Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the first Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) of Puducherry at Karaikal.
The Ministry of External Affairs has collaborated with the Department of Posts to set up these post-office passport seva kendra in head post-offices across the country in order to provide passport related services on a larger scale.
The POPSK at Karaikal is the 60th POPSK to have become functional since the launch of the scheme in January 2017.
It is the first POPSK to become operational in the UT of Puducherry.