Mobile Passport Seva Van flagged off in Tiruchi
The initiative is aimed at taking passport services to the doorstep of citizens. The van would travel to different parts of the districts under the jurisdiction of the Regional Passport Office and process applications online.
Twenty appointments were released on Sunday, June 15, and 18 of the applications were processed during a trial run of the service, Sharanappa Talwar, Passport Officer, Tiruchi, said in a press release.
Mr. Srinivasa visited the Passport Seva Kendra in Thanjavur and the Post Office Passport Kendra at Sizkazhi and interacted with the staff. He held a meeting with officials at the Regional Passport Office in Tiruchi, the release added.
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