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Regarding need to set up a Permanent Passport Seva Kendra
in Kargil district of Ladakh-Laid
SHRI MOHMAD HANEEFA (LADAKH): I wish to draw the
attention of the Government to the serious hardship being faced by
the residents of Kargil District in the UT Ladakh due to the absence
of a Passport Seva Kendra in the district. At present, applicants are
compelled to travel nearly 230 kilometers to Leh or Srinagar to
access passport services. This journey becomes extremely difficult
during winter months when road connectivity remains disrupted
due to heavy snowfall and adverse weather conditions. This
situation imposes a severe financial, physical, and logistical burden
on the people, particularly elderly citizens, students, and a large
number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims who apply for passports every
year. The lack of local facilities causes avoidable delay, hardship,
and exclusion in accessing an essential public service. Kargil is a
geographically remote and strategically sensitive region, and
ensuring equitable access to passport services is a matter of
administrative justice and national importance. I, therefore, urge
the Government to establish a permanent Passport Seva Kendra in
Kargil at the earliest to ensure timely, accessible, and dignified
services to the people of the region.