Indian Passport Not Proof of Citizenship, Says Government

An Indian passport is a special paper that lets people travel abroad.

The government says it is made after checking that the person is really an Indian citizen.

But having a passport does not automatically prove you are an Indian citizen.

If someone becomes a citizen of another country, they lose their Indian citizenship and their passport stops working.

The law says India does not allow people to have two citizenships at the same time.

The Ministry of External Affairs says passports are mainly for travel, not for proving citizenship.

This means you need other documents, like a birth certificate, to prove you are an Indian citizen.

The government wants to make sure people understand the difference.

So, a passport is for travel, not a certificate of citizenship.