Each of India’s 543 parliamentary constituencies will have a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK), according to announcements made by Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Read on to find out all the details about the upcoming Passport Seva Kendras!
Each of 543 Parliamentary Constituencies Will Have A Passport Seva Kendra: Union Minister
In his parliamentary constituency of Guna, Madhya Pradesh, Scindia made this announcement at the opening of a Passport Seva Kendra.
The minister announced plans to open six new passport centers in Madhya Pradesh in 2025.
He highlighted, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to establish a Passport Seva Kendra in each parliamentary constituency with the aim of expanding services. The Department of Posts, in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, is committed to making this resolution a reality.”
6000 Post Offices Have Been Opened Nationwide
As part of continuous efforts to enhance services, 6,000 post offices have been opened nationwide, according to Scindia.
As the minister noted, “We should try to revive the tradition of writing letters by hand in the country because it expresses the true feelings of the heart.”
He emphasized that in order to modernize postal services, a number of technological innovations have been implemented.
The new Passport Seva Kendra will alleviate the inconvenience of residents of Guna having to travel to Bhopal and Gwalior to apply for passports, according to Scindia.
Loksabha Bills 2023
In 2023, the Lok Sabha successfully cleared the Post Office Bill, 2023, replacing the archaic Indian Post Office Act of 1898, a significant move hailed by the government for its transformative impact on India’s postal system.
The legislation, aimed at modernizing a 170-year-old department, is designed to enhance efficiency and expand citizen-centric services through the vast network of 1.64 lakh post offices across the country.
In February 2024, the Ministry of Finance revealed the changes in the interest rates of small savings schemes for the July-September quarter. The 5 years recurring deposit has been made more attractive, as per this latest update. Its interest rates have increased by a whopping 30 basis points.
So now, the interest on post office recurring deposits stands at 6.5 percent instead of the earlier 6.2 percent. Besides this change, the interest rate on time deposits of 1 year and 2 years has also been changed.
