People can book appointments in passport seva kendras by paying the prescribed passport fee and ₹ 100 as service fee in these centres at the post offices. They can apply for PAN cards by paying ₹ 107 and submitting related documents such as proof of date of birth, residential address and their identity. Vehicle FastTag accounts can be re-charged. LIC premiums can be paid. People can book bus, train and flight tickets. Payment of electricity bills, file IT returns and also mobile phones re-charge can be done in these centres.
The service centres have been opened in the following post offices in the city: Pandeshwar [Head Post Office], Kulashekara, Hampankatta, Kodialbail, Kankanady, Ashok Nagar, Bejai, Balmatta, Surathkal, Panambur, Kavoor, Kuluru, Kulai, Padil, Konchady, Katipalla and at the one in Ullal. On the city’s outskirts, they have been opened at Mulky, Bajpe, Kinnigoli, Mangalagangotri, Kinnikambla, Ganjimutt, Haleyangady, Belman, Mudkuru and Vamanjoor.
People can invest in the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme which will be introduced in post offices for 2020-21 from December 28, 2020 to January 1, 2021. The minimum investment will be one gram gold. Details of this scheme can be had on Ph: 9448291072. In addition, services related to birth and death certificates, different Pradhan Mantri schemes of the Union government, Sandhya Suraksha, applying for driving licence and Jeevan Praman are also available in these centres.