Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday requested External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for opening of Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) at seven more places in Odisha.
Pradhan placed this demand in a letter in which he too thanked Swaraj for according sanctions for opening of three POPSKs at Rourkela, Sambalpur and Koraput.
He informed that POPSKs have already set up at Rourkela and Sambalpur and the works for the rest one are underway.
Informing that there is a demand for issue of passport from skilled and semi-skilled workforce, students and research scholars, business communities and tourists from different parts of the State, Pradhan proposed that POPSKs or PSKs established at Angul, Brahmapur, Baleswar, Kendrapada, Balangir, Jajpur and Bhawanipatna.
He said, the centres, once set up, would greatly enhance the access to passport services for people residing in these towns and adjoining areas.