Passports Application (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub-section (2) of Section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely
Section 1. Short title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the Passports Application (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2010.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Section 2. Definitions
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) Act means the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967);
2[(b) Passport Seva Laghu Kendra means a small passport application processing centre under the Passport Seva Project;]
(c) Passport Seva Kendra means a passport application processing centre under the Passport Seva Project;
(d) Passport Seva Project means the public private partnership model project to accept and process passport applications, issue of passport, maintain data thereto and all other works connected therewith;
3[(da) Post Office Passport Seva Kendra means a passport application processing centre within the premises of Post Offices under the Passport Seva Project;]
(e) Schedule means the Schedule annexed to these rules;
(f) Section means section of the Act;
(g) Service Provider means a person or entity which is awarded the contract for implementing a Passport Seva Project.
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined, but defined in the Act shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.
Section 3. Passport Seva Kendras
(1) The Passport Seva Kendras under the Passport Seva Project shall be set up by the Service Provider with the approval of the Central Government.
(2) The Passport Seva Kendra as specified in column (2) of Schedule I shall operate within the jurisdiction of the Passport Office shown against it in column (3) of the said Schedule.
Section 4. Passport Seva Laghu Kendras
4[The Passport Seva Laghu Kendras as specified in column (2) of Schedule II shall operate within the jurisdiction of the Passport Office shown against it in column (3) of the said Schedule.]
Section 5. Post Office-Passport Seva Kendras
5[The Post Office-Passport Seva Kendras as specified in column (2) of Schedule III shall operate within the jurisdiction of the Passport Offices shown against it in column (3) of the said Schedule.]
[See sub-rule (2) of Rule 3]
| Sl. No. |
Passport Seva Kendras |
Passport Office |
|---|---|---|
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
| 1. |
Ahmedabad-1 |
Ahmedabad |
| 2. |
Ahmedabad-2 |
Ahmedabad |
| 3. |
Vadodara (Baroda) |
Ahmedabad |
| 4. |
Rajkot |
Ahmedabad |
| 5. |
Amritsar |
Amritsar |
| 6. |
Bangalore-1 |
Bangalore |
| 7. |
Bangalore-2 |
