Chip-enabled passports will boost security of travel documents: Jaishankar

Jaishankar said his ministry is working with Indian Security Press, Nashik and National Informatics Centre for chip-enabled e-passports with advanced security features

The procurement process for production of chip-enabled e-passports is underway and their introduction will greatly strengthen the security of Indian travel documents, External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

In his address on the occasion of the Passport Seva Divas, Jaishankar also said the government intends to open a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra in every Lok Sabha constituency.

"We have so far been able to provide for 488 Lok Sabha constituencies," he said.

That process has stopped on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it