NEW DELHI: Inaugurating the “DigiLocker” platform for the “Passport Seva Programme” of the Ministry of External Affairs, Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Friday said it would enable citizens to submit the documents required for passport services in a paperless mode and they would not be required to carry the original documents.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of State for External Affairs said the “Passport Seva Programme” has brought in huge transformation towards the delivery of passport services in the country.
“This has seen a sea change in the last six years. The monthly submission of applications has crossed the one million-mark for the first time in 2017. I am told that more than seven crore passports have been issued through the Passport Seva project till date,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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