People need to have some documents to live in India. People need these different documents for different works. If there is any work related to banking or income tax, then a PAN card is required for that. To get a PAN card, you need an Aadhaar card. On the other hand, if you have to go abroad, then a passport is required for that.
To get a passport, people in India have to apply at the Passport India office. After this, an appointment has to be made and after this, the paperwork is done. Then verification is done. Then the passport is made. If you also have an appointment in the passport office in the next few days. Then you may be disappointed. Because no work related to passports will be done for a few days.
The passport portal will remain closed
If you have made an appointment in the office to get a passport made in the next few days i.e. from 30 August to 2 September, then wait a bit because you may have to reschedule your appointment. Actually, according to the information given by the passport department, the passport portal will remain closed from 30 August to 2 September.
All those who have applied for a passport during this period. Or those who have an appointment will have to reschedule the appointment. From 8:00 pm on 29 August to the morning of 2 September, the portal of the passport department will remain closed across the country. Due to this no work related to the passport will be done.
The portal will remain closed due to this reason
According to the information given by the passport department, not only the passport service center but also the work of the regional passport office, the Ministry of External Affairs and police verification for passports will be affected for the next 5 days. Let us tell you that the passport department has cited technical maintenance as the reason behind the non-functioning of the portal. Along with this, the passport department official informed that if someone has taken an online appointment for a passport during these days, then he can reschedule it for the next days.
There are so many types of passports in India
Usually, you must have seen the blue passport the most. This is the common passport used in India. This passport is issued to all the citizens of the country. Apart from this, there are two more passports in India. In which one is a maroon-colored passport. This is a diplomatic passport. The Government of India issues it to its diplomats and government officers for official work. So there is also a grey-colored passport. This is the official passport of the Government of India. The Government of India issues this passport to government employees working abroad.
(PC: Freepik)
