Post Office Passport Seva Kendra

Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)
SloganService Excellence
CountryIndia
Prime Minister(s)Narendra Modi
MinistryMinistry of External Affairs (India)
India Post
Key peopleS Jaishankar (Minister of External Affairs) General V. K. Singh (Minister of State of External Affairs)
Launched24 January 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-24)
StatusActive
Websitepassportindia.gov.in

Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (lit. 'Post Office Passport Service Center') abbreviated as POPSK is an Indian government initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs (India) (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DoP),[1] where the Head Post Offices (HPO) and post offices is being utilized as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for delivery of passport related services to the citizens of India.[2][3][4][5] The purpose of this initiative is to develop passport related services on a bigger scale and to ensure wider area coverage.[6] As of November 2019 a total of 424 POPSKs have been made operational in the country.[7]

  1. ^ "Opening of the third batch of new Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)". mea.gov.in. MEA. 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Passport Enquiry - Passport Status, Passport Tracking, Passport Login". Passport Enquiry. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Passport issuance getting delayed". The Times of India. 22 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Government Announces 149 New Post Office Passport Seva Kendras". NDTV. 17 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Govt to open 56 Post Office Passport Seva Kendra facilities". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Opening of new Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) in the Second Phase". Press Information Bureau. 17 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Consular| Passport and Visa Division | Passport Seva". portal2.passportindia.gov.in. Retrieved 26 November 2019.