Sushma Swaraj has been setting an example for all the politicians ever since she has stepped up as the External Affairs Minister. The External Affairs Ministry of India has come up with yet another gift for all the Indian citizens.
Now you won’t have to spend days standing in queues at the passport offices to apply for a passport. You will now be able to apply for passports even at your nearest post office. The External Affairs Ministry has come up with this initiative to reduce the work load on passport offices and also to make the process of applying for a new passport more simplified.
In the first phase of this initiative which will start functioning before the end of next month, passport services will be provided at selected post offices in the states of Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Jharkhand.
The news was confirmed by Sushma Swaraj on twitter. This is what she had to say about the introduction of this great initiative.
https://www.twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/832269223401488384?p=v
Twitter went buzzing at this news and started thanking Sushma Swaraj for her honest efforts in making things more simplified for the common man. People were curious to know whether their city was in the list or not. Sushma Swaraj had an answer that brought a smile on every curious face. This is how twitteratis thanked her!
@SushmaSwaraj @VasundharaBJP बहुत बहुत आभार💐💐 pic.twitter.com/jVkEw7iQmN
— Bharat B. Sharma (@BharatBS99) February 17, 2017
Express my sincere thanks to EAM @SushmaSwaraj Ji fr opening Passport Seva Kendra's in Hamirpur & Palampur,ths will ease foreign travel. 3/3 pic.twitter.com/UkkkpuVrz0
— Anurag Thakur (मोदी का परिवार) (@ianuragthakur) February 17, 2017
thank u so much mam…we r eagerly waiting..thanks a lot
— inanisatish (@inanisatish) February 16, 2017
Aunty I had a truly wonderful experience getting my PP renewed online & then @ PSK Kolkata. Thank you for your dedication! 🙏🇮🇳
— 87 thoughts. (@t87) February 16, 2017
Currently 89 Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) are operating all across the nation along with the 38 main passport offices. As per the data given by the MEA, the government provided around 1.15 crore passport and other related services during 2016.
In Rajasthan, passport services will be available in Kota, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jhunjhunu and Jhalawar. In West Bengal it will be available in Asansol, Nadia, North Dinajpur North Kolkata. In Jharkhand, services will be offered in Deoghar, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad. The new initiative will also be rolled out in Selam and Vellore in Tamil Nadu and in Belgaum, Davangere, Hassan, Gulbarga and Mysuru in Karnataka.
This initiative is surely expected to make our passport applying experience a pleasant one. After the first phase, other cities too will be covered in the upcoming phases of e initiative. We thank Sushma Swaraj and the whole of External Affairs Ministry for this new initiative. Do let us know your views about the work of External Affairs Ministry under Sushma Swaraj in our comments section below.