Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Tuesday urged the Union Government to establish an additional Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in Hyderabad to meet the growing demands of the city's residents.

Speaking at the inauguration of the new Passport Seva Kendra at Rayadurgam, the Minister pointed out that Hyderabad's rapid expansion in all directions has increased the need for robust public service infrastructure, particularly in the area of passport services.

"More than one crore fresh passport applications are filed across India every year, and Telangana alone contributes around 11 lakh of these," he said. He added that earlier, applicants had to wait for months, but now the Telangana Police comp...