Lok Sabha Question No. 4351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Post Office Passport Service Centers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Arun Govil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2026

## POST OFFICE PASSPORT SERVICE CENTERS

## †4351. SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress made so far under the scheme to open post office passport service centers in all Lok Sabha Constituencies along with the circle-wise number of centers currently operational;
- (b) the total number of passport applications processed during the last three years along with the details of new services launched;
- (c) whether the Government has made any assessment of the impact of this on the accessibility of passport services and if so, the details of the conclusions thereof;
- (d) whether a post office passport service center has been established or proposed in Meerut Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (e) if so, the current status, number of applications processed along with the details of service coverage thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) As  on  date,  452  Post  Office  Passport  Seva  Kendras  (POPSK)  have  been  operationalized across 23 Circles. The list of number of operational POPSKs in each state /Circle is enclosed as Annexure I.
- (b) Details  of  the  number  of  Passport  applications  including  Police  Clearance  Certificates processed  in the last three years are:  35,05,818 (2023) ,  32,38,811 (2024) and  39,59,325 (2025) .
- (c) Yes, Sir. The Ministry has undertaken periodic assessments to evaluate the impact of POPSK expansion on passport accessibility. The expansion of POPSKs has significantly improved access to passport services for citizens by reducing travel distance, time and associated costs. POPSKs have substantially enhanced last-mile connectivity, strengthened service accessibility, and made passport services more inclusive, affordable, and citizen-centric across the country.
- (d) Yes, Sir. POPSK Meerut Cant HO has been functioning since 23.02.2018.
- (e) Since inception, 77,193 passport applications and 1,648 police clearance certificates have been processed at POPSK Meerut Cant HO till 28.02.2026.

## Annexure referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question with No. 4351 to be answered on 18.03.2026

| No. of POPSKs Circle Wise   | No. of POPSKs Circle Wise   | No. of POPSKs Circle Wise   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.                     | Name of Circle              | No. of POPSKs               |
| 1                           | Andhra Pradesh              | 21                          |
| 2                           | Assam                       | 15                          |
| 3                           | Bihar                       | 37                          |
| 4                           | Chhattisgarh                | 9                           |
| 5                           | Delhi                       | 5                           |
| 6                           | Gujarat                     | 25                          |
| 7                           | Haryana                     | 11                          |
| 8                           | Himachal Pradesh            | 6                           |
| 9                           | J&K                         | 6                           |
| 10                          | Jharkhand                   | 15                          |
| 11                          | Karnataka                   | 23                          |
| 12                          | Kerala                      | 9                           |
| 13                          | Madhya Pradesh              | 25                          |
| 14                          | Maharashtra                 | 42                          |
| 15                          | North East                  | 5                           |
| 16                          | Odisha                      | 20                          |
| 17                          | Punjab                      | 9                           |
| 18                          | Rajasthan                   | 24                          |
| 19                          | Tamil Nadu                  | 32                          |
| 20                          | Telangana                   | 14                          |
| 21                          | Uttar Pradesh               | 52                          |
| 22                          | Uttarakhand                 | 6                           |
| 23                          | West Bengal                 | 41                          |
|                             | TOTAL                       | 452                         |

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