Talking to media persons while visiting the Mini Passport Office in the New Secretariat Complex here, Mathai said that the Mini passport office would now be functioning to process the passport applications which would be sent to Guwahati for issuance.
"Aizawl office would be expected to function properly and issue passports by the end of the year," he said, adding that he would submit his inspection report of Aizawl office to the External Affairs Minister.
Mathai, who came here as leader of the Indian delegation to visit Mizoram jointly with the Myanmar delegation led by Myanmarese Ambassador to India U Zin Yaw to inspect the Kaladan Multi Modal Transport Project linking Myanmar's Sittwe port and Kaladan river of Mizoram said that the state would play an important role in the Look East Policy of the Centre.