The Inauguration of Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Head Post Office, Faridabad was done today by Hon’ble Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in the auspicious presence of Shri Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, Secretary (CPV & OIA), Col. Sukhdev Raj, CPMG, Haryana Circle, Ms. Kalpana Rajsinghot, PMG, Gurgaon and Shri Hitesh J. Rajpal, Regional Passport Officer, Delhi. On this occasion, Regional Passport Officer, Delhi (RPO Delhi) – Shri Hitesh J. Rajpal informed that RPO Delhi was set up in 1954 and was among the first five Passport Offices to be setup in India. Currently, it caters to residents of Delhi and nine districts of Haryana, including Faridabad.
Hon’ble External Affairs Minister Smt Sushma Swaraj’s vision for Passport Seva Project is to “deliver all passport related services to the citizens in a timely, transparent, more accessible, reliable manner and in a comfortable environment through streamlined processes and committed, trained and motivated workforce”. RPO Delhi is committed to fulfill this vision of Hon’ble Minister. RPO Delhi served more than 5 lakh applicants each year in 2015 and 2016.This POPSK would particularly be useful for citizens in and around Faridabad. Earlier, citizens of Faridabad had to visit either Passport Seva Kendra in Gurgaon or in ITO, Delhi. However, with the inauguration of POPSK in Faridabad, citizens will have the convenience to submit their passport applications in Faridabad itself. It is an attempt to provide passport services at the door-steps of common man. This POPSK is the first one to be inaugurated under the jurisdiction of RPO Delhi.
To begin with, 30 passport applications per day will be accepted at POPSK, Faridabad. Tremendous response has been received till date and appointments have already been booked till 25 May 2017, i.e., for full one month .This is an indication of the huge demand and highlights the need to cater to the rising demand for passports in Faridabad. RPO Delhi assured that with this kind of huge response, appointments will be further increased in future.
