New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): On the event of the 14th Passport Seva Divas, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday hailed the environment friendly, clear, and citizen-centric passport companies, highlighting the committment of the Ministry of External Affairs to offer companies to the individuals.
In a message shared on X, Jaishankar famous that the occasion marks the anniversary of the Passports Act of 1967 and serves as a mirrored image on the modernisation of India’s passport infrastructure.
Jaishankar credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ because the driving pressure behind the success of the Passport Seva Programme.
He additional affirmed that the MEA has achieved vital digital milestones, together with the profitable operationalisation of the upgraded Passport Seva Programme (PSP V2.0) domestically and the deployment of the Global Passport Seva Programme (GPSP V2.0) at diplomatic missions worldwide to higher serve the Indian diaspora.
He famous that one of many defining options of this technological shift is the profitable rollout of chip-enabled e-Passports, which meet worldwide requirements for safety and authentication.
‘Our efforts to combine public companies right into a seamless digital ecosystem have achieved new milestones. I’m delighted to spotlight that final yr, the Ministry operationalised the upgraded Passport Seva Programme (PSP V2.0) throughout our huge home community. Alongside this, we additionally bolstered the safety and comfort of the Indian diaspora by the deployment of the Global Passport Seva Programme (GPSP V2.0) at our diplomatic missions and posts worldwide. This unified digital infrastructure ensures that each home candidates and Indian nationals overseas have entry to the cutting-edge digital ecosystem,’ he wrote.
‘A defining characteristic of this technological shift is the profitable rollout of chip-enabled e-Passports. Meeting worldwide benchmarks, these journey paperwork improve safety and authentication for our residents. By leveraging superior applied sciences and safe integrations with techniques like DigiLocker, we’re making the appliance processing sooner, extra clear, and user-friendly,’ he added.
Furthermore, the EAM acknowledged that the federal government has expanded its attain by a community of over 545 Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs), additional supported by the deployment of Passport Mobile Vans to bridge connectivity gaps in rural areas.
‘We proceed to broaden our infrastructure through an in depth community of 545 plus Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs). Complemented by the deployment of Passport Mobile Vans, we’re actively bridging the last-mile connectivity hole. This brings dependable, versatile, and handy companies to the farthest corners and rural heartlands of our nation. I’m delighted to notice that the annual passport issuance quantity has surged to greater than 138 lakh in FY 2025-26 in comparison with 83 lakh in FY 2013-14, a testomony to Ministry’s dedication in the direction of assembly the aspirations of a globalising India,’ he wrote.
Jaishankar counseled the devoted workforce of the Ministry, the Central Passport Organisation, and accomplice entities for his or her contributions and reaffirmed the tenet of this system: Surakshit Passport, Sugam Seva, Sashakt Nagrik (Secure Passport, Easy Service, Empowered Citizen).
https://x.com/DrSJaishankar/status/2069619475251703838?s=20
The Indian Embassies in Japan and Muscat reshared the External Affairs Minister’s message, reaffirming the core precept of the Passport Seva Programme.
”Let us rededicate ourselves right this moment to the tenet of Surakshit Passport, Sugam Seva, Sashakt Nagrik. Together, allow us to proceed to innovate, simplify guidelines, and relentlessly try towards setting a world commonplace in citizen-centric public service supply.’ A particular message from EAM @DrSJaishankar on the event of the #14 Passport Sewa Divas,’ the Indian Embassy in Tokyo wrote on X.
https://x.com/IndianEmbTokyo/status/2069604767031251182
Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Muscat shared Jaishankar’s message and captioned the put up, ‘Message from the Hon’ble External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on the event of the 14th Passport Seva Divas, 2026.’
https://x.com/Indemb_Muscat/status/2069585523941970101
Last week, the Ministry of External Affairs organised a three-day Annual Regional Passport Officers’ (RPO) Conference on the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan (SSB) in New Delhi from June 17-19, 2026, to mark the enactment of the Passports Act, 1967 and as a part of celebrations of the Passport Seva Divas.
During the convention, detailed discussions have been held on a number of points, together with Passport Seva Programme, human useful resource growth, capability constructing, grievance dealing with mechanism, POPSK issues, security-related points, and many others., with an goal of imparting sooner, safe and hassle-free passport companies to residents. (ANI)