Bhubaneswar: Odisha will get three Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) within two weeks and 20 such facilities by the end of 2018, official sources said.
Dnyaneshwar Mulay, the Secretary for Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs of External Affairs Ministry, said that the three PSKs will come up in Balasore, Bhawanipatna and Berhampur by the next fortnight.
During a meeting with Mulay, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requested him to begin e-VISA service at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.
Patnaik also urged him to take action to bring back the 14 Odia labourers struck in Malaysia.
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"I will take up these issues and we will be able to tackle them with the help of minister of home affairs." Mulay said.