(a) to (c) With the view to address difficulties faced by citizens in obtaining appointments and to meet increased demand for passport services during summer, Passport melas have been organised by 24 Passport Offices since 23rd June 2012. During the Melas organised from 23rd June 2012 to 20th November, 2012, 33,584 passport applications have been received out of which 25,408 passport services have been rendered. The balance 8,176 applications are at various stages of processing for issue of passports. Details of Passport Melas are enclosed.

(d) to (f) Passport Melas will continue to be organised in future based on demand for passport services.

Annexure of unstarred question no. 1949 dated 05.12.2012 DETAILS OF PASSPORT MELAS ORGANISED FROM 23-6-2012 to 20-11-2012
RPO /PO	PSK	23rd June – No. of applications received	24th June – No. of applications received	30th June – No. of applications received	1st July – No. of applications received	7th July – No. of applications received	14th July – No. of applications received	4th Aug – No. of applications received	7th – 20th Nov. – No. of applications received *	10th Nov – No. of applications received	Total No. of applications received
Amritsar	Amritsar PSK	135	266	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	401
Amritsar	Sub total										401
Bangalore	Bangalore- RPO	414	435	450	477	–	–	–	–	–	1776
	Bangalore- Lal Bagh	260	630	598	743	–	–	–	–	–	2231
	Bangalore- Sai Arcade	190	272	280	330	–	–	–	–	–	1072
	Mangalore	95	273	86	177	–	–	–	–	–	631
	Hubli	57	155	107	236	–	–	–	–	–	555
	Sub total										6265
Chennai	Chennai – RPO	49	155	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	204
	Chennai-1 (Vadapalani)	84	174	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	323
	Chennai-2 (Navin)	100	277	77	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
	Chennai-3 (Thambaram)	101	129	43	–	–	–	–	–	–	273
	Sub total										1254
Delhi	ITO, Delhi	140	311	319	404	–	–	–	–	–	1174
	Gurgaon PSK	105	220	205	203	–	–	–	–	–	733
	Shalimar, Delhi	208	403	358	450	–	–	–	–	–	1419
	Bhika Ji, RK Puram	206	400	497	525	–	–	–	–	–	1628
	Sub total										4954
Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad PSK	40	92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	132
	Ghaziabad RPO	12	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
	Sub total										144
Hyderabad	Hyderabad – RPO	92	499	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	591
	Hyderabad 1 – Begumpet	52	227	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	279
	Hyderabad 2 – Ameerpet	125	280	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	405
	Hyderabad 3 – Tolichowki	50	282	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	332
	Vijayawada	30	105	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	135
	Nizamabad	31	65	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	96
	Tirupati	35	173	–	408	–	–	–	–	–	616
	Sub total										2454
Lucknow	Kanpur	2	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	47
	Gorakhpur	6	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12
	Sub total										59
Coimbatore	Coimbatore -RPO	–	–	571	–	–	–	–	–	–	571
Coimbatore	Sub total										571
Goa	Panaji	–	–	83	–	–	–	41	–	–	124
Goa	Sub total										124
Malappuram	Malappuram	–	–	491	–	–	–	563	–	646	1700
Malappuram	Sub total										1700
Nagpur	Nagpur	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	10
Nagpur	Sub total										10
Pune	Pune	–	–	21	–	–	–	–	–	–	21
	Pune – RPO	–	–	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	35
	Sub total										56
Visakhapatnam	Visakhapatnam	–	–	496	–	–	–	–	–	–	496
	Visakhapatnam – RPO	–	–	329	–	–	–	–	10123		11918
	Sub total										11918
Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad – 1	–	–	–	226	–	–	–	–	–	226
	Vadodara	–	–	–	136	–	–	–	–	–	136
	Sub total										362
Madurai	Madurai	–	–	–	72	–	–	–	–	–	72
	Madurai RPO	–	–	–	48	–	–	–	–	–	48
	Sub total										120
Surat	Surat	–	–	–	242	–	–	–	–	–	242
Surat	Sub total										242
Kolkata	Behrampore	–	–	–	–	167	–	–	–	–	167
	Kolkata	–	–	–	–	791	–	–	–	–	791
	Kolkata RPO	–	–	–	–	631	–	–	–	–	631
	Sub total										1589
Patna	Patna	–	–	–	–	70	–	–	–	–	70
	Patna RPO	–	–	–	–	143	–	–	–	–	143
	Sub total										213
Chandigarh	Ambala	–	–	–	–	84	–	–	–	–	84
Chandigarh	Sub total										84
Jaipur	Jaipur	–	–	–	–	409	–	–	–	–	409
	Jodhpur	–	–	–	–	176	–	–	–	–	176
	Sikar	–	–	–	–	242	–	–	–	–	242
	Sub total										827
Cochin	Thrissur	–	–	–	–	56	–	–	–	–	56
	Alappuzha	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	13
	Kottayyam	–	–	–	–	23	–	–	–	–	23
	Cochin	–	–	–	–	51	–	–	–	–	51
	Aluva	–	–	–	–	113	–	–	–	–	113
	Cochin RPO	–	–	–	–	96	–	–	–	–	96
	Sub total										352
Trivandrum	Kollam	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	–	–	19
	Vazhuthacaud	–	–	–	–	26	–	–	–	–	26
	Neyyattinkara	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	3
	Sub total										48
Kozhikode	Kozhikode 1	–	–	–	–	60	–	–	–	–	60
	Vadakara	–	–	–	–	39	–	–	–	–	39
	Payyanur	–	–	–	–	46	–	–	–	–	46
	Kannur 1	–	–	–	–	62	–	–	–	–	62
	Sub total										207
Trichy	Trichy						250	–	–	–	250
	Thanjavur						350	–	–	–	350
	Sub total										600
Total		2619	5874	5121	4677	3320	600	604	10123	646	33584

* Passport Melas were organised by Passport
Office, Visakhapatnam on the 7th, 8th, 9th,
12th, 14th, 15th, 16th 19th &
20th November 2012.

*******

The above information was given by MoEA in reply of undermentioned Lok Sabha question:-

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1949

ANSWERED ON 05.12.2012

PASSPORT MELA

1949 . Dr. SANJEEV GANESH NAIK
DATTA RAGHOBAJI MEGHE
SUPRIYA SULE
S. RAMASUBBU
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether a large number of applicants who have applied for issue of passports are facing lot of difficulties in getting their appointments in Passport Sewa Kendras (PSKs) and also in getting their passports;
(b) if so, whether various passport offices in the country have organised passport melas recently ;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the number of applications received and disposed off in those melas;
(d) whether it is proposed to conduct more such melas in various parts of the country in the near future:
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor ?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS(SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR)

*** see above***

Source: Lok Sabha Q&A

Source Link for Data: http://164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/12/au1949.htm

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