Police stations in Bangalore start passport verification on Sundays

The police have begun a special drive to increase the turnover rate of the passport verification process in Bangalore. Police commissioner Jyothiprakash Mirji, on Saturday, said: “We started this special drive on May 16. Police inspectors will be available in the station from 10 am to 1 pm every Sunday to clear passport verification applications.”

Applicants can visit the police stations in their area on Sunday to check the status of their passport verification applications. “We have chosen Sunday in the interest of the public as it is a holiday. They can come to the station personally,” said Mirji. During the weekdays, policemen are busy as they have to attend court sessions.

Earlier, policemen were deployed exclusively for passport verification and it led to delays in the verification process as the number of applications is always high. With this initiative, any police personnel in the station can conduct the verification process.

Except for any emergency, the station police inspector will be available on Sunday. In the inspector’s absence, the officer’s subordinates can conduct the verification, added Mirji.
The police received 3,599 passport clearance applications between May 16 and May 21. Of this, 2,838 applications were disposed of till Saturday. “We aim to dispose of all the applications within a week,” said Mirji.