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“After a month-long chase for it, I was told at the Passport Seva Kendra that I could get it immediately if I paid an extra Rs 2,000. He applied for a passport in February and has waited for over 45 days. Thamanna Tilak (name changed), for instance, has to leave for the Middle East to join his new workplace.
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Many are paying extra to upgrade their applications to the Tatkal category to get the passports in time. The Koramangala office is now open on weekends, too, to print new passports for despatch. We're expecting more stocks soon and we'll clear the backlog by mid-April.” He added that the passport melas in the past three months added about 8,000 applications. The delivery of passport under the normal category was extended beyond 40 days Bangalore delivered it in less than a month. P S Karthigeyan, Regional Passport Officer, Karnataka, told TOI: “The import of laminated sheets used in the booklet was stopped for a while around the same time. The government, however, made arrangements to ensure that passports for Tatkal applicants could be delivered. It's the only organization which supplies booklets to the entire country. The supply of booklets dried up as the India Security Press in Nashik, Maharashtra, was closed between end of December 2013 and January 2014. From February 1 till March 18 this year, 58,724 people applied for passports. If you need this travel document before mid-April, the only option is Tatkal. The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Bangalore says only 17,000 passport booklets are in stock against 30,000 applications pending for delivery. BANGALORE: If you're travelling abroad for studies, work or summer vacation, you may have to apply for a passport in advance.