Akbar ceremoniously inaugurated a POPSK in north Kolkatas Beadon Street Post Office during the day.Soon Darjeeling, Siliguri and other places of West Bengal will also have POPSKs, he said. Akbar said here on Saturday. Earlier, POPSKs were opened at Asansol and Raiganj in the state.Speaking at the inauguration of two POPSKs, Akbar said getting a passport was now a right and no longer a dream for every citizen, especially the poor.The government wants to take passport service to the reach of every citizen and hence the Ministry of External Affairs has collaborated with the Department of Posts to open Passport Seva Kendras at a range of every 50 km throughout the country.
Through video conferencing from the same venue, he inaugurated another POPSK at Krishnanagar Head Post Office in Nadia district.The number of POPSKs in West Bengal now stood at four, completing the phase 1 of the project in the state. The number of passports issued from Raiganj now stood at 500.Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Darjeeling and Siliguri in West Bengal will soon get Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK), Minister of State for External Affairs M.Having passports would enable the youths to take advantage of the world, which has turned has turned into a global village now, by travelling abroad and reaping Cord Rosary Manufacturersthe consequential economic benefits.
Describing the coming together of the two departments as a sign of good governance, the minister said the Ministry of External Affairs can make use of the wide network of the Department of Posts to make passport facilities available at everywhere.The POPSK at Asanol was now handing out almost 1,000 passports every month.J. This will end the era of having to travel far to obtain a passport, he said.