Bangalore |
| 8. |
Hubli-Dharwad |
Bangalore |
| 9. |
Mangalore |
Bangalore |
| 10. |
Bareilly |
Bareilly |
| 11. |
Bhopal |
Bhopal |
| 12. |
Bhubaneswar |
Bhubaneswar |
| 13. |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
| 14. |
Ludhiana |
Chandigarh |
| 15. |
Ambala |
Chandigarh |
| 16. |
Chennai-1 |
Chennai |
| 17. |
Chennai-2 |
Chennai |
| 18. |
Chennai-3 |
Chennai |
| 19. |
Kochi |
Kochi |
| 20. |
Thrissur |
Kochi |
| 21. |
Alappuzha |
Kochi |
| 22. |
Ernakulam (Rural) |
Kochi |
| 23. |
Kottayam |
Kochi |
| 24. |
Coimbatore |
Coimbatore |
| 25. |
Dehradun |
Dehradun |
| 26. |
Delhi-1 |
Delhi |
| 27. |
Delhi-2 |
Delhi |
| 28. |
Gurgaon |
Delhi |
| 29. |
Ghaziabad |
Ghaziabad |
| 30. |
Guwahati |
Guwahati |
| 31. |
Hyderabad-1 |
Hyderabad |
| 32. |
Hyderabad-2 |
Hyderabad |
| 33. |
Hyderabad-3 |
Hyderabad |
| 34. |
Vijayawada |
Hyderabad |
| 35. |
Nizamabad |
Hyderabad |
| 36. |
Tirupathi |
Hyderabad |
| 37. |
Jaipur |
Jaipur |
| 38. |
Jodhpur |
Jaipur |
| 39. |
Sikar |
Jaipur |
| 40. |
Jalandhar-1 |
Jalandhar |
| 41. |
Jalandhar-2 |
Jalandhar |
| 42. |
Hoshiarpur |
Jalandhar |
| 43. |
Jammu |
Jammu |
| 44. |
Kolkata |
Kolkata |
| 45. |
Bahrampur |
Kolkata |
| 46. |
Kozhikode-1 |
Kozhikode |
| 47. |
Kozhikode-2 |
Kozhikode |
| 48. |
Kannur-1 |
Kozhikode |
| 49. |
Kannur-2 |
Kozhikode |
| 50. |
Lucknow |
Lucknow |
| 51. |
Varanasi |
Lucknow |
| 52. |
Kanpur |
Lucknow |
| 53. |
Gorakhpur |
Lucknow |
| 54. |
Madurai |
Madurai |
| 55. |
Tirunelveli |
Madurai |
| 56. |
Malappuram |
Malappuram |
| 57. |
Mumbai-1 |
Mumbai |
| 58. |
Mumbai-2 |
Mumbai |
| 59. |
Mumbai-3 |
Mumbai |
| 60. |
Nagpur |
Nagpur |
| 61. |
Panaji |
Panaji |
| 62. |
Patna |
Patna |
| 63. |
Pune |
Pune |
| 64. |
Raipur |
Raipur |
| 65. |
Ranchi |
Ranchi |
| 66. |
Srinagar |
Srinagar |
| 67. |
Surat |
Surat |
| 68. |
Shimla |
Shimla |
| 69. |
Thane |
Thane |
| 70. |
Nashik |
Thane |
| 71. |
Triuchirappalli |
Tiruchirappalli |
| 72. |
Thanjavur-1 |
Tiruchirappalli |
| 73. |
Thanjavur-2 |
Tiruchirappalli |
| 74. |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| 75. |
Thiruvananthapuram (Rural) |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| 76. |
Kollam |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| 77. |
Visakhapatnam |
Visakhapatnam |
6[SCHEDULE II
[See Rule 4]
| Sl. No. |
Passport Seva Laghu Kendras |
Passport Office |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
| 1. |
Aizawl |
Guwahati |
| 2. |
Imphal |
Guwahati |
| 3. |
Shillong |
Guwahati |
| 4. |
Itanagar |
Guwahati |
| 5. |
Dimapur |
Guwahati |
| 6. |
Agartala |
Kolkata |
| 7. |
Gangtok |
Kolkata |
| 8. |
Kalaburagi |
Bangalore |
| 9. |
