Hyderabad: Telangana has topped the list nationwide for passport verification procedure for the year 2015-16.
TS cops cleared a whopping 3,93,356 passport applications in one year. Officials here have also introduced a software application called ‘Verifast’ for processing and verification of application in just five days.
The ranking comes from the Union ministry of External Affairs. Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma will receive the ‘Certificate of Recognition’ from Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi, on Friday which is officially, Passport Seva Divas.
Telangana State police had streamlined the numbers of special branch personnel who are engaged in the verification process. Teams have been provided with special in-house training and a total of 1,500 mobile tablets were issued for their use.
