Passport India Special Services to Residents of Flood Affected Districts Under Regional Office RPO Chennai 2015

Organization : Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Service Name : Special Passport Services For Flood Affected Districts Under Regional Passport Office Chennai
Applicable To: Residents of the Flood Affected Districts

Website : http://www.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/welcomeLink
Service Details : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/13117-RPOChennai.pdf

Special Passport Services For Flood Affected Districts

Government of India has announced a special scheme for prompt re-issue of passports to the residents of the districts covered by the Regional Passport Office, Chennai whose passports got lost/damaged due to floods.

Related: Tamilnadu Flood Relief Information Centres : www.statusin.in/12967.html

Instant Reissue of Flood Damaged Passport at RPO Chennai

a) In case of flood damaged passport, the general public may directly visit the Regional Passport Chennai at Rayala Towers, Anna Salai, Chennai.
b) No online passport application submission is required. Only an application on plain paper and the flood damaged passport are required.

c) In case of passports damaged due to floods, Passport Fee of Rs. 3000 has been waived by the Government for reissue.
d) Passport will be reissued with same particulars and same validity provided the photo and particulars are available in the Passport Seva System without any adverse remarks on records.

Special Passport Mela For Flood Victims

a) A Special Passport Mela is also being organized exclusively for flood affected residents of the districts covered under the jurisdiction of Regional Passport Office, Chennai on Saturday the 12th December 2015 and all three PSKs in Chennai.
b) Passport fee of Rs. 3000 in case of lost/damaged passports due to floods has been waived by Government for reissue of passport with same particulars and same validity provided the photo and particulars are available in system without any adverse remarks on records.
c) In case of lost passport due to floods, the general public, after online submission of passport applications, may visit any of the three PSKs in Chennai on 12.12.2015 without any appointments during normal working hours. Please bring ARN Sheet and original FIR or complaint certificate from police department.
4. Passport Office and three PSKs have resumed partial operations in Chennai from 7th December 2015.

About Us :
In recent years, the Government of India has taken many initiatives to usher in an era of e-Governance to improve the delivery of public services.

The National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) includes many high impact e-Governance projects that have been identified as Mission Mode Projects (MMP’s). One such project focuses on reforming Passport services in India.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is responsible for issuance of Passports to Indian Citizens through a network of 37 Passport offices across the Country and 180 Indian Embassies and Consulates abroad.

Contact

For more information and in case of any difficulty the general public may contact
Shri R.Balasubramanian,
PGO Mobile No.: 94443 66635
Telephone No.: 044-28525554 / 044-28513640/044-28513638

FAQs :
Can I apply for services at a Passport Office other than the Passport Office where my previous passport was issued?
You can apply at any PSK /, within the jurisdiction of your Passport Office. If you are a student studying elsewhere, you can also apply at a PSK of the state of your permanent address.

I shifted to Delhi 7 months back from Bangalore. I want to apply for a passport. Can I apply for a passport at Passport Office, Delhi? If so, please let me know the procedure.
Yes, you can apply at any PSK within the jurisdiction of Passport Office Delhi. For this purpose, you have to fill Passport Application form and submit the required documents.

Since, you have stayed at your present address for less than one year, please mention your previous address in Column 3 of the Supplementary form. To check the complete list of documents to be submitted along with the application form, please click on “Documents Required” link on Home page.

Can I obtain a new passport if I am in USA on a visitor’s visa?
Visitors from India on B1 /B2 visa who are not normally resident in USA are advised to hold passports which are valid for the period of their visit. In such cases, where it becomes necessary due to unavoidable reasons, passport would be reissued after clearance from the original Passport Issuing Authority.

Can I get a passport on Post police verification under the Normal scheme?
The issuance of passport on Post police verification under the Normal scheme depends on case to case basis. The applicant needs to submit additional documents for the same.

To check the complete list of documents to be submitted along with the application form, please click on “Documents Required” link on Home page.

I had applied for a passport last year but the same was not issued. I want to again apply for a passport. Should I put a cross against “Fresh Passport” or “Re-issue of Passport” in Column 1.1 of the Passport Application form?
You have to apply for “Fresh Passport”, if you were not issued passport last time. You need to provide the previous application details like file number, month and year of applying and name of the Passport Office where applied, in Column 7.2 of the Passport Application form.