{"id":51883,"date":"2025-06-26T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51883"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:11:08","slug":"passport-seva-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/passport-seva-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport Seva Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Passport Seva Portal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Passport Seva Portal experienced widespread server issues recently, disrupting operations at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) across India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>About Passport Seva Portal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established by the <\/span><b>Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Passport Seva portal is an excellent example of a <\/span><b>Public-Private Partnership.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It simplifies the <\/span><b>passport application and renewal process <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this portal, individuals can quickly apply for a passport or its renewal from the convenience of their homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>user-friendly portal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">providing access to various <\/span><b>passport services online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>MEA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has <\/span><b>retained sovereign functions like verification, granting, and issuance<\/b> <b>of a passport <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as <\/span><b>ownership of core assets, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including data and information of the applicants.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Users can perform the<\/b> <b>following functions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Passport Seva Online Portal:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apply for a new passport.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apply for renewal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a passport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apply for re-issue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of lost or damaged passport.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Download<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>application form for the Police Clearance Certificate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the application form for the <\/span><b>Surrender Certificate.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the application form for the <\/span><b>Identity Certificate.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The portal <\/span><b>offers complete information regarding the documents required and the process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be followed for obtaining any of the documents mentioned above. You can complete these steps online.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But <\/span><b>in some instances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you will be <\/span><b>required to take a printout of the application<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> form, book an appointment, and then <\/span><b>visit your nearest Passport Seva Kendra.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>To be able to use the facilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made available <\/span><b>under Passport Seva,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is <\/span><b>mandatory to register for Passport Seva Online first.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>What is the Passport Seva Project (PSP)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s r<\/span><b>esponsible for the issuance of passports to Indian citizens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through a network of 37 passport offices across the country and 190 Indian missions and posts abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>PSP was<\/b> <b>launched by the MEA in May 2010<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the objective of delivering Passport Services to the citizens in a comfortable environment with wider accessibility and reliability.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project <\/span><b>envisages setting up Passport Seva Kendras<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (PSKs) across the country, <\/span><b>a Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Centre, a Call centre <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">operating in multiple Indian languages, and <\/span><b>a centralized nationwide computerized system for the issuance of passport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the implementation of the PSP, <\/span><b>PSKs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>working a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s <\/span><b>extended arms of Regional Passport Offices.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>An applicant may ascertain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>jurisdiction of the Regional Passport Office and PSK before submitting an application.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables simple, efficient, and transparent processes for delivery of passports and related services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Apart from creating a countrywide networked environment for Government staff, it <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">integrates with the Indian missions and posts abroad, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and with a few external stakeholders, such as <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">State Police for physical verification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of applicant&#8217;s credentials with <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">India Post for delivery of passports,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">UIDAI for applicant\u2019s demographics and biometrics validation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/nri\/latest-updates\/passport-seva-portal-server-outage-disrupts-services-across-india-applicants-face-long-delays\/articleshow\/121965191.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ET<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, the Passport Seva portal is an excellent example of a Public-Private Partnership. 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