The big news about chip-based e-passports is that within the next 6 months, people will start getting e-passports. The government is working fast on this technology. External Affairs Minister Dr. In the budget session of Parliament, Jaishankar laid the preparations of the government regarding e-passport in front of the house.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the House that the whole world is moving towards chip-based e-passport and India will also have to move in this direction. He said that the process in this regard has already started and LOIs have been issued for 4.5 crore chips.
s. Jaishankar said that he is confident that within six months we will be in a position to start the process of issuing e-passports. On the question of the possibility of speeding up the process of issuing passports after the issue of chip-based documents, he said that the process will naturally speed up once the process is regularised.
The External Affairs Minister said that the purpose of issuing e-passports is to make travel easier and faster. Along with this, the data of passengers has to be protected. Regarding e-passport, he said that in a chipped passport, the passenger’s data is inserted through a special process in the chip and printed by a different type of printer. This process takes place in several stages.
s. Jaishankar (S. Jaishankar) said that some e-passports have also been issued by the government. And their trial is going on. The government wants to be satisfied with the security of the data in the e-passport. However, in the trial so far, e-passport has been found to be completely safe.
He said that the government is very cautious about the dangers of data theft (skimming). Therefore, the trial of several phases is going on. He said that unless the passport is handed over to the officer, there is no possibility of data theft.
