In its bid to provide best of the services to the people of Odisha, another Passport Mela was held at the Regional Passport Office here on Saturday.
This was the 6th Passport Mela since February 2013 and more than 2,500 applicants have been benefitted out of these Melas. In the calendar year 2013, 78,000 passports were issued compared to 42,000 in 2007. It is expected to cross one-lakh mark in the year 2014, said Passport Officer Padma Mahanti.