Home delivery of passports begins in Chitwan

Chitwan, May 13: In line with recent public service reform forwarded by the federal government, the local authorities in the district began delivering passports at citizen's doorsteps.

The passports issued by the District Administration Office, Chitwan have been delivered to the service seekers at their residences via Post Office.     

Chief of the District Post Office, Shalik Ram Basyal, informed that service was launched on Tuesday provided the passports to a local Ram Babu Praja of Srijana Tole at Ichchakamana Rural Municipality-7. Total 19 passports were sent to various municipalities on Wednesday and 44 on Tuesday.     

On Tuesday, 12 passports were handed to the service seekers, reaching their homes. The District Post Office sent the foreign travel documents to six municipal post offices. Two out of three postal countres at Bharatpur Metropolitan City were dispatched the documents.     

The passports were sent to 12 additional post offices of various local levels in the district. There are five additional post offices in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, four in Rapti Municipality and one each in Khairahani and Ratnanagar Municipality. Once the passports are received from the District Administration Office, the District Post Office dispatches these to respective/nearest post offices as per the addresses. The postal office employees drop the passports at respective houses.     

The service seekers should mention the place from where they want to pick the passports while filling out the applications for it, so that it becomes easy to reach their locations after preparing the document. If the service seekers want passports at their doorsteps, they need paying Rs 55 upon the receipt. Bashyal informed that there are 72 employees combining permanent, temporary and contract based ones under the District Post Office.(RSS)