India Issues One Crore E-Passports

India has started giving out special passports called e-passports.

These are like regular passports but have a tiny chip inside that stores your picture and fingerprints.

This makes them more secure.

About 1 crore e-passports have been given out since May 2023.

The government plans to replace all regular passports with e-passports by 2035.

The chip in the e-passport helps in quick and safe travel because it follows international rules.

You don't need to change your old passport right now, but new passports will all be e-passports.