It is not possible to go abroad (except for some countries) without a passport. In foreign countries, your citizenship is proved only through passport. The Government of India has changed the rules for making passport. Now it has been made mandatory for any applicant to provide birth certificate. That is, for those people who are born after October 1, 2023 and are willing to make a passport, it has now been made mandatory for them to provide birth certificate for their date of birth.

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In the notification issued by the ministry, it has been told that now only these documents will be accepted for making a passport. Apart from these, applications made with any other document will not be accepted.

The notification issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on February 24 has amended the rules related to submission of proof of date of birth for issuance of passport. According to the new rules, the only valid proof of date of birth for children born on or after October 1, 2023 will be the birth certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths or Municipal Corporation or any other authority authorized under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969.

If born before October 2023 then…

• Birth certificate issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths or Municipal Corporation or any other authority authorized under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969.
• Transfer or School Leaving Certificate issued by a recognized School with date of birth of the applicant or Matriculation Certificate issued by a recognized Educational Board.
• Apart from this, Permanent Account Number (PAN) card issued by the Income Tax Department which contains the date of birth of the applicant.
• A copy of the service record or pay pension order (both applicable to Government servants only), attested or certified by the officer in charge of the administration of the concerned Ministry or Department, containing the date of birth of the applicant.
• Driving license issued by the Transport Department of the concerned State Government, containing the date of birth of the applicant.
• Election Photo Identity Card issued by the Election Commission of India containing the date of birth of the applicant.
• Policy bond issued by Life Insurance Corporation of India or public companies containing the date of birth of the insurance policy holder.

There is only one way to get a passport.

According to the information released by the Ministry of External Affairs, there is only one way to get a passport. Whether someone wants to get a new passport or renew the old passport, one will have to apply for this by visiting the official website. At present, the ministry has changed the rules only regarding the date of birth certificate and no other rules have been changed yet.

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If you are thinking of getting a passport, then you have to be very cautious. Today we are going to give you information about this. Actually, many such cases have come to light in which users who were going to get a passport have suffered losses. We are saying this because things have changed a lot and some time ago the passport service portal was closed due to India maintenance. During this time there were many such fake sites which were trending.

Foreign Ministry gave warning-

The Union Ministry of External Affairs had issued a warning regarding this. It said that users should be cautious of fake passport sites. There are many such sites available which are advising users to get a passport made and are charging huge amounts of money in return. In such a situation, before booking an appointment, you do not need to pay anyone for the process. Also, during this time you should also identify fake sites.

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Why is it dangerous?

The question arises that these sites prove to be dangerous? This is also because they obtain a lot of personal information from the users which proves to be very dangerous for them. Users are also charged a lot of money to get a passport made. In such a situation, you have to take special care of many things while getting a passport made. While giving information, your permission is also taken that they are noting your personal information.

You have to take an appointment to get a passport made. In this, you can book from home. But before that, you have to go online and fill everything, this is very important. Once approved, the passport comes directly to your home.

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Similarly, the Government of India has started giving such instant benefits to those who get passports made. By applying under Tatkal Passport Seva, you can get your passport in just 3 working days. Under this process, you will be given passport first and police verification will happen later.

Last year, the Ministry of External Affairs had made new provisions for speedy disposal of passport applications. It was named ‘Immediate Plan’. This helped a lot to those people who had to travel very quickly and for this they needed a passport as soon as possible. You can now easily apply for Tatkal passport by visiting Passport India website. As per the department, as soon as your application is accepted, you will get the passport within three working days.

Which documents are needed

You have been given a list of documents on the website. These include Verification Certificate under Annexure F, Voter ID Card, Arms License, Ration Card, Birth Certificate, Voter ID Card, Gas Connection Bill, Bank Passbook, Driving License, Service Photo Identity, Student ID Card, Property Document, Pension Document, PAN card, Railway ID and SC / ST / OBC certificate (if you belong to the community.) Significantly, you can submit any three of these documents.

According to the website of Passport India, if your age is less than 18 years, then submitting only 2 documents will do your job. If you get a 35 page passport made immediately and your age is more than 18 years then you will have to spend Rs.3500. For more information, you can use the fee calculator on the website of the Passport Department.

These are the steps of online application

• First of all go to the website of Passport Department (https://passportindia.gov.in/ website)
• After this register on the portal of Passport Seva.
• Log-in with the ID password that you would have created at the time of registration.
• Choose either Fresh or Reissue option. Whatever is suitable for you.
• After this, choose the instant option given under the scheme type plan.
• Now download the application form and fill the details.
• Submit the form and make payment. (Payment can be made in various ways.)
• Print or save the online payment receipt.
• After this book an appointment at the nearest Passport Seva Kendra.

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The Ministry of External Affairs gave this information to the Standing Committee of Parliament in response to its action in this matter. The Ministry informed that National Informatics Center (NIC) and National Informatics Center Services Inc. (NICSI) have submitted various project proposals to the Ministry which include Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), Commercial and Draft Agreements.

As per the report, the total estimated expenditure for launching the e-passport project by NIC is Rs 268.67 crore. This is mainly in terms of creation of information and technology infrastructure for issuing e-passports.

This was stated in the Action Taken Report by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs on ‘Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for 2022-23’ in the Lok Sabha.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, it will take six months from the date of approval of the proposal received by the Ministry from NICSI to prepare the e-passport related arrangements under the Detailed Project Report (DPR). It has been said that after the planning framework is prepared, the ministry will get third party audit done, after which the issuance of e-passports to the citizens will be started.

The ministry told the parliamentary committee that “an estimated expenditure of Rs 268.67 crore would be incurred on this over a period of seven years.” The Ministry will be able to manage the e-passport project in the allocated amount. Rs 130.58 crore in the first year, Rs 25.03 crore in the second year, Rs 25.03 crore in the third year, Rs 25.03 crore in the fourth year under the project, according to the report of the committee headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP PP Choudhary tabled in Parliament on Thursday. Rs, Rs 25.03 crore in the fifth year, Rs 24.46 crore in the sixth year and Rs 13.51 crore in the seventh year.

The parliamentary committee said it welcomes the fact that the ministry will be able to manage the e-passport project every year from its allocated funds without any cuts, but it needs to ensure that the desired funds are released every year.

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Let us tell you that due to the huge number of passport applications, the demand for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) has increased significantly, which is causing some problems. To overcome this problem, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a big decision. Now after 28 September 2022 all online Post Offices in India will be able to apply for PCC services at Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs). This service will be available across India. Now after this it will be even easier to get a passport.

Ministry of External Affairs announced about Online Passport Apply

The Ministry of External Affairs made a statement, in which it was said that the Ministry is working to simplify passport related services and make the process better for the citizens. There was a huge increase in the demand for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC). In view of this, now the facility of applying for PCC services is being provided in all online Post Office Passport Seva Kendras in India.

What is meant by Police Clearance Certificate?

This certificate is issued by the police. This certificate is required if people take a visa for residential status, job or long term. At the same time, for information, let us tell you that PCC is not required to go abroad on tourist visa.

Who will benefit

According to the ministry, after this decision, not only those going for employment abroad will be benefitted but the demand of other PCC needs will be met. Like in the case of education and in the case of visas for a long time.

Required documents

• address proof document
• Self attested photocopy of the job agreement with the foreign employer.
• Copy of seven valid visas with official English translation (if visa is not in English)
• Self attested photocopy of ECR/Non-ECR.

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