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Section 20 in The Passports Rules, 1980
20. Repeal.
- The Passports Rules, 1967 are hereby repealed:-Provided that such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said rules or anything duly done or suffered, or any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accepted or incurred, thereunder.[SCHEDULE I] [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R. 1150(E), dated 11.9.2017 (w.e.f. 11.12.1980).]| Sl. No. | Passport authorities | Jurisdiction |
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| 1. | Passport Office, Ahmedabad | The districts of Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad Rural,Amreli, Anand, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad,Chhota Udaipur, Dahod, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Gandhinagar, GirSomnath, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kutch, Mehsana, Mahisagar,Morbi, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Rajkot Rural,Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Vadodara Rural in the Stateof Gujarat and the Diu in the Union territory of Daman and Diu. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 2. | Passport Office, Amritsar | The districts of Firozpur, Faridkot, Muktsar,Amritsar, Tarn |
| (a) Passport Officer Taran, Fazilka in the State of Punjab | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 3. | Passport Office, Bengaluru | All districts in the State of Karnataka |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 4. | Passport Office, Bareilly | The districts of Bareilly, Budaun, Etah, Bijnor,Moradabad, Rampur, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Mainpuri, Firozabad,Sambhal (Bheem Nagar), Kashganj and Jyotiba Phule Nagar in theState of Uttar Pradesh. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 5. | Passport Office, Bhopal | All districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 6. | Passport Office, Bhubaneswar | All districts in the State of Odisha |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 7. | Passport Office, Chandigarh | The districts of Barnala, Bhatinda, Ludhiana,Fategarh Sahib, Patiala, Mansa, Sangrur, Sahibzada Ajit SinghNagar, Rupnagar and Ropar in the State of Punjab, the districtsof Ambala, Bhiwani, Hissar, Jind, Karnal, Sirsa, Kaithal,Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar, Panchkula and Fatehabad inthe State of Haryana and the Union territory of Chandigarh. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 8. | Passport Office, Chennai | The districts of Chennai, Chingelput (E),Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Dharmapuri,Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvallur, Vellore in the State of Tamilnadu andKaraikkal in the Union territory of Puducherry |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 9. | Passport Office, Cochin | The districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki,Thrissur, Ernakulam, Palakkad in the State of Kerala and theUnion Territory of Lakshadweep |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 10. | Passport Office, Coimbatore | The districts of Coimbatore, Salem, Erode,Nammakkal, Nilgiris, Tirupur in the State of Tamil Nadu |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 11. | Passport Office, Dehradun | All districts in the State of Uttrakhand |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 12. | Passport Office, Delhi | All districts in the Union territory of Delhiand the districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonepat, Jhajjar,Rohtak, Mahendergarh, Mewat Nuh, Palwal and Rewari in the Stateof Haryana. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 13. | Passport Office, Ghaziabad | The districts of Agra, Mathura, Aligarh,Bulandshahr, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Bagpat, Saharanpur,Ghaziabad, Hathras and Gautam Budh Nagar, Shamli and Hapur in theState of Uttar Pradesh. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 14. | Passport Office, Guwahati | All districts in the State of Arunachal Pradesh,Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 15. | Passport Office, Hyderabad | All districts in the State of Telangana |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 16. | Passport Office, Jaipur | All districts in the State of Rajasthan. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 17. | Passport Office, Jalandhar | The districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala,Nawanshahar, Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Mogain the State of Punjab. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 18. | Passport Office, Jammu | The districts of Jammu, Poonch, Kathua, Doda,Rajouri, Udhampur, Kishtwar, Ramban, Reasi and Samba in theState of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer of Jammu and Kashmir. | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 19. | Passport Office, Kolkata | All districts in State of West Bengal, Tripuraand Sikkim |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 20. | Passport Office, Kozhikode | The districts of Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur andKasargod in the State of Kerala. