The Hyderabad Regional Passport Office has issued two crore-th passport application of the country since the new Passport Seva Kendra system has come into force. The 2nd Crore-the passport was issued to a two month baby, Anaika. Regional Passport Officer Ashwini Sattaru processed the passport application in just two hours. The baby’s parents Saleem Pasha Mohammed and Yasmin Kalluri submitted the application at the Tolichowki PSK at 10.30 a.m., it was printed at 12.18 p.m. and dispatched at 2.28 p.m. on the same day. The Regional Passport officer handed over the passport to the baby at the press conference.
The RPO has stated that Hyderabad Regional Passport Office is known for its applicant-friendly approach and the office alone has cleared 84,806 passports in August, which is a national record. In the last three months, Hyderabad RPO has issued 1,99,685 passports have been issued while in the first three quarters of this year 4,68,184 passports were issued
