Infants and children up to the age of five years have been exempted by the Ministry of External Affairs from giving biometrics to the passport issuing authority. Photo: iStockphotoNew Delhi: Infants and minor children up to the age of five years have been exempted by the ministry of external affairs from giving biometrics to the passport issuing authority, Parliament was on Wednesday informed. Union minister of state for External Affairs General (retd.) “The ministry has exempted infants/minor children up to the age of five years from giving biometrics (10 fingerprints) to the passport issuing authority for processing their applications related to passport services,” he said. This year till 30 November, the total number of applications received for passports at the Ranchi office was 85,414, out of which 78,812 applications were issued passports within 30 days.

Source: Mint December 27, 2017 13:41 UTC