Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Abhay has recently informed that substantial improvement has been made in time taken for passport verification in the state.
“The average verification time was 26 days in 2018. For the first fortnight of Sept, the average time taken by Odisha Police was 4 days. This is among the best in the country,” said DGP Abhay.
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Home NewsMiscellaneousOdisha Police Brings Down Average Passport Verification Time To 4 Days
Odisha Police Brings Down Average Passport Verification Time To 4 Days The passport verification process which was taking a lot of time earlier, has been brought down to four days only by the Odisha Police.
Mrunal Manmay Dash
ODISHA, PUBLISHED: SATURDAY, 02 OCTOBER 2021
LAST UPDATED: 02 OCTOBER 2021, 11:03 AM IST
BY: MRUNAL MANMAY DASH
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Providing a much needed respite to the foreign travellers in Odisha, the passport verification process which was taking a lot of time earlier, has been brought down to four days only.
As per a press release issued from the Odisha Police headquarters, substantial improvement in the time taken for passport verification has been made. In August 2021 average verification time was brought to six days. For the first fortnight of September 2021, average time of passport verification by Odisha Police was four days only.“This is among the best in the country,” read the official release.Till early this year, passport verification by Odisha Police was taking a few weeks.
As per the data of Passport Authorities, the average time for passport verification was 26 days in 2018, 26 days in 2019 and 36 days in 2020.If we go back even earlier, the average verification time was 99 days in 2017, 90 days in 2016 and 38 days in 2015.“
Accordingly, passport verification was taken under the 5T initiative. Tablets were purchased and distributed to each Police Station. A specific App for passport verification was installed and Special Branch started guiding and monitoring passport verification more clearly,” said the department.
Police verification stage is an important security measure with regard to the issuance of passports. Applying for a fresh passport or a re-issue will result in Police verification as per existing regulations.
The verification is done by the Police Station under whose jurisdiction the applicant’s address falls and an Officer verifies the details submitted in the application form such as the applicant’s name, age and address. This is done in person, with the Officer visiting the address as mentioned in the application form.
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