 | 12925           |
| 5     | Bengaluru        | 169195                | 170922          | 222578               | 218575          | 365485                | 352536          | 419181                | 405955          | 446154                | 430106          |
| 6     | Bengaluru Rural  | 6827                  | 7168            | 10138                | 9851            | 19478                 | 18151           | 24900                 | 23469           | 29508                 | 28202           |
| 7     | Bidar            | 5115                  | 5184            | 6296                 | 6033            | 11072                 | 10363           | 13529                 | 13272           | 13787                 | 12903           |
| 8     | Chamrajanagar    | 1098                  | 1166            | 1170                 | 1145            | 2767                  | 2542            | 3171                  | 3046            | 3380                  | 3117            |
| 9     | Chikballapur     | 2648                  | 2884            | 2974                 | 2838            | 5899                  | 5534            | 7656                  | 7289            | 7958                  | 7675            |
| 10    | Chikkamag aluru  | 3426                  | 3638            | 4674                 | 4497            | 8060                  | 7668            | 9598                  | 9268            | 10201                 | 9590            |
| 11    | Chitradurga      | 2302                  | 2430            | 2720                 | 2628            | 5500                  | 4888            | 6138                  | 6265            | 7186                  | 6494            |
| 12    | Dakshina Kannada | 9526                  | 9830            | 14857                | 14351           | 24503                 | 24047           | 26203                 | 25665           | 27575                 | 26836           |
| 13    | Davangere        | 4052                  | 4211            | 5108                 | 4939            | 9948                  | 9498            | 12349                 | 12109           | 13266                 | 12144           |
| 14    | Dharwad          | 613                   | 591             | 782                  | 746             | 1603                  | 1610            | 1629                  | 1527            | 1807                  | 1634            |
| 15    | Gadag            | 1389                  | 1460            | 1490                 | 1441            | 3245                  | 2987            | 3483                  | 3327            | 4056                  | 3694            |
| 16    | Hassan           | 4511                  | 4757            | 5170                 | 4786            | 10031                 | 9558            | 11934                 | 11574           | 13206                 | 12071           |
| 17    | Haveri           | 1935                  | 1954            | 2004                 | 1918            | 4973                  | 4545            | 5965                  | 5709            | 6643                  | 6087            |

|   18 | Hubballi- Dharwad City   | 7833      | 8439   |   9451 | 9141      |   17000 |   16027 |   18571 |   17614 | 20197   |   18550 |
|------|--------------------------|-----------|--------|--------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|   19 | KGF (Kolar) Kalaburagi   | 1414 1457 |        |   1771 | 1701 3029 |    2779 |    3377 |    3290 |    3779 |         |    3687 |
|   20 | 2671                     |           | 3157   |   4024 | 3794      |    6704 |    6346 |    7798 |    7465 | 7569    |    7170 |
|   21 | Kalaburagi City          | 6515      | 7078   |   7307 | 6988      |   13506 |   12831 |   17178 |   16881 | 16927   |   16638 |
|   22 | Kodagu                   | 3271      | 3232   |   5105 | 5016      |    7988 |    7653 |    8245 |    7956 | 8396    |    8175 |
|   23 | Kolar                    | 2365      | 2764   |   2555 | 2440      |    6106 |    5484 |    7399 |    7129 | 8476    |    8077 |
|   24 | Koppal                   | 1325      | 1425   |   1549 | 1454      |    3112 |    2787 |    3635 |    3444 | 4328    |    4058 |
|   25 | Mandya                   | 2940      | 3260   |   3671 | 3397      |    7048 |    6225 |    8363 |    8007 | 9551    |    8715 |
|   26 | Mangaluru City           | 18154     | 18472  |  25719 | 24909     |   40866 |   39302 |   44361 |   44175 | 45630   |   45045 |
|   27 | Mysuru City              | 11025     | 11631  |  15717 | 15368     |   24728 |   23235 |   29426 |   28800 | 30533   |   28821 |
|   28 | Mysuru District          | 2156      | 2308   |   3038 | 2862      |    6081 |    5629 |    7549 |    7135 | 8724    |    8260 |
|   29 | Raichur                  | 2830      | 3018   |   3570 | 3348      |    6927 |    6470 |    8304 |    8093 | 8602    |    8024 |
|   30 | Ramanagar                | 2577      | 2641   |   2896 | 2763      |    6103 |    5476 |    8011 |    7703 | 9695    |    9062 |
|   31 | Shivamogg a              | 6535      | 6781   |   7744 | 7473      |   13720 |   13074 |   16046 |   15831 | 16958   |   15618 |
|   32 | Tumakuru                 | 5634      | 6236   |   6885 | 6576      |   12600 |   11900 |   15779 |   15511 | 17393   |   15825 |
|   33 | Udupi                    | 10974     | 10911  |  17109 | 16662     |   25507 |   25207 |   27121 |   27026 | 28290   |   27152 |
|   34 | Uttara Kannada           | 6709      | 7119   |   9808 | 9349      |   16065 |   15288 |   17860 |   17134 | 18126   |   17470 |
|   35 | Vijayanagara             | -         | -      |     18 | -         |    3329 |    2925 |    4245 |    4068 | 5061    |    4641 |

| 36   | Vijayapura   |   4428 |   4893 |   4682 |   4369 |   8847 |   8127 |   9970 |   9570 |   10155 |   9451 |
|------|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| 37   | Yadgir       |   1181 |   1276 |   1508 |   1388 |   3334 |   3108 |   4372 |   4248 |    4022 |   3883 |
|      | Total        | 331317 | 341393 | 437599 | 425222 | 744855 | 710500 | 856199 | 830938 |  912976 | 871545 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

| Number of applications rejected by RPO Bangalore   | Number of applications rejected by RPO Bangalore   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                               | Applications Rejected                              |
| 2020                                               |                                                    |
|                                                    | 2021 1                                             |
| 2022                                               |                                                    |
| 2023                                               |                                                    |
|                                                    | 2024 0                                             |

| Number of Applications Objected/ Put on Hold by RPO Bangalore   | Number of Applications Objected/ Put on Hold by RPO Bangalore   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                            | Applications on hold*                                           |
| 2020                                                            | 3023                                                            |
| 2021                                                            | 2931                                                            |
| 2022                                                            | 3944                                                            |
| 2023                                                            | 5660                                                            |
| 2024                                                            | 11532                                                           |

*Application   put   on   hold   are   also   cleared   expeditiously   subject   to fulfillment of submission of required documents by the applicant.