Your Old Passport Will Be Replaced With Smart E-passport, Here Is Everything You Need To Know

New generation e-passport featuring enhanced security features such as bio-metric details may soon be rolled out by the government.

Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said in the Lok Sabha that the government was in the process of procuring devices for e-passport.

What is E-Passport?

An e-Passport contains an electronic chip.

It is also known as biometric or digital passports.

The chip holds the same information that is printed on the passport's data page.

The e-passport is likely to secure the data and curb the menace of fake passports.?

93 out of 193 UN member states are issuing e-passports.?

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"The Government has plans to issue e-passports to the citizens. The Government has given its approval for procurement of electronic contact-less inlays for manufacturing of e-passports to India Security Press (ISP) Nasik.

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India is the third largest passport issuing country after China and US. A total of 2,54,708 passports were issued by India in 2015.?