Hyderabad residents face passport verification delays of up to three weeks due to police commissionerate reorganisation
Residents in Secunderabad, India, are experiencing significant delays in passport verification due to the reorganization of local police commissionerates. The transfer of jurisdiction to the new Malkajgiri commissionerate has created a backlog of applications.
Why it matters
Administrative restructuring can have tangible, negative impacts on citizens' ability to travel and access government services.
Residents in parts of Secunderabad are reporting delays of up to two to three weeks for passport verification, with police attributing the backlog to the recent reorganisation of police commissionerates and the transfer of pending applications to the newly formed Malkajgiri commissionerate.
The report is a straightforward account of administrative delays and official police statements.
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