CHENNAI: Soon there will be a smart way to
apply for passports. The agency of external affairs is in the final stages of introduction
an app that will allow people to concern and pay the charge for passports on
their mobile phones.
The new app will be an upgrade edition of mPassport Seva that is available for Android, iOSand Windows Phone platform. mPassport Seva currently allows users to find general in sequence, locate nearest passport centre and police station, calculate fees and track the status of applications. More features like provision to file application and pay fees will be added toit.
"The capability to help applicants fill passports and make compensation through the app should be available in one to one-and-a-half months," said Golok Kumar Simli, principal consultant and head (technology), ministry of external affairs. Applicants will be able to log in, file the application and track its status but will have to carry hard copies of the documents required to the passport seva kendra after an ARN number is generated and an appointment fixed, he said. Citing security concerns, he, however, refused to explain how the app will work.
The new app will be an upgrade edition of mPassport Seva that is available for Android, iOSand Windows Phone platform. mPassport Seva currently allows users to find general in sequence, locate nearest passport centre and police station, calculate fees and track the status of applications. More features like provision to file application and pay fees will be added toit.
"The capability to help applicants fill passports and make compensation through the app should be available in one to one-and-a-half months," said Golok Kumar Simli, principal consultant and head (technology), ministry of external affairs. Applicants will be able to log in, file the application and track its status but will have to carry hard copies of the documents required to the passport seva kendra after an ARN number is generated and an appointment fixed, he said. Citing security concerns, he, however, refused to explain how the app will work.
