 "50 years of Passport Act: Sushma Swaraj announces passports will now be in English and Hindi")
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday announced that passports would now be in both Hindi and English, and not just in English.
EAM @SushmaSwaraj announces bilingual passport (Hindi & English) henceforth pic.twitter.com/dIDuzLe6jC
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 23, 2017
She also announced 10 percent reduction in passport fee for applicants who are under eight and over 60.
EAM @SushmaSwaraj announces 10% reduction in passport fee for applicants undr 8 yrs & over 60 yrs pic.twitter.com/qbam9LE7TO
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 23, 2017
Personal details in passports are now printed only in English.
EAM @SushmaSwaraj and MOS (IC) Communications @manojsinhabjp launch commemorative stamp at completion of 50 years of the Passport Act, 1967 pic.twitter.com/wAdHjg9pLY
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) June 23, 2017
The external affairs minister was addressing an event to mark 50 years of the Passport Act, 1967.
See the video of the event here:
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