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India Begins Rollout of Next-Generation RFID Biometric e-Passports

India has started issuing e-passports equipped with embedded RFID chips and biometric data under the Passport Seva Programme 2.0, as part of a nationwide digital upgrades. The new passports feature a secure contactless microchip storing demographic and facial biometric information, and advanced security features including interlocking micro-letters, relief tints and a chip logo on the cover. Initial issuance is in select cities, with expansion planned across the country.
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India Begins Rollout of Next-Generation RFID Biometric e-Passports

India has started issuing e-passports equipped with embedded RFID chips and biometric data under the Passport Seva Programme 2.0, as part of a nationwide digital upgrades. The new passports feature a secure contactless microchip storing demographic and facial biometric information, and advanced security features including interlocking micro-letters, relief tints and a chip logo on the cover. Initial issuance is in select cities, with expansion planned across the country.
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India is launching e-passports with RFID chips and biometric storage to strengthen travel document security and streamline international immigration.
India has started issuing e-passports equipped with embedded RFID chips and biometric data under the Passport Seva Programme 2.0, as part of a nationwide digital upgrades. The new passports feature a secure contactless microchip storing demographic and facial biometric information, and advanced security features including interlocking micro-letters, relief tints and a chip logo on the cover. Initial issuance is in select cities, with expansion planned across the country.

India has started issuing e-passports equipped with embedded RFID chips and biometric data under the Passport Seva Programme 2.0, as part of a nationwide digital upgrades. The new passports feature a secure contactless microchip storing demographic and facial biometric information, and advanced security features including interlocking micro-letters, relief tints and a chip logo on the cover. Initial issuance is in select cities, with expansion planned across the country.
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- global
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- india
- biometrics
- travel document