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India is getting ready to issue e-passport.  The Ministry of External Affairs has started issuing e-passports and biometric passports in the diplomatic and official categories. Such passports will facilitate easier movement and help eliminate forgeries, the Union Minister for External Affairs, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, said.

Tatkal passports would be issued on the day of submission of the application, he said and added that the Ministry proposed to have 68 passport facilitation centres across the country to verify documents and decide on granting the passport.

Current Indian Passport website, Passport.nic.in gives you an online application forms for the Indian Passport. You can also check the status of your passport application online using regional passport offices websites (which can be found from passport.nic.in).

(via:The Hindu)