Daijiworld Media Network - New York (SP)
New York, Nov 23: Minister of state in the ministry of external affairs, V K Singh, revealed that by March next year, all the 543 Lok Sabha (LS) constituencies in the country will have passport offices.
He was speaking after inaugurating the Passport Seva Kendra newly opened at the Indian embassy at New York on Thursday November 22.
The minister said that it has been decided under the Passport Seva Yojana of the ministry, to open passport offices in every LS constituency. He said that once these offices are opened, people will be able to apply for and get their passports within a maximum distance of 50 to 60 kilometers from their places of residence.