The Ministry of External Affairs addressed Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 984 on December 5, 2025, regarding Passport Seva Kendras in Gujarat, posed by Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, responded that the opening of Passport Offices (POs), Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs), and Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) is an ongoing activity. This is dependent on factors such as distance from existing POs/PSKs/POPSKs and the volume of passport applications from a particular region. Since January 2017, the Ministry of External Affairs, in association with the Department of Posts (DoP), decided to open Seva Kendras at Head Post Offices (HPO)/Post Offices (PO) called Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) in each Lok Sabha Constituency (LSC) where there is no PSK or POPSK. A POPSK is functional in Junagadh district in Junagadh LSC. Currently, there are 2 Regional Passport Offices (RPOs), 5 PSKs and 23 POPSKs operational in Gujarat State.
The government does not have a policy under consideration to establish passport service centres in institutes other than post offices.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of External Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for passport services, as referenced in the document.
Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs): Passport service centers mentioned as locations for passport services.
Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs): Passport service centers located within post offices.
Gujarat: The specific location of interest in the parliamentary question, where the establishment of Passport Seva Kendras is being considered.
Department of Posts (DoP): Partner department for establishing Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 984
ANSWERED ON- 05/12/2025
PASSPORT SEVA KENDRAS IN GUJARAT
984. SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government intends to establish more Passport Seva
Kendras in Gujarat, especially in Junagadh district, if so, the details
thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(b) whether Government further intends to establish passport service
centres in institutes other than post offices for increasing delivery
services, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) Opening of Passport Offices (POs)/ Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs)/
Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) is an on-going activity
and depends upon various factors including distance from existing
POs/ PSKs/ POPSKs and the volume of passport applications from a
1particular region. Ministry of External Affairs in association with
Department of Posts (DoP) had decided in January 2017 to open Seva
Kendras at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/Post Offices (PO) in the
country called Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) in each
Lok Sabha Constituency (LSC) where there is no PSK or
POPSK. Under this initiative, a POPSK is functional at Junagadh
district in Junagadh LSC. Currently, there are 2 Regional Passport
Offices (RPOs), 5 PSKs and 23 POPSKs operational in Gujarat State.
(b) There is no such policy under consideration of the Government
to establish passport service centres in institutes other than post
offices.
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