Union Budget 2022: E-Passport with embedded chip to be introduced for ease in international travel

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday in the Union Budget 2022 that India will launch the issuance of e-passport with embedded chips soon to make it easier for people to plan travel abroad.The e-passports with embedded chips will be introduced this financial year for the ease of international travel.

The MEA earlier confirmed that India will soon introduce the next-generation e-passport its for citizens.

Here are the features of the new e-passport with embedded chips:

Secure biometric data like fingerprints

smooth #immigration passage globally

If CHIP with security details has been tampered passport authentication will fail

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