Lucknow: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Lucknow, on Saturday launched a special outreach campaign, ‘Passport First, Opportunities Next’, to encourage students, researchers and young professionals to obtain passports in advance.The campaign was conducted simultaneously at four Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur and Varanasi, where more than 3,000 passport applications were processed during the day.According to RPO officials, the initiative aims to create awareness among students, trainees, researchers and faculty members of educational and training institutions about the importance of possessing a valid passport.Officials said obtaining a passport early would help young people pursue higher education abroad, research programmes, academic exchange programmes, professional training and employment opportunities without last-minute documentation hurdles.
