AGARTALA, Oct 26 (TIWN): After several doldrums, Tripura will finally get the International Passport centre by the end of the November, said BJP Leader Biplab Deb. If everything falls in the correct place the new international passport centre may be inaugurated before Diwali itself and if not before Diwali at least by the end of the November at Agartala, confirmed BJP Leader Biplab Deb.

The decision of opening a new international passport centre at Agartala  was conveyed to  him when he meet External affairs Minister Shushma Swaraj’s private secretary Satish Gupta.

BJP Leader Biplab Deb further said that, Union Ministry has approved the proposal of setting up an international passport centre at Agartala and is scheduled to operate by November.

According to the officials, except Guwahati there is no passport office in Northeast region but Tripura Passport Seva has been under Kolkata Regional Passport office because of better communication with Kolkata and the state government's choice.

However, the state had been demanding for an international passport centre in Agartala following growing demand of passport and high frequency of abroad travel by the people of the state.

It is to be mentioned here that after withdrawn of Indo-Bangladesh passport service, pressure for international passport has increased in many folds in Tripura and it has become inconvenient for the citizen to pursue for passport after submission of online applications. Moreover, Passport issuing authority is also facing trouble to get in touch with the applicants for immediate query but delay in communication in both side has ultimately interrupt the process.

To speed up the issue of passport cases, a new international passport centre will be opened at Agartala by November.

Once the passport international office is opened at Agartala, people can get their passport within 20 days.  Currently the people of the state are facing huge trouble as there is no particular office for verification and hence the process gets delayed every time and sometimes the application is also cancelled. A passport is one of the most important forms of identification a person can possess. It is important to have a passport if you plan to travel to a different country so that you will be able to prove who you are and where you are from. Since travel security measures have increased it is almost impossible to travel without a passport.