External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that the ggovernment was continuously working towards taking passport services virtually to the doorsteps of citizens residing even in remote villages. Mrs Swaraj said this while inaugurating a Post Office Passport service Kendra (POPSK) at Karaikal in Puducherry yesterday. <br/><br/>She said that External Affairs Ministry was adopting a citizen-centric approach for passport services. The Ministry of External Affairs has collaborated with the Department of Posts to set up these post-office Passport Seva Kendras across the country in order to provide passport related services on a larger scale. <br/><br/>The minister said that her Ministry has also decided to offer 10 percent reduction in passport application fee for children below eight years of age and senior citizens.
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Govt working towards providing passport services in remotest parts :EAM Swaraj