The Indian Government Joins Other Leading Nations And Introduces E-Passports

The Indian Government has decided to introduce e-passports, also known as bio-metric passports, initially for diplomats and officials as a pilot project by the middle of 2008. Based on the experience gained from this pilot project, it is proposed to start issuance of e-passports nationwide.

Incorporation of bio-metrics in the passports will make them more secure against forgeries and will also help prvent the of issue of multiple passports.

The Government had entrusted the National Institute of Smart Government (NISG), Hyderabad, with the task of undertaking a time-bound study on the passport issuance system, including its IT aspects with the objective to deliver passport related services to the citizens in a timely, transparent, more accessible, reliable manner.

NISG has submitted its report which has been accepted by the Government and it has been decided to launch “Passport Seva Project”. The project is expected to result in the issue of passports within 3 days and in cases which require police verification, within 3 days after the completion of the verification process. Tatkal passports are expected to be issued the same day.

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