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Govt working on full transition of e-passports by 2035, says Secretary of Consular and Diaspora Arun Kumar Chatterjee
The government is working on a full transition of e-passports by 2035, under the upgraded Passport Seva Programme 2.0. Under this, all newly issued passports will immediately become e-passports, while existing non-electronic passports will remain valid until their expiry. Secretary of Consular and D...