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{{Infobox project
| abbreviation = POPSK
| native_name = '''पोस्ट ऑफिस पासपोर्ट सेवा केंद्र'''
| logo =
| image=
| alt =
| caption =
| slogan =
| launched =
| launch_place = [[New Delhi]]
| country = India
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| key_people = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
| ministry = [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]<br/> [[India Post]]
| current_status = active
| website = https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/
}}

'''Post Office Passport Seva Kendra''' ({{lit|Post Office Passport Service Center}}) abbreviated as '''POPSK''' is an Indian government initiative by the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)]] (MEA) and the [[Department of Posts]] (DoP),<ref>{{cite news|title=Opening of the third batch of new Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)|url=http://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/28180/Opening_of_the_third_batch_of_new_Post_Office_Passport_Seva_Kendra_POPSK|agency=[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|MEA]]|publisher=mea.gov.in|date=22 February 2017}}</ref> where the Head Post Offices (HPO) and post offices is being utilized as Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) for delivery of passport related services to the citizens of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://passportenquiry.in|title=Passport Enquiry - Passport Status, Passport Tracking, Passport Login|website=Passport Enquiry|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Passport issuance getting delayed|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/passport-issuance-getting-delayed/articleshow/59259567.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Government Announces 149 New Post Office Passport Seva Kendras|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/government-announces-149-new-post-office-passport-seva-kendras-1713576|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=17 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Govt to open 56 Post Office Passport Seva Kendra facilities|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-to-open-56-post-office-passport-seva-kendra-facilities/story-zXHMeSEkRzEDRAycE7RMaL.html|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=9 February 2017}}</ref> The purpose of this initiative is to develop passport related services on a bigger scale and to ensure wider area coverage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Opening of new Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) in the Second Phase|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=165717|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=17 June 2017}}</ref> As of November 2019 a total of 424 POPSKs have been made operational in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/online/whoAreWe|title=Consular{{!}} Passport and Visa Division {{!}} Passport Seva|website=portal2.passportindia.gov.in|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Passport Offices in India]]
* [[Indian passport]]
* [[Visa requirements for Indian citizens]]
* [[Visa policy of India]]
* [[The Passports Act]]
*[[Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/welcomeLink Official Website]
{{Government Schemes in India}}
*[https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/welcomeLink Official Website]

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[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]
[[Category:Government agencies of India]]
[[Category:Ministry of External Affairs (India)]]
[[Category:Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Postal]]

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