Post Office Passport Seva Kendra

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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]

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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; 8 years ago (2017-01-24)
StatusActive
Websitepassportindia.gov.in
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A newly inaugurated entrance of the Post-Office Passport Seva Kendra in Dombivli, Mumbai

POPSK was announced on 24 January 2017 as a joint venture between Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Posts for the objective of using Head Post Offices (HPO) in various states of India as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for ensuring wider access to passport services.[8]

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