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Home | India | E Passports To Have Advanced Security Features Govt

E-passports to have advanced security features: Govt

By PTI
Published: Published Date - 08:14 PM, Thu - 3 February 22
E-passports to have advanced security features: Govt
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New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it is planning to roll out e-passports with advanced security features such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said in Rajya Sabha that the personal particulars of an applicant would be digitally stored in the chip that would be embedded in the passport booklet. The government is expected to roll out e-passports this year.

“The ministry is planning to issue chip-enabled e-passports to citizens with advanced security features. The e-passport features contactless smart card technology, including an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip embedded in the front or back cover or page of the passport,” he said in a written reply to a question on e-passports. He said the “chip characteristics” are in line with guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialised agency of the United Nations which defines standards for travel documents. “The personal particulars of the applicants would be digitally stored in the chip, which would be embedded in the physical passport booklet,” the minister said. “In case, anyone tampers with the chip, the system shall be able to identify it, resulting in the failure of the passport authentication,” he added.

He said in addition to providing protection against fraudulent practices and tampering, the e-passport will help in substantially upgrading existing passports and services to the citizens. Muraleedharan said that 93 passport seva kendras and 428 post office passport seva kendras are operational in the country at present.

To a separate question, he said longer visa processing time has been reported in countries including UK and Canada during the Covid pandemic.

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