Archive · 1 Jul 2025
India Rolls Out Chip-Based ePassports
India has started using new ePassports with a special chip inside.
These passports are part of making travel documents more modern.
A company called Colorplast helped create the technology for these new passports, in collaboration with the government.
These ePassports should make it safer and easier for Indian citizens to travel, by being more secure and accepted around the world.
They are a step towards a more digital India.
India has launched chip-based ePassports.
Colorplast Systems Pvt. Ltd. supported the initiative.
The ePassports are a step in modernizing travel documentation.
Colorplast developed the technological foundation of the ePassports.
The launch aims for a secure and globally recognized passport experience.
- Who
- The Government of India, supported by Colorplast Systems Pvt. Ltd.
- What
- The rollout of chip-based ePassports.
- When
- Recently.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To modernize travel documentation and enhance security.
- Feature
- Chip-based ePassports
- Supporting Company
- Colorplast Systems Pvt. Ltd.
- Governmental Collaboration
- Ministry of Finance and Ministry of External Affairs
- Objective
- Secure and efficient passport experience
Sources
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