PASSPORT POLICE VERIFICATION

Date: 25-06-2014                                                     SUGGESTION

To,

Hon’ble Sushmaji Swaraj

External Affairs Minister,

Govt of India, New Delhi

eam@mea.gov.in

Hon’ble Madam,

POLICE VERIFICATION FOR PASSPORT

I am one of your admirers for the way complex matters are analyzed in Parliament and in your various speeches, including sincerity of purpose and simplicity.

I happened to listen to part of your speech on passport seva divas on TV yesterday.

I humbly suggest that police verification for passport should be restricted to say every 10th or 25th application in each passport office. Exception should be only in cases of applications in which passport officer, for reasons to be recorded, thinks that police verification is necessary.

Favourable police reports have been obtained in past by many anti-national elements through influence and money. It is only common citizen that faces the police ordeal and is compelled to bribe or face adverse report. There is inordinate delay in police verification. Majority of common Indians are not criminals and they are being punished for misdeeds of few. This problem can be reduced if above suggestion is implemented.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully