I Cannot express my experience and explained rather a surprised ,flabbergasted , to know sea change in working style for issue/reissue of Chandigarh Passport . Must say other passport office in India and Police verifications must adopt the same methodology and working style of passport office as Chandigarh ,if not better.

   (a) Had applied for reissue of Passport for my self & my wife on 29 Jan 2025(Wednesday)

(b) got appointment for 03 Feb 2025 at 4:30 pm for both .

(c) All formalities were hassle free  .

(d) Received call for Police verification on 03 Evening itself from ASI Harish Pandey for verification which is Free of cost .

(e) After police verification got message from passport office on 05 Feb 20025 that passport has been dispatched and ultimately received on 06 Feb 2025 within a period less than 72 hours .

What a change brought In by the present Regional Passport officer Chandigarh Smt Priyanka Mehtani . We veterans salute her for making the best and efficient Passport office in India .God bless her .

Word about Chandigarh Police  verification Team

      (a)First time in my life never heard Police carrying out Police verification of passport without their hands being greased .

(b) ASI  harish pandey sounded me the verification is free of cost ,

(c )  There is a total change in approach of Verification police team

(i) firstly moral courage secondly Impressive and pleasing uniform worn by team.

(ii) Hope police of Punjab and other states follow same and make independent department for verification.