E-passport

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that the government is planning to issue e-passports to its citizens, starting in 2022-23.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the government is planning to issue e-passports to its citizens, starting in 2022-23.

E-Passports, announced to be under development in the Budget 2022 speech, are being tested for security, Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Friday.

The government on Thursday said it is planning to roll out e-passports with advanced security features such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip.

Aiming to boost the government's Digital India push, the Union Budget proposes several measures to step up connectivity in order to take public services to each sector.

At the Union Budget 2022 session, Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman said that e-passports with embedded chip and futuristic technology will be rolled out in 2022-23 to help citizens in their overseas travel.

From 5G services to battery swapping for EV vehicles to e-passports, budget announcements for you and me

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that e-passports would be rolled out from next year for more convenience to the public.

The procurement process for production of chip-enabled e-passports is being carried out and their introduction will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh is set to begin the distribution of e-passports on Wednesday, it was reported.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the government was working on introduction of e-passports and aims to issue 22 million in the first phase.

Plans are afoot to issue e-passports with advanced security features such as a chip storing personal details of an applicant embedded in the physical passport booklet, the government informed Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday said his ministry has proposed manufacture of e-passports on priority so that the travel document with advanced security features can be rolled out in the near future.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system.

The personal particulars of the applicants would be digitally signed and stored in the chip.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that the government is planning to issue e-passports to its citizens, starting in 2022-23.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the government is planning to issue e-passports to its citizens, starting in 2022-23.

E-Passports, announced to be under development in the Budget 2022 speech, are being tested for security, Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Friday.

The government on Thursday said it is planning to roll out e-passports with advanced security features such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip.

Aiming to boost the government's Digital India push, the Union Budget proposes several measures to step up connectivity in order to take public services to each sector.

At the Union Budget 2022 session, Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman said that e-passports with embedded chip and futuristic technology will be rolled out in 2022-23 to help citizens in their overseas travel.

From 5G services to battery swapping for EV vehicles to e-passports, budget announcements for you and me

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that e-passports would be rolled out from next year for more convenience to the public.

The procurement process for production of chip-enabled e-passports is being carried out and their introduction will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh is set to begin the distribution of e-passports on Wednesday, it was reported.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the government was working on introduction of e-passports and aims to issue 22 million in the first phase.

Plans are afoot to issue e-passports with advanced security features such as a chip storing personal details of an applicant embedded in the physical passport booklet, the government informed Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Monday said his ministry has proposed manufacture of e-passports on priority so that the travel document with advanced security features can be rolled out in the near future.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said work is on to issue chip-based e-passports to Indian citizens under a centralized passport system.

The personal particulars of the applicants would be digitally signed and stored in the chip.