POPSKs Enhance Last-Mile Connectivity, Make Passport Services More Inclusive, Affordable, and Citizen-Centric across the country 452 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras operationalized across 23 Circles Significant Access to Passport Services by Reducing Travel Distance, Time and Associated costs Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today said that as on date, 452 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) have been operationalized across 23 Circles. Details are placed at Annexure . Details of the number of passport applications, including police clearance certificates in the last 3 years are - 35,05,818 (2023), 32,38,811 (2024) and 39,59,325 (2025).
The Ministry has undertaken periodic assessments to evaluate the impact of POPSK expansion on passport accessibility. Significant access to passport services for citizens by reducing travel distance, time and associated costs are observed. POPSKs have also enhanced last-mile connectivity and made passport services more inclusive, affordable, and citizen-centric across the country. Annexure No. of POPSKs Circle Wise Sl. No. Name of Circle No. of POPSKs 1 Andhra Pradesh 21 2 Assam 15 3 Bihar 37 4 Chhattisgarh 9 5 Delhi 5 6 Gujarat 25 7 Haryana 11 8 Himachal Pradesh 6 9 J&K 6 10 Jharkhand 15 11 Karnataka 23 12 Kerala 9 13 Madhya Pradesh 25 14 Maharashtra 42 15 North East 5 16 Odisha 20 17 Punjab 9 18 Rajasthan 24 19 Tamil Nadu 32 20 Telangana 14 21 Uttar Pradesh 52 22 Uttarakhand 6 23 West Bengal 41 TOTAL 452