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PASSPORTS APPLICATION (FACILITATION AND PROCESSING) RULES, 2010

PASSPORTS APPLICATION (FACILITATION AND PROCESSING) RULES, 2010

Passports Application (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2010

[Passports Application (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2010][1]

[28th April, 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.

Rule - 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.

Rule - 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.

Rule - 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.

Rule - [4. Passport Seva LaghuKendras.

The Passport Seva LaghuKendras 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.][4]

Rule - [5. Post Office-Passport Seva Kendras.

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.][5]

SCHEDULE I

[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 LaghuKendras

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

Amreli

Ahmedabad

2

Anand

Ahmedabad

3

Bharuch

Ahmedabad

4

Bhavnagar

Ahmedabad

5

Bhuj

Ahmedabad

6

Chhota Udaipur

Ahmedabad

7

Dahod

Ahmedabad

8

Gandhinagar

Ahmedabad

9

Godhra

Ahmedabad

10

Jamnagar

Ahmedabad

11

Junagadh

Ahmedabad

12

Nadiad

Ahmedabad

13

Mehsana

Ahmedabad

14

Palanpur

Ahmedabad

15

Patan

Ahmedabad

16

Porbandar

Ahmedabad

17

Himmatnagar

Ahmedabad

18

Surendranagar

Ahmedabad

19

Veraval

Ahmedabad

20

Ferozepur

Amritsar

21

Amroha

Bareilly

22

Badaun

Bareilly

23

Bijnaur

Bareilly

24

Moradabad

Bareilly

25

Pilibhit

Bareilly

26

Rampur

Bareilly

27

Shahjahanpur

Bareilly

28

Ankola

Bengaluru

29

Bagalkot

Bengaluru

30

Belagavi

Bengaluru

31

Ballari

Bengaluru

32

Bidar

Bengaluru

33

Chamarajanagar

Bengaluru

34

Channapatna

Bengaluru

35

Chikkaballapur

Bengaluru

36

Chikkodi

Bengaluru

37

Chitradurga

Bengaluru

38

Davangere

Bengaluru

39

Gadag

Bengaluru

40

Hassan

Bengaluru

41

Jalahalli

Bengaluru

42

Koppal

Bengaluru

43

Maddur

Bengaluru

44

Mysuru

Bengaluru

45

Raichur

Bengaluru

46

Robertsonpet

Bengaluru

47

Shivamogga

Bengaluru

48

Tumakuru

Bengaluru

49

Udupi

Bengaluru

50

Vijayapura

Bengaluru

51

Balaghat

Bhopal

52

Betul

Bhopal

53

Chhatarpur

Bhopal

54

Chhindwara

Bhopal

55

Damoh

Bhopal

56

Dewas

Bhopal

57

Dhar

Bhopal

58

Gwalior

Bhopal

59

Hoshangabad

Bhopal

60

Jabalpur

Bhopal

61

Ratlam

Bhopal

62

Rewa

Bhopal

63

Sagar

Bhopal

64

Satna

Bhopal

65

Tikamgarh

Bhopal

66

Ujjain

Bhopal

67

Vidisha

Bhopal

68

Aska

Bhubaneswar

69

Balasore

Bhubaneswar

70

Bargarh

Bhubaneswar

71

Baripada

Bhubaneswar

72

Berhampur

Bhubaneswar

73

Bhadrak

Bhubaneswar

74

Bhawanipatna

Bhubaneswar

75

Bolangir

Bhubaneswar

76

Cuttack

Bhubaneswar

77

Dhenkanal

Bhubaneswar

78

Jagatsinghpur

Bhubaneswar

79

Jajpur

Bhubaneswar

80

Kendrapara

Bhubaneswar

81

Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar

82

Koraput

Bhubaneswar

83

Nabarangpur

Bhubaneswar

84

Phulbani

Bhubaneswar

85

Puri

Bhubaneswar

86

Rourkela

Bhubaneswar

87

Sambalpur

Bhubaneswar

88

Bhiwani

Chandigarh

89

Hisar

Chandigarh

90

Kaithal

Chandigarh

91

Karnal

Chandigarh

92

Panipat

Chandigarh

93

Sirsa

Chandigarh

94

Yamunanagar

Chandigarh

95

BassiPathanan

Chandigarh

96

Bathinda

Chandigarh

97

Malerkotla

Chandigarh

98

Patiala

Chandigarh

99

Ropar

Chandigarh

