Mumbai man stunned after tatkal passport renewal finishes in 20 minutes, calls it a ‘heavenly experience’
Renewing a passport is usually seen as a time-consuming task, but for one Mumbai man, the process turned out to be surprisingly quick and smooth. Sagar Awatade shared a post on X describing his quick experience at the Passport Seva Kendra.(Unsplash/Representational Image) Sagar Awatade recently shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) describing his remarkably quick experience at the Passport Seva Kendra in Lower Parel. According to the post, Awatade said his tatkal appointment was booked for 9:15 am, with a reporting time of 9 am. Arriving on time, he completed the entire renewal process and was out of the office 9:20 am. “At the passport office for a renewal appointment slot at 9.15 am with a 9 am reporting time! Reported at 9 and left passport seva kendra at 9.20 am, this feels like I’m in heaven!” his post read. Check out the post here: For many Indians, visiting the passport office often means waiting in long queues, shuffling between counters, and spending hours over paperwork. So a 20-minute passport renewal felt almost unbelievable to several X users. According to Awatade, he was pleasantly surprised how quick and smooth his experience was at PSK Lower Parel, where his passport renewal took only 20 minutes instead of the half-day he had expected. Here’s how people reacted to the post:The post quickly sparked light-hearted reactions online, with many users praising the smooth experience. One of the users commented, “They improved a service not only in India but abroad as well. Very smooth and fully digital.” A second user commented, “Went to Aadhar center yesterday for Daughter’s first Aadhar enrolment, simply walked in without appointment and left the center in exactly 8 minutes. I felt heaven too.” A third user commented, “I remember before 2014 went to lower Parel and had to be there for 4 hours.” “One of the best transformations,” another user commented. The post, shared on October 29, 2025, quickly caught attention and went viral.
