
Indian passport
Passport of the Republic of India issued to Indian citizens

Passport of the Republic of India issued to Indian citizens
An Indian passport is a passport issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India to Indian citizens for the purpose of international travel. It enables the bearer to travel overseas and serves as proof of Indian citizenship under the Passports Act, 1967. The Passport Seva (Passport Service) unit of the Consular, Passport & Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs functions as the issuing authority, and is responsible for the issuance of Indian passports. They are issued at 97 passport offices across India, and at 197 Indian diplomatic missions overseas. As of 31 December 2023, 6.5 per cent of Indian citizens possessed a valid passport, with Kerala having the highest number of passport holders of all Indian states. The Ministry of External Affairs has been issuing biometric passports exclusively since October 2025, following successive delays in its rollout to ordinary citizens. Passport ownership in India has historically been relatively limited, though...
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