Hyderabad, Sept. 15 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has clarified that no new Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs), also informally known as passport offices, have been approved for Hyderabad.

The services that are set to begin on September 16 at the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station Metro building and at Anand Silicon near Tolichowki are, in fact, relocations of existing centres from Ameerpet and Tolichowki to the Old City areas of Chaderghat and Raidurg, respectively.

Passport offices in Hyderabad

Currently, three passport centres operate in Hyderabad at Begumpet, Ameerpet, and Tolichowki. As per the decision taken by the MEA and the Hyderabad Regional Passport Office, services at the Ameerpet PSK will be shifted to Chaderghat near the Ma...