100

Arani

Chennai

101

Chennai GPO

Chennai

102

Chidambaram

Chennai

103

Cuddalore

Chennai

104

Dharmapuri

Chennai

105

Kallakurichi

Chennai

106

Kancheepuram

Chennai

107

Krishnagiri

Chennai

108

Ranipet

Chennai

109

Tiruvallur

Chennai

110

Tiruvannamalai

Chennai

111

Vellore

Chennai

112

Villupuram

Chennai

113

Chengannur

Cochin

114

Kattappana

Cochin

115

Nenmara

Cochin

116

Palakkad

Cochin

117

Kavaratti

Cochin

118

Coonoor

Coimbatore

119

Erode

Coimbatore

120

Rasipuram

Coimbatore

121

Salem

Coimbatore

122

Almora

Dehradun

123

Kathgodam

Dehradun

124

Nainital

Dehradun

125

Roorkee

Dehradun

126

Rudrapur

Dehradun

127

Srinagar

Dehradun

128

Janakpuri

Delhi

129

Mehrauli

Delhi

130

Nehru Place

Delhi

131

Patparganj

Delhi

132

Yamuna Vihar

Delhi

133

Faridabad

Delhi

134

Narnaul

Delhi

135

Rohtak

Delhi

136

Sonipat

Delhi

137

Achnera

Ghaziabad

138

Agra

Ghaziabad

139

Aligarh

Ghaziabad

140

Baghpat

Ghaziabad

141

Bulandshahr

Ghaziabad

142

Hathras

Ghaziabad

143

Meerut

Ghaziabad

144

Muzaffarnagar

Ghaziabad

145

Noida

Ghaziabad

146

Saharanpur

Ghaziabad

147

Vrindavan

Ghaziabad

148

Changlang

Guwahati

149

Khonsa

Guwahati

150

Barpeta

Guwahati

151

Dhubri

Guwahati

152

Dibrugarh

Guwahati

153

Goalpara

Guwahati

154

Golaghat

Guwahati

155

Jorhat

Guwahati

156

Karbi Anglong

Guwahati

157

Karimganj

Guwahati

158

Kokrajhar

Guwahati

159

Mangaldoi

Guwahati

160

Nagaon

Guwahati

161

North Lakhimpur

Guwahati

162

Silchar

Guwahati

163

Tezpur

Guwahati

164

Tinsukia

Guwahati

165

Kakching

Guwahati

166

Tura

Guwahati

167

Adilabad

Hyderabad

168

Bhongir

Hyderabad

169

Kamareddy

Hyderabad

170

Khammam

Hyderabad

171

Mahabubabad

Hyderabad

172

Mancherial

Hyderabad

173

Medak

Hyderabad

174

Medchal

Hyderabad

175

Mahaboobnagar

Hyderabad

176

Nalgonda

Hyderabad

177

Siddipet

Hyderabad

178

Vikarabad

Hyderabad

179

Wanaparthy

Hyderabad

180

Warangal

Hyderabad

181

Ajmer

Jaipur

182

Alwar

Jaipur

183

Banswara

Jaipur

184

Barmer

Jaipur

185

Bharatpur

Jaipur

186

Bhilwara

Jaipur

187

Bikaner

Jaipur

188

Chittorgarh

Jaipur

189

Churu

Jaipur

190

Dausa

Jaipur

191

Hanumangarh

Jaipur

192

Jaisalmer

Jaipur

193

Jhalawar

Jaipur

194

Jhunjhunu

Jaipur

195

Kankroli

Jaipur

196

Dholpur

Jaipur

197

Kota

Jaipur

198

Kotputli

Jaipur

199

Nagaur

Jaipur

200

Pali

Jaipur

201

Pratapgarh

Jaipur

202

Sawai Madhopur

Jaipur

203

Sirohi

Jaipur

204

Sriganganagar

Jaipur

205

Moga

Jalandhar

206

Pathankot

Jalandhar

207

Phagwara

Jalandhar

208

Kathua

Jammu

209

Rajouri

Jammu

210

Udhampur

Jammu

211

Dhramanagar

Kolkata

212

Alipurduar

Kolkata

213

Amta

Kolkata

214

Arambagh

Kolkata

215

Asansol

Kolkata

216

Ashoknagar

Kolkata

217

Balurghat

Kolkata

218

Bangaon

Kolkata

219

Bankura

Kolkata

220

Bardhaman

Kolkata

221

Barrackpore

Kolkata

222

Basirhat

Kolkata

223

Beadon Street

Kolkata

224

Bishnupur

Kolkata

225

Santiniketan

Kolkata

226

Canning Town Ferry Ghat

Kolkata

227

Chinsurah

Kolkata

228

Coochbehar

Kolkata

229

Darjeeling

Kolkata

230

Diamond Harbour

Kolkata

231

Dum Dum

Kolkata

232

Ghatal

Kolkata

233

Howrah

Kolkata

234

Jadavpur

Kolkata

235

Jalpaiguri

Kolkata

236

Jhargram

Kolkata

237

Jiaganj

Kolkata

238

Kakdweep

Kolkata

239

Contai(Kanthi)

