Passport Issued to Indian Citizens After Due Verification, Governed by 1967 Act: MEA Amid Citizenship Row

WIRE — The issue of passports to Indian citizens or any other individual is governed by the Passports Act, 1967 and Passports Rules, 1980. Currently, less than eight per cent of Indian citizens hold a passport.â

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