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 21. | Passport Office, Lucknow | The districts of Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar,Amethi (Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar), Auraiya, Azamgarh,Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Chandoli,Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur,Gazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun, Jaunpurdistrict, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat (Ramabai Nagar), Kanpurnagar, Kanshi Ram Nagar, Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur Kheri,Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mau, Mirzapur,Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar,Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao,Varanasi in the State of Uttar Pradesh |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 22. | Passport Office, Madurai | The districts of Madurai, Theni, Sivaganga,Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Ramanthapuram, Thoothukudi, Tiruneveliand Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 23. | Passport Office, Malappuram | Malappuram district in the State of Kerala |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 24. | Passport Office, Mumbai | The Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveliand Daman in the Union territory of Daman and Diu and thedistricts of Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Aurangabad, Dhule,Jalgaon, Nasik, Mumbai suburban, Raigad, Thane, Palghar Nandurbarin the State of Maharashtra |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 25. | Passport Office, Nagpur | The districts of Amravati, Akola, Bhandara,Buldhana, Chandrapur, Hingoli, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur,Washim, Wardha, Yavatmal in the State of Maharashtra. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 26. | Passport Office, Panaji | All districts in the State of Goa |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 27. | Passport Office, Patna | All districts in the State of Bihar. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 28. | Passport Officer, Pune | The districts of Ahmednagar, Beed, Jalna,Kolhapur, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli,Satara and Solapur in the State of Maharashtra. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 29. | Passport Office, Raipur | All districts in the State of Chhattisgarh |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 30. | Passport Office, Ranchi | All districts in the State of Jharkhand |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 31. | Passport Office, Shimla | All districts of the State of Himachal Pradesh |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 32. | Passport Office, Srinagar | The districts of Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla,Badgam, Kargil, Bandipora, Sopore, Kulgam, Ganderbal, Shopian,Kupwara, Leh Laddakh and Pulwama in the State of Jammu andKashmir. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 33. | Passport Office, Surat | The districts of Dang, Narmada, Navsari, SuratCity, Surat Rural, Tapi (Vyara), Valsad in the State of Gujarat. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 34. | Passport Office, Thiruvananthapuram | The districts of Kollam City, Kollam Rural,Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram City, Thiruvananthapuram Ruralin the State of Kerala. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 35. | Passport Office, Tiruchirappalli | The districts of Tiruchirappalli, Karur,Perambalur, Ariyalur, Nagappattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur andPudukkottai in the State of Kerala |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 36. | Passport Office, Vijayawada | The districts of Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam,Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa, Anantapur and Kurnool in the State ofAndhra Pradesh. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 37. | Passport Office, Visakhapatnam | The districts of Godawari (West), Godawari(East), Srikakulam, Rajhbnudry, Yanam, Vizianagaram andVisakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. |
| (a) Passport Officer | ||
| (b) Deputy Passport Officer | ||
| (c) Assistant Passport Officer | ||
| (d) Senior Superintendent | ||
| (e) Superintendent | ||
| 38. | Indian Taipei Association, Taiwan | Taiwan |
| (a) Director General | ||
| (b) Deputy Director General | ||
| (c) Assistant Director | ||
| 39. | Andaman Nicobar Administration, Port Blair | The Union territory of Andaman and NicobarIslands. |
| (a) Chief Secretary | ||
| (b) Secretary (Passport) | ||
| (c) Deputy Commissioner | ||
| (d) Assistant Secretary (Passport) | ||
| 40. | Consular Officer or Consular Agents in the Indian Missionsor Posts outside India | The area within the consular jurisdiction of theIndian Mission or Post concerned. |
| 41. | Consular, Passport and Visa Division (CPV Division),Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi | Whole of India in respect of diplomatic,official and ordinary passport. |
| I. O/o Joint Secretary (Passport Seva Project) and ChiefPassport Officer | ||
| (a) Joint Secretary (PSP) & CPO | ||
| (b) Director | ||
| (c) Deputy Secretary | ||
| (d) Under Secretary | ||
| (e) Section Officer | ||
| II. O/o Joint Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa) | Whole of India in respect of diplomatic andofficial passports | |
| (a) Joint Secretary (CPV) | ||
| (b) Director | ||
| (c) Deputy Secretary | ||
| (d) Under Secretary | ||
| (e) Section Officer | ||
| 42. | Any other Officer as may be designated by the CentralGovernment from time to time. | Area to be specified by the Central Governmentfrom time to time. |