Karnataka: Mobile Passport Seva van to operate in Kodagu from Apr 8 to 10

Bengaluru: A Mobile Passport Seva van will operate in Madikeri town of Kodagu district from April 8 to 10, offering on-the-spot passport services to applicants.

The van will operate at Gandhi Bhavana in Madikeri town under an initiative launched by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take passport services to people in underserved areas by facilitating document verification and biometric data collection closer to their homes, the Regional Passport Office, Bengaluru, said in a statement.

Applicants may book appointments online at the Passport Seva portal under the normal scheme. After payment, they should select the 'mobile van' option while scheduling the appointment, it said.