Karimnagar |
Hyderabad |
| 10. |
Puducherry |
Chennai |
| 11. |
Bhimavaram |
Visakhapatnam |
| 12. |
Darbhanga |
Patna |
| 13. |
Indore |
Bhopal |
| 14. |
Udaipur |
Jaipur |
| 15. |
Solapur |
Pune |
| 16. |
Siliguri |
Kolkata.] |
7[SCHEDULE III
[See Rule 5]
| Sl. No. |
Post Office-Passport Seva Kendras |
Passport Office |
|---|---|---|
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
| 1 |
Adilabad |
Hyderabad |
| 2 |
Agra |
Ghaziabad |
| 3 |
Ahmednagar |
Pune |
| 4 |
Ajmer |
Jaipur |
| 5 |
Aligarh |
Ghaziabad |
| 6 |
Allahabad |
Lucknow |
| 7 |
Almora |
Dehradun |
| 8 |
Alwar |
Jaipur |
| 9 |
Amethi |
Lucknow |
| 10 |
Anand |
Ahmedabad |
| 11 |
Anantnag |
Srinagar |
| 12 |
Anantpur |
Vijayawada |
| 13 |
Asansol |
Kolkata |
| 14 |
Aurangabad |
Mumbai |
| 15 |
Faizabad |
Lucknow |
| 16 |
Azamgarh |
Lucknow |
| 17 |
Baghmara |
Guwahati |
| 18 |
Bahraich |
Lucknow |
| 19 |
Balaghat |
Bhopal |
| 20 |
Balasore |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 21 |
Ballia |
Lucknow |
| 22 |
Balrampur |
Lucknow |
| 23 |
Banswada |
Jaipur |
| 24 |
Barabanki |
Lucknow |
| 25 |
Baramulla |
Srinagar |
| 26 |
Bardhman |
Kolkata |
| 27 |
Barrackpore |
Kolkata |
| 28 |
Basti |
Lucknow |
| 29 |
Bathinda |
Chandigarh |
| 30 |
Beed |
Mumbai |
| 31 |
Begusarai |
Patna |
| 32 |
Belagavi |
Bengaluru |
| 33 |
Bellary |
Bangalore |
| 34 |
Berhampur |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 35 |
Bettiah |
Patna |
| 36 |
Betul |
Bhopal |
| 37 |
Bhagalpur |
Patna |
| 38 |
Bharuch |
Ahmedabad |
| 39 |
Bhavnagar |
Ahmedabad |
| 40 |
Bhawanipatna |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 41 |
Bhiwani |
Chandigarh |
| 42 |
Bhuj |
Ahmedabad |
| 43 |
Bidar |
Bangalore |
| 44 |
Bijnaur |
Bareilly |
| 45 |
Bikaner |
Jaipur |
| 46 |
Bokaro |
Ranchi |
| 47 |
Buxar |
Patna |
| 48 |
Changlang |
Guwahati |
| 49 |
Chengannur |
Cochin |
| 50 |
Chhindwara |
Bhopal |
| 51 |
Chitoor |
Visakhapatnam |
| 52 |
Chittorgarh |
Jaipur |
| 53 |
Churu |
Jaipur |
| 54 |
Cuddalore |
Madurai |
| 55 |
Dahod |
Ahmedabad |
| 56 |
Daman |
Mumbai |
| 57 |
Darjeeling |
Kolkata |
| 58 |
Deoghar |
Ranchi |
| 59 |
Deoria |
Lucknow |
| 60 |
Devangere |
Bengaluru |
| 61 |
Dewas |
Bhopal |
| 62 |
Dhanbad |
Ranchi |
| 63 |
Dhubri |
Guwahati |
| 64 |
Dibrugarh |
Guwahati |
| 65 |
Dindigul |
Madurai |
| 66 |
Dombivali |
Mumbai |
| 67 |
Dungarpur |
Jaipur |
| 68 |
Durg |
Raipur |
| 69 |
East Champaran |
Patna |
| 70 |
Faridabad |
Delhi |
| 71 |
Gautam Budh Nagar |
Ghaziabad |
| 72 |
Gaya |
Patna |
| 73 |
Ghatkopar |
Mumbai |
| 74 |
Ghazipur |
Lucknow |
| 75 |
Goalpara |
Guwahati |
| 76 |
Gonda |
Lucknow |
| 77 |
Gopalganj |
Patna |
| 78 |
Guntur |
