First-time passport applicants can receive their passports in three days
under normal category by furnishing Aadhaar card along with two other
identity proof for verification.
Addressing the media, K Balamurugan, Regional Passport Officer, Chennai,Tamil Ndu said
that with 96 crore people having Aadhaar cards, the new procedure will
enable faster issue of passport without incurring additional fee.
The
new procedure can be availed at ₹1,500, as opposed to ₹3,500 for tatkal
passport.
For the new procedure, the applicants have to provide
voter’s ID and Permanent Account Number (PAN) along with an affidavit in
the form of Annexure – I available at passport India portal.
The applicants are also given a window of five days for scheduling an
appointment with passport seva kendra from the current one day.
To further reduce the time taken for police verification, the Ministry
of External Affairs will deploy mPassport Police App for speedy
submission of the verification report.
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