Union government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for issuing passports
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Union government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for issuing passports
New Delhi: The Union government is planning to make Aadhaar mandatory for issuing passports and is in the process of establishing a system for validation of criminal antecedents of the applicant.
The issue was discussed threadbare at a meeting between the ministries of the home and the external affairs, sources said on Monday. The MEA is working with the Unique Identification Authority to implement it and the process is expected to be completed by the end of this month.
In the new process, the applicant, if not in possession of an Aadhaar card, has to produce the Aadhaar enrolment number. The move has been taken up as per the directive of PM Narendra Modi who has favoured faster passport services in a transparent and simplified manner.
A number of complaints are being received regularly by the government related to police verification for passports and consequent delay in issuance of the travel document.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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