Vijayawada |
| 79 |
Gurdaspur |
Jalandhar |
| 80 |
Gwalior |
Bhopal |
| 81 |
Haldwani |
Dehradun |
| 82 |
Hamirpur |
Shimla |
| 83 |
Hanumangarh |
Jaipur |
| 84 |
Hassan |
Bengaluru |
| 85 |
Hazaribagh |
Ranchi |
| 86 |
Hisar |
Chandigarh |
| 87 |
Hoshangabad |
Bhopal |
| 88 |
Idukki |
Cochin |
| 89 |
Jabalpur |
Bhopal |
| 90 |
Jaisalmer |
Jaipur |
| 91 |
Jalgaon |
Thane |
| 92 |
Jalna |
Nagpur |
| 93 |
Jamnagar |
Ahmedabad |
| 94 |
Jamshedpur |
Ranchi |
| 95 |
Janak Puri |
Delhi |
| 96 |
Jaunpur |
Lucknow |
| 97 |
Jhalawar |
Jaipur |
| 98 |
Jhansi |
Lucknow |
| 99 |
Jhunjhunu |
Jaipur |
| 100 |
Junagadh |
Ahmedabad |
| 101 |
Kadappa |
Vishakhapatnam |
| 102 |
Kaithal |
Chandigarh |
| 103 |
Kangra |
Shimla |
| 104 |
Kanyakumari (N) |
Madurai |
| 105 |
Karaikal |
Chennai |
| 106 |
Karauli-Dhaulpur |
Jaipur |
| 107 |
Karbi Anglong |
Guwahati |
| 108 |
Karnal |
Chandigarh |
| 109 |
Kasargod |
Kozhikode |
| 110 |
Kathua |
Srinagar |
| 111 |
Kavaratti |
Cochin |
| 112 |
Khammam |
Hyderabad |
| 113 |
Kheda |
Ahmedabad |
| 114 |
Kokrajhar |
Guwahati |
| 115 |
Kolhapur |
Pune |
| 116 |
Koraput |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 117 |
Kota |
Jaipur |
| 118 |
Krishna |
Vijayawada |
| 119 |
Krishna Nagar |
Delhi |
| 120 |
Kurnool |
Vishakhapatnam |
| 121 |
Kushi Nagar |
Lucknow |
| 122 |
Latur |
Nagpur |
| 123 |
Leh |
Srinagar |
| 124 |
Lodhi Road |
Delhi |
| 125 |
Madhubani |
Patna |
| 126 |
Malda |
Kolkata |
| 127 |
Mandi |
Shimla |
| 128 |
Mangaldoi |
Guwahati |
| 129 |
Mathura |
Ghaziabad |
| 130 |
Mau |
Lucknow |
| 131 |
Medak |
Hyderabad |
| 132 |
Medininagar |
Ranchi |
| 133 |
Meerut |
Ghaziabad |
| 134 |
Mehbubnagar |
Hyderabad |
| 135 |
Moga |
Jalandhar |
| 136 |
Moradabad |
Bareilly |
| 137 |
Mumbai North Central |
Mumbai |
| 138 |
Mumbai South Central |
Mumbai |
| 139 |
Munger |
Patna |
| 140 |
Muzaffarpur |
Patna |
| 141 |
Mysuru |
Bangalore |
| 142 |
Nadia |
Kolkata |
| 143 |
Nagaur |
Jaipur |
| 144 |
Nainital |
Dehradun |
| 145 |
Nalgonda |
Hyderabad |
| 146 |
Namakkal |
Coimbatore |
| 147 |
Nanded (N) |
Nagpur |
| 148 |
Narnaul |
Delhi |
| 149 |
Navada |
Patna |
| 150 |
Navi Mumbai |
Mumbai |
| 151 |
Navsari |
Surat |
| 152 |
Nehru Place |
Delhi |
| 153 |
Nellore |
Vishakhapatnam |
| 154 |
North Kolkata (Beadon Street) |
Kolkata |
| 155 |
North Lakhimpur |
Guwahati |
| 156 |
North West Delhi |
Delhi |
| 157 |
Ongole |
Vijayawada |
| 158 |
Palampur |
Shimla |
| 159 |
Palanpur |
Ahmedabad |
| 160 |
Pali |
Jaipur |
| 161 |
Pandharpur |
Pune |
| 162 |
Panipat |
Chandigarh |
| 163 |
Panvel |
Mumbai |
| 164 |
Pathanamthitta |
Trivandrum |
| 165 |
Patiala |
Chandigarh |
| 166 |
Patparganj |
Delhi |
