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NEW HOPE
NEW DAWN PASSPORT SEVA PROGRAMME
GROWING STRENGTH OF
INDIAN PASSPORT
Following
the mantra of 'Reform-
Perform-Transform',
the story of Indian
passport is getting
stronger by the day.
It has transformed
lives of millions
of citizens of India
n the changing global order, project under the National Narendra Modi said: “Maybe
the importance of India has e-Governance Plan. The the people who live abroad
Iincreased immensely and issuance of passports is one and those people who keep
so has grown the strength of of the most successful citizen- travelling abroad, they will
Indian passport. In the past centric activities of the MEA. know the respect that the
six years, the Government In 2019, the MEA issued Indian passport carries today.
unleashed various changes over one Crore passports. I don’t think earlier anybody
and initiated various reforms As a result of the increased experienced the strength of
all across. Some of the capacity, the MEA was issuing the Indian passport.”
important decisions bore 10 Lakh passports per month
fruits when ranking of India on an average before the TRANSFORMATIONAL
in various global parameters COVID-19 pandemic struck CHANGE
went up cosiderably. Passport the country. To enhance the l Passport Seva Project
Seva Programme of Ministry security, Lotus, the national in partnership with Tata
of External Affairs (MEA) flower, is being imprinted on Consultancy Services
is one such Mission Mode the passports. Prime Minister (TCS), is providing quality
28 New India Samachar
