Now, mobile van facility will also be available for applying for passport. Its maximum benefit will be received by those who submit their applications in post office passport service centers of 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh connected to Ghaziabad Regional Passport Office.

There is good news for passport applicants. Now mobile van facility will also be available for applying for passport. Its maximum benefit will be received by those who submit their applications in Post Office Passport Seva Kendras of 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh connected to Ghaziabad Regional Passport Office. Till now there is a long waiting period for submitting the form at Post Office Passport Seva Kendra present in these districts.

Passports of people from 13 districts are made from Ghaziabad passport office. More than two thousand people are given a chance to apply daily. At the same time, more than one thousand passports are issued daily. For the people of other districts, passport service centers (POPSK) have also been opened in post offices by the Ministry of External Affairs. Due to less number of appointments at these POPSK, there is a long waiting period.

To overcome this problem of applicants, a passport mobile van has been started by the Ministry of External Affairs. On Thursday, regional passport officer Anuj Swaroop flagged off this van. He said that this van will be sent to those districts where there is a long waiting period for appointments at POPSK. People will be able to directly submit their application forms by reaching the van in those districts.

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The number of pending files will be reduced:Due to less appointments at POPSK, the files here remain pending. After the form is submitted at POPSK, the entire process of verification is completed. After this, the file is sent to the main passport office. After verification here, further action is taken. Many times, due to the documents not being correct, this file goes into the pending category. The department is disposing of these files on the basis of priority.

Information will be given before the van arrives

The district where the passport mobile van will go will be informed in advance so that the applicants can reach there and submit their applications. Efforts are being made to keep this van for a longer time in those districts where the appointment date for submitting the form is being given after several months.

These are made for 13 districts including Gautam Buddha Nagar

Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hathras, Mathura, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Hapur, Shamli, Saharanpur.

Regional Passport Officer Anuj Swaroop said, “Efforts are being made to issue passports to applicants soon. Applicants from other districts will get relief through passport mobile van. Their applications will be submitted soon and passports will be issued.”