About Passport Seva
In recent years, the
Government of India has taken many initiatives to usher in an era of
e-Governance to improve the delivery of public services. The National
e-Governance Plan (NeGP) includes many high impact e-Governance projects that
have been identified as Mission Mode Projects (MMP's). One such project focuses
on reforming Passport services in India.
The Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) is responsible for issuance of Passports to Indian Citizens
through a network of 37 Passport offices across the Country and 180 Indian
Embassies and Consulates abroad.
A Passport is an essential
travel document for those who are traveling abroad for education, tourism,
pilgrimage, medical attendance, business purposes and family visits. During the
last few years, the growing economy and spreading globalization have led to an
increased demand for Passport and related services. The passport demand is
estimated to be growing by around 10% annually. This increased demand for
passport and related services is coming from both large cities and smaller
towns, creating a need for wider reach and availability. To augment and improve
the delivery of passport services to Indian citizens, the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA) launched the Passport Seva Project (PSP) in May 2010.
The project has been
implemented in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode with Tata Consultancy
Services, selected through a public competitive procurement process. Under this
program, the sovereign and fiduciary functions like verification, granting and
issuing of passport have been retained by MEA. The ownership and strategic
control of the core assets including data/information is with MEA.
Passport Seva enables simple,
efficient and transparent processes for delivery of passport and related
services. Apart from creating a countrywide networked environment for
Government staff, it integrates with the State Police for physical verification
of applicant's credentials and with India Post for delivery of passports.
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