Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK)

• POPSK = passport-issuance centres run jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Department of Posts (DoP) under the Ministry of Communications, housed inside Head Post Offices, to extend passport services beyond the limited Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) / Passport Seva Laghu Kendra (PSLK) network.
• A flagship last-mile e-governance & administrative reform model — frequently cited in GS-II questions on service delivery, citizen-centric governance and inter-departmental MoUs.
• 452 POPSKs across 23 postal Circles are operational as of March 2026.