Inaugurates Passport Adalat
cum Mela at PSK, Jammu
JAMMU, OCTOBER 14 - Union Minister of State
in PMO and Development of North Eastern Region, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said
the government is going to open Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in
every district of the country.
The Union Minister was
addressing a gathering after inaugurating Passport Adalat cum Mela here at
Passport Seva Kendra, Jammu.
Giving credit to External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for taking path-breaking initiative to establish
POPSKs in the country, the Union Minister said two such POPSKs has been started
in Udhampur and Kargil. The Passport Seva Kendras in Post Offices at Kathua and
Baramulla would be started soon for the convenience of the people living in
hilly and far-flung areas of the state, he added.
The PSKs have been organizing
Passport Adalats to resolve the grievances of the people and ensure
transparency in the system of issuing passports, he said, adding that there is
a need to create awareness among the people about these initiatives so that
more and more people can take benefit of the service.
He further said Passport
Kendra complex would be constructed in Jammu for which the land has been
identified and work will be started soon.
Regional Passport Officer,
Vimarsh Aryan informed that the Passport Adalat has been organized to clear Passport
Applications pending due to certain reasons. The PSK has registered 240
applications today and has issued more than 37,000 passports this year, he
added.
He appealed the people to
come forward and share their grievances with the PSK so that one-time solution
can be provided to their problems.
Deputy Passport Officer, Syed
Sehrish Asgar and other officers of the PSK were present on the occasion.
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