Kolkata

240

Katwa

Kolkata

241

Kharagpur

Kolkata

242

Krishnanagar

Kolkata

243

Makdumpur

Kolkata

244

Raiganj

Kolkata

245

Purulia

Kolkata

246

Raghunathganj

Kolkata

247

Rampurhat

Kolkata

248

Ranaghat

Kolkata

249

Samsi

Kolkata

250

Serampore

Kolkata

251

Tamluk

Kolkata

252

Kasargod

Kozhikode

253

Allahabad

Lucknow

254

Ambedkar Nagar

Lucknow

255

Amethi

Lucknow

256

Ayodhya

Lucknow

257

Azamgarh

Lucknow

258

Bahraich

Lucknow

259

Ballia

Lucknow

260

Balrampur

Lucknow

261

Banda

Lucknow

262

Bhadohi

Lucknow

263

Chunar

Lucknow

264

Deoria

Lucknow

265

Farrukhabad

Lucknow

266

Fatehpur

Lucknow

267

Ghazipur

Lucknow

268

Gonda

Lucknow

269

Mau

Lucknow

270

Hamirpur

Lucknow

271

Hardoi

Lucknow

272

Jaunpur

Lucknow

273

Jhansi

Lucknow

274

LakimpurKheri

Lucknow

275

Maharajganj

Lucknow

276

Misrikh

Lucknow

277

Pratapgarh

Lucknow

278

Raebareli

Lucknow

279

Siddharth Nagar

Lucknow

280

Sitapur

Lucknow

281

Sultanpur

Lucknow

282

Unnao

Lucknow

283

Bodineyaknur

Madurai

284

Devakottai

Madurai

285

Kodai Road

Madurai

286

Nagercoil

Madurai

287

Rajapalayam

Madurai

288

Ramanathapuram

Madurai

289

Thoothukudi

Madurai

290

Virudhunagar

Madurai

291

Silvasa

Mumbai

292

Daman

Mumbai

293

Aurangabad

Mumbai

294

Bhiwandi

Mumbai

295

Bhusawal

Mumbai

296

Dhule

Mumbai

297

Jalgaon

Mumbai

298

Rajapur

Mumbai

299

Santacruz

Mumbai

300

Sion

Mumbai

301

Vashi

Mumbai

302

Vikroli

Mumbai

303

Akola

Nagpur

304

Amravati

Nagpur

305

Bhandara

Nagpur

306

Buldhana

Nagpur

307

Chandrapur

Nagpur

308

Gadchiroli

Nagpur

309

Hingoli

Nagpur

310

Katoal

Nagpur

311

Wardha

Nagpur

312

Yavatmal

Nagpur

313

Margao

Panaji

314

Arrah

Patna

315

Aurangabad

Patna

316

Banka

Patna

317

Begusarai

Patna

318

Bettiah

Patna

319

Bhagalpur

Patna

320

Buxar

Patna

321

Chapra

Patna

322

Dalmianagar

Patna

323

Dalsinghsarai

Patna

324

Forbesganj

Patna

325

Gaya

Patna

326

Gopalganj

Patna

327

Hajipur

Patna

328

Jahanabad

Patna

329

Jamui

Patna

330

Katihar

Patna

331

Khagaria

Patna

332

Kishanganj

Patna

333

Madhubani

Patna

334

Maner

Patna

335

Motihari

Patna

336

