The Passport Office has organised a Passport Mela on May 17 at the Passport Seva Kendra located in Mundhwa.

The mela is for 300 appointments in Tatkal section and 700 appointments in normal applicants section.

Passport Officer Atul Gotsurve said, “The mela has been organised to cater to the high demand of passport services in Pune office jurisdiction which covers Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Solapur and Ahmednagar.

On hold and walk-in category applications will not be entertained in the mela. We appeal to citizens to apply with all required documents and proper application details, as the category will not be changed from tatkal to normal during the mela.”

“Opening of online appointments for normal applications is at 12 pm on May 12 and for Tatkal applications it is 12 pm on May 15. Citizens can pay fees online, and only then take appointment,” Gotsurve said.