The governmental portal that processes passport applications, Passport Seva, will be shut for the next five days, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
A notice on the Passport Seva’s portal, which was also shared on its X account, said the shutdown was for maintenance purposes.
“Passport Seva portal will be down for technical maintenance from 29th August 2024, Thursday 20:00 hrs IST to 2nd September, Monday 06:00 hrs IST. System will not be available during this period for citizens and for all MEA/RPO/BOI/ISP/DOP/Police Authorities,” said the notice.
It further said that the appointments for these days will be cancelled and rescheduled.
A source in the MEA told NDTV that the exercise should not pose any challenges.
“For rescheduling of appointments, we always have contingency plans. The maintenance activity for a public centric service (like Passport Seva Kendras) is always planned in advance so that no inconvenience is meted out to public. So rescheduling an appointment will not be a challenge,” said the a source.
The Passport Seva portal is used to apply for new passports and renew existing passports.
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Passport portal to be shut for next 5 days, all appointments to be rescheduled
