Soon your passport is going to change. Your passport will be replaced by e-passport in the coming days. This will make it easier for you to go abroad. With this, your stored data in passport will be more secure.
Now what is this e-passport? How is it different from your existing passport? and how will it work. Let’s know it.
What is e-passport?
E-passport will work like a normal physical passport. But the different thing will be that a small electronic chip will be present in it. All your important data will be present in the chip present in the passport. In this your name, date of birth, home address etc. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip will be used in e-passport. With the help of this chip, the officials will be able to verify the details of the passengers immediately.
The purpose of the government behind issuing e-passports is to reduce the circulation of fake passports. Along with this, security is to be increased and duplication and data tampering are to be reduced.
When will e-passports come?
According to Dainik Bhaskar’s report, the pilot project of government e-passport will start in May this year. In this, the government will initially issue 10 lakh passports. For this, such Passport Seva Kendras are being identified from where fewer passports are issued. The government wants that this should not affect the work at the overcrowded centres.
Will the existing passport also need to be upgraded?
The government has not yet announced whether existing passport holders will have to upgrade to e-passports. Or to apply for e-passport, one has to wait for the existing one to expire. The process of applying for an e-passport will be similar to that of a physical passport. However, once the service is available in the country, new applicants will get the e-passports directly.
How will the e-passport look like?
E-passports in India will look like normal passports, in which a chip will be installed. So, this physical passport will be visible only.
Who will make the e-passport?
In India, the giant tech company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is working on e-passport. And the responsibility of starting it this year is also with the company itself.