| 167 |
Pauri |
Dehradun |
| 168 |
Perambalur |
Tiruchirapalli |
| 169 |
Phagwara |
Jalandhar |
| 170 |
Pilibhit |
Bareilly |
| 171 |
Pimpri Chinchwad |
Pune |
| 172 |
Pratapgarh |
Lucknow |
| 173 |
Pudukkottai |
Tiruchirapalli |
| 174 |
Purnea |
Patna |
| 175 |
RaeBareli |
Lucknow |
| 176 |
Raichur |
Bangalore |
| 177 |
Raiganj |
Kolkata |
| 178 |
Rajamundry |
Vishakhapatnam |
| 179 |
Rajnandgaon |
Raipur |
| 180 |
Ramanathapuram |
Maduai |
| 181 |
Rampur |
Bareilly |
| 182 |
Rohtak |
Delhi |
| 183 |
Roorkee |
Dehradun |
| 184 |
Rourkela |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 185 |
Rudrapur |
Dehradun |
| 186 |
Saharanpur |
Ghaziabad |
| 187 |
Saket |
Delhi |
| 188 |
Salem |
Coimbatore |
| 189 |
Samastipur |
Patna |
| 190 |
Sambalpur |
Bhubaneshwar |
| 191 |
Sangli |
Pune |
| 192 |
Sangrur |
Chandigarh |
| 193 |
Satna |
Bhopal |
| 194 |
SBS Nagar (Nawan Shahar) |
Jalandhar |
| 195 |
Sehore |
Bhopal |
| 196 |
Shivamogga |
Bangalore |
| 197 |
Shivni |
Bhopal |
| 198 |
Siddipet |
Hyderabad |
| 199 |
Sidhi |
Bhopal |
| 200 |
Silchar |
Guwahati |
| 201 |
Silvasa |
Mumbai |
| 202 |
Sindhudurg |
Mumbai |
| 203 |
Sitapur |
Lucknow |
| 204 |
Sivaganga |
Madurai |
| 205 |
Siwan |
Patna |
| 206 |
Sonipat |
Delhi |
| 207 |
Sonitpur |
Guwahati |
| 208 |
South Goa |
Panaji |
| 209 |
Sriganganagar |
Jaipur |
| 210 |
Srikakulam |
Visakhapatnam |
| 211 |
Sultanpur |
Lucknow |
| 212 |
Supaul |
Patna |
| 213 |
Surguja |
Raipur |
| 214 |
Tarn Taran |
Amritsar |
| 215 |
Tinsukia |
Guwahati |
| 216 |
Tirap |
Guwahati |
| 217 |
Tiruppur |
Coimbatore |
| 218 |
Tumakuru |
Bangalore |
| 219 |
Tura |
Guwahati |
| 220 |
Udhampur |
Jammu |
| 221 |
Udupi |
Bangalore |
| 222 |
Ujjain |
Bhopal |
| 223 |
Una |
Shimla |
| 224 |
Unnao |
Lucknow |
| 225 |
Valsad |
Surat |
| 226 |
Vellore |
Chennai |
| 227 |
Veraval |
Ahmedabad |
| 228 |
Vidisha |
Bhopal |
| 229 |
Vijayapur |
Bangalore |
| 230 |
Viluppuram |
Chennai |
| 231 |
Virudhunagar |
Madurai |
| 232 |
Warangal |
Hyderabad |
| 233 |
Wardha |
Mumbai |
| 234 |
Yamuna Vihar |
Delhi |
| 235 |
Yamunanagar |
Chandigarh.] |
1. Ministry of External Affairs, Noti. No. G.S.R. 371(E), dated April 28, 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extra., Part II, Section 3(i), dated 3rd May, 2010, pp. 3-4, No. 225.
2. Subs. by G.S.R. 1063(E), dt. 24-8-2017 (w.e.f. 24-8-2017).
3. Ins. by G.S.R. 1063(E), dt. 24-8-2017 (w.e.f. 24-8-2017).
4. Subs. by G.S.R. 1063(E), dt. 24-8-2017 (w.e.f. 24-8-2017).
5. Ins. by G.S.R. 1063(E), dt. 24-8-2017 (w.e.f. 24-8-2017).
6. Subs. by G.S.R. 1063(E), dt. 24-8-2017 (w.e.f. 24-8-2017).
7. Ins. by G.S.R. 1063(E), dt. 24-8-2017 (w.e.f. 24-8-2017).