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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1115
ANSWERED ON- 24/07/2026
PSKs IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
†1115. DR. RAJEEV BHARADWAJ:
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :
(a) the number of the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) presently functioning
in Himachal Pradesh, district-wise; and
(b) whether any proposal has been received from the Government of
Himachal Pradesh for opening a PSK in Chamba district, if so, the details
thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
1(a) Currently, 01 Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and 06 Post Office Passport
Seva Kendras (POPSKs) are functional under the Regional Passport Office
(RPO) Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. The details are as under:
RPO Lok Sabha PSK / POPSK
City Name
Sl. NO. Name Constituency Name
1 Shimla PSK Shimla Shimla
2 Hamirpur POPSK Hamirpur Hamirpur
3 Hamirpur POPSK Una Una
RPO
4 Kangra POPSK Kangra Kangra
Shimla
5 Kangra POPSK Palampur Palampur
6 Mandi POPSK Kullu Kullu
7 Mandi POPSK Mandi Mandi
(b) This Ministry has not received any proposal from the State Government
of Himachal Pradesh for opening a PSK in Chamba district. 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 scalability of the present PSK/POPSK, distance
from existing POs/ PSKs/ POPSKs, increasing demand/ volume of passport
applications from a particular region. The Ministry of External Affairs, in
2association with the Department of Posts (DoP), decided in January 2017 to
open Seva Kendras at the Head Post Offices (HPO)/Post Offices (PO) in the
country, including in Himachal Pradesh, called Post Office Passport Seva
Kendras (POPSK) in each Lok Sabha Constituency (LSC) where there is no
PSK or POPSK. Under this initiative, all 04 Lok Sabha Constituencies in Hi-
machal Pradesh are covered with either a PSK or a POPSK.
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