Munger

Patna

337

Muzaffarpur

Patna

338

Nalanda

Patna

339

Nawada

Patna

340

Purnia

Patna

341

Saharsa

Patna

342

Samastipur

Patna

343

Sasaram

Patna

344

Sheohar

Patna

345

Sitamarhi

Patna

346

Siwan

Patna

347

Ahmednagar

Pune

348

Baramati

Pune

349

Beed

Pune

350

Ichalkaranji

Pune

351

Jalna

Pune

352

Kolhapur

Pune

353

Latur

Pune

354

Madha

Pune

355

Nanded

Pune

356

Osmanabad

Pune

357

Pandharpur

Pune

358

Parbhani

Pune

359

Pimpri Chinchwad

Pune

360

Sangli

Pune

361

Satara

Pune

362

Shirur

Pune

363

Srirampur

Pune

364

Bilaspur

Raipur

365

Durg

Raipur

366

Janjgir-Champa

Raipur

367

Korba

Raipur

368

Raigarh

Raipur

369

Rajnandgaon

Raipur

370

Surguja

Raipur

371

Bokaro

Ranchi

372

Chaibasa

Ranchi

373

Deoghar

Ranchi

374

Dhanbad

Ranchi

375

Dumka

Ranchi

376

Giridih

Ranchi

377

Gumla

Ranchi

378

Hazaribagh

Ranchi

379

Jamshedpur

Ranchi

380

JhumriTilaiya

Ranchi

381

Khunti

Ranchi

382

Medininagar

Ranchi

383

Sahibganj

Ranchi

384

Simaria

Ranchi

385

Hamirpur

Shimla

386

Kangra

Shimla

387

Kullu

Shimla

388

Mandi

Shimla

389

Palampur

Shimla

390

Una

Shimla

391

Anantnag

Srinagar

392

Baramulla

Srinagar

393

Leh

Srinagar

394

Bardoli

Surat

395

Navsari

Surat

396

Rajpipla

Surat

397

Valsad

Surat

398

Karaikal

Tiruchirappalli

399

Perambalur

Tiruchirappalli

400

Karur

Tiruchirappalli

401

Sirkali

Tiruchirappalli

402

Thiruthuraipoondi

Tiruchirappalli

403

Attingal

Trivandrum

404

Pathanamthitta

Trivandrum

405

Anantpur

Vijayawada

406

Bapatla

Vijayawada

407

Chittoor

Vijayawada

408

Gudivada

Vijayawada

409

Guntur

Vijayawada

410

Hindupur

Vijayawada

411

Kadapa

Vijayawada

412

Kodur

Vijayawada

413

Kurnool

Vijayawada

414

Nandyal

Vijayawada

415

Narasaraopet

Vijayawada

416

Nellore

Vijayawada

417

Ongole

Vijayawada

418

Amalapuram

Visakhapatnam

419

Eluru

Visakhapatnam

420

Kakinada

Visakhapatnam

421

Rajamundry

Visakhapatnam

422

Srikakulam

Visakhapatnam

423

Vizianagaram

Visakhapatnam

424

Yelamanchili

Visakhapatnam]

 



[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] Subs. by G.S.R. 297(E), dt. 14-5-2020 (w.e.f. 15-5-2020).