Executive Summary:
This document outlines amendments to the Passports Rules of 1980, specifically regarding the Tatkaal Scheme. It details acceptable documents for passport applications under the scheme for applicants above and below 18 years of age. These rules, called the Passports Amendment Rules, 2019, take effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (December 18, 2019).
Key Points / Main Content:
Tatkaal Scheme Document Requirements:
* For applicants 18 years and above, any three of the following documents are required:
* Aadhaar Card or eAadhaar
* Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC)
* Permanent Account Number (PAN)
* Driving license
* Bank/Kisan/Post office passbook
* Student photo identity card
* Birth certificate (issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969)
* Service photo identity card
* Pension document
* Scheduled caste/tribe/OBC certificate
* Arms license
* Ration card
* Last passport issued (for reissue only)
* For applicants below 18 years, any two of the following documents are required:
* Aadhaar Card or eAadhaar
* Permanent Account Number (PAN)
* Student photo identity card
* Birth certificate (issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969)
* Ration card
* Last passport issued (for reissue only)
Tatkaal Scheme Application and Processing:
* Applicants must submit the application with specified documents and a Tatkaal fee of Rs. 2000 in addition to the regular passport fee.
* Proof of urgency is not required.
* Post-police verification will be conducted.
* Passports will be issued within three working days from the date of application submission, provided the Tatkaal fee is paid, and specified documents are submitted.
* Paragraph D of the Passports Rules, 1980 is omitted.
Impact Analysis:
Passport Applicants:
Impact: Applicants seeking passports under the Tatkaal Scheme now have clarity on acceptable documents and processing times.
Action Required: Applicants must provide the required number of documents from the specified list and pay the additional Tatkaal fee to avail of the scheme.
Passport Issuing Authorities:
Impact: Authorities are required to adhere to the new guidelines for processing Tatkaal applications, including the document verification process and the three-day issuance timeline.
Action Required: Update internal processes to reflect the changes in document requirements and implement the post-police verification process for Tatkaal passports.
Key Entities Referenced
Passports Act, 1967: The Act of Parliament that empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding passports.
Passports Rules, 1980: The rules framed under the Passports Act, 1967, which are being amended by this notification.
Passports Amendment Rules, 2019: The current amendment to the Passports Rules, 1980.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the amendment rules will be published.
Tatkaal Scheme: A scheme under which passports can be obtained quickly by submitting specified documents and paying a higher fee.
Aadhaar: A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI): The authority responsible for issuing Aadhaar numbers.
Arms Act, 1959: An act of the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition in order to curb illegal weapons and violence.
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MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th December, 2019
G.S.R. 933(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967 (15 of 1967),
the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Passports Rules, 1980, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come in to force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Passports Rules, 1980, in Schedule III, under the heading “Section IV-DOCUMENTS TO BE
ATTACHED WITH THE APPLICATION”,-
(i) for paragraph (C), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-
“(C) PASSPORT UNDER TATKAAL SCHEME
(a) If an applicant of the age of 18 years and above desires to obtain passport under Tatkaal Scheme, he shall
submit any three of the following documents, namely:-
(i) Aadhaar Card or e-Aadhaar containing the 12 digit Aadhaar number or 28-digit Aadhaar enrolment ID
printed on the Aadhaar enrolment slip issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI);
(ii) Electors Photo Identify Card (EPIC);
(iii) Permanent Account Number (PAN);
(iv) driving licence (valid and within the jurisdiction of State of submission of applicant);
(v) bank passbook or kisan passbook or post office passbook;
(vi) student photo identity card issued by a recognised educational institution;
(vii) birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969);
(viii) service photo identity card issued by State Government or Central Government, public sector
undertakings, local bodies or public limited companies;
(ix) pension document such as ex-servicemen’s pension book or pension payment order issued to retired
Government employees, ex-servicemen’s widow or dependent certificate, old age pension order;
(x) scheduled caste or scheduled tribe or other backward class certificate;
(xi) arms licence issued under the Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959);
(xii) ration card; and
(xiii) last passport issued (in case of reissue only)
(b) If an applicant below the age of 18 years desires to obtain passport under the Tatkaal Scheme, he shall
submit any two of the following documents, namely:-
(i) Aadhaar Card or e-Aadhaar containing the 12 digit Aadhaar number or 28-digit Aadhaar enrolment ID
printed on the Aadhaar enrolment slip issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI);
(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN);
(iii) student photo identity card issued by a recognised educational institution;
(iv) birth certificate issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (18 of 1969);
(v) ration card; and
(vi) last passport issued (in case of reissue only)4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(c) applicant seeking a passport under Tatkaal scheme shall submit his application along with documents specified in
sub-paragraphs (a) or (b), as the case may be, with Tatkaal fee of Rs. 2000/- (Rupees Two thousand only) in addition to
the prescribed fee for issuance of passport to the concerned passport authority;
(d) proof of urgency is not required for issue of passport under Tatkaal scheme;
(e) post police verification shall be done in cases where passport is issued under Tatkaal scheme.
(f) in cases where the applicant has paid Tatkaal fee and submitted documents specified in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b), as
the case may be, the passport shall be issued within three working days from the date of submission of application.”;
(ii) paragraph ‘D’ shall be omitted.
[F. No. VI/401/1/4/2013]
ARUN KUMAR CHATTERJEE, Jt. Secy. (PSP) and Chief Passport Officer (CPO)
Note : The Principal rules were published vide notification number G.S.R. 691(E) in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 11th December, 1980 and lastly amended vide
notification number G.S.R. 1117 (E), dated the 15th November, 2018.
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