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The Passport Seva Programme (PSP) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs deals with the following issues and frames the policy matters related thereto:
- Issuing the following travel documents:
- Ordinary (blue) passports
- Certificate of Identity to stateless persons
- LoC permits to travel across the Line of Control
- Issuing the following other documents:
- Police Clearance Certificates
- Surrender Certificates
- Administers the following legislations:
- Passports Act, 1967
- Passports Rules, 1980
- Manages the following:
- The Passport Seva Project (PSP) in PPP Mode
- The Agreements with M/s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for operating the Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK)
- The MOU between the Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Posts for operating the Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK)
- 36 Passport Offices spread across the country
- 93 Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs)
- 412 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs)
- Cadre of the Central Passport Organization (CPO) comprising of 2,741 employees