Malappuram: The Ministry of External Affairs has extended the functioning of the restored Regional Passport Office in Malappuram till June 2018 after a delegation of parliamentarians from Malappuram met Sushma Swaraj, the minister for external affairs. An order in this regard is expected to be issued soon.
The delegation of IUML MPs, P.K. Kunhalikutty, E.T. Muhammed Basheer and P.V. Abdul Wahab met the minister and held talks along with the Chief Passport Officer in Delhi on Tuesday night. According a press release issued by Kunhalikutty, the minister has assured that a temporary extension will be approved. The delegation submitted a memorandum seeking fullscale restoration of the RPO which is one of the most money spinning RPOs in the across the country.country. The passport office in Malappuram ceased its operations on November 17 and merged with the Kozhikode office as part of the MEA’s cost cutting drive
