80 lakh e-passports issued in India since May 2025
Tue 18 Nov 2025, 16:08:55
Over 80 lakh e-passports have been issued in India since May 2025, when the country fully switched to the next-generation chipped passports under Passport Seva Programme Version 2.0, a senior official said on Monday.MEA official said,
Every citizen who is applying for a new passport or renewal will now receive an e-passport. Since 28 May 2025,
all passports issued in India are e-passports.
all passports issued in India are e-passports.
The e-passport contains an RFID chip embedded in the last page with a smart card memory and an indigenously designed operating system.
The chip stores demographic and biometric data in read-only format and has undergone composite certification as per international standards.
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