LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.459
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018
PASSPORT OFFICES IN KERALA
459. DR. P.K. BIJU:
Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government would set up passport offices in all divisional headquarters of Kerala especially in Thrissur and Palakkadu; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) & (b) There are 17 Passport Kendras functioning in Kerala as on 6th December, 2018. These are at Alapuzha, Chengannur, Cochin, Ernakulam (Rural), Idukki (Kattappana), Kannur, Kasargod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Payyanur
(Kannur), Vadakara (Kozhikode), Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram (Rural) and Thrissur.
The Ministry has decided to open two more Passport Kendras in Kerala at Attingal and Palakkad, taking the total number of Passport Kendras to 19.
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