e-Passports start rolling out across India
On the 13th Passport Seva Divas, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced the nationwide rollout of Passport Seva Programme 2.0 and e-Passports. He praised the strides in service efficiency, access, and security, highlighting faster police verification, expanded facilities, and mobile services. These citizen-centric reforms aim to ease global mobility and empower India's workforce abroad.