As per the statistics released by the Ministry of External Affairs, in 2011, 37 passport offices, headquarters and the office of the chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, issued 58.69 lakh passports (inclusive of 2,840 Diplomatic passports and 2

The 178 Indian missions and posts issued 10.27 lakh passports. Thus, the Government of India, in total, rendered 73.65 lakh passport services. The total revenue generated from all Passport Offices in 2011 was Rs 728.99 crore, compared to the total revenue of Rs 679.11 crore in 2010. Indian passports are issued by the Ministry of External Affairs through a network of 37 Passport Offices, while the CPV Division issues only diplomatic and official passports and the office of the Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Moreover, this network is being expanded considerably under the Passport Seva