The Regional Passport Office Srinagar has decided to issue passports to the Hajj pilgrims from Thursday.
Devender Kumar who joined recently as Regional Passport Officer (RPO) Kashmir, Ladakh said that they have decided to issue passport details to intending Hajj pilgrims from Thursday on priority basis as Jammu and Kashmir police have cleared the verification process of over 300 hundred aspirants. It’s for the first time that such formalities were completed in a very crisp time, he said.
“I took the matter of Hajj aspirants personally with civil administration as well as Jammu and Kashmir police for clearing the police verification report (PVR) on priority, he added.
“We have received over 300 police verification reports (PVR) from CID so far, accordingly passports are being printed without any delay,” he said.
The officer has urged all those aspirants who applied through a special drive to collect passport details from tomorrow and a list will be also sent to Hajj office Bemina, he said, adding that passports are under printing and details of which will be provided from Thursday so that the aspirants can fill the Hajj form. (KDC)
