Budget 2022: E-passports with embedded chips to be rolled out in 2022-23
E-passports were first announced in 2019 and the government said that they are compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday in her Budget speech announced that e-passports would be rolled out from next year for more convenience to the public.
E-passports were first announced in 2019 and the government said that they are compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards.
The move is for the convenience of citizens in their overall travels, Nirmala Sitharaman said. The government had earlier announced e-passports with electronic chips that will store digitally-signed personal particulars of applicants, for enhanced security.
