5T: mPolice Mobile Application Scheme Launched for Faster Passport Verification

Cuttack: As part of the 5T initiative of the Odisha Government, the Odisha Police today launched the mPolice Mobile application scheme for the faster police verification of the passport applications.

This is an initiative to digitally connect the police stations directly with the Passport Seva Kendra by which the Police Verification Report (PVR) of the passport applicants can be directly accessed by the officers of the police stations and the verification can be done online on the go and submitted without any time delay, a release issued by the State Police said.

The scheme is being implemented and monitored by Intelligence Directorate, Odisha in coordination with Regional Passport Office, BBSR.

In the earlier DPHQ (Dist Police Head Quarter) model, the PVRs of the passport applicants were sent to the SP/DCP office and they were transmitted to the police stations after downloading them in the physical form. The Introduction of the citizen centric mPolice Mobile application scheme will ensure speedy and expeditious police verification of the passport applications by enabling last mile connectivity with the police stations.

Under the scheme Tablets are being provided to the 553 police stations of the State and they will be used by the Verification officers at the police station.

In the first phase, the scheme is being launched in 100 police stations and in the rest of the police stations the scheme will be rolled out by 25th March.

This 5T initiative will considerably reduce the time taken for the passport verification, ensure transparency and do away with the requirement of physical interface with the applicants.

With use of tablet and customized App, the Police verification process is streamlined and expedited, said the Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay.