The multi-purpose e-Seva centres functioning in various taluk offices in Vellore district have done away with middlemen in passport applications.
Thanks to the hassle-free procedures for online application for passports introduced through these centres from September 21, this has bacecome possible, said R. Nanthagopal, Collector of Vellore district.
Talking to newspersons during his inspection of the e-Seva centre in the taluk office here on Thursday, Mr. Nanthagopal said that a resident of Tamil Nadu can apply for a new passport either through the ordinary mode or tatkal mode, and also apply for renewal of an existing passport at the e-Seva centres functioning in the taluk offices.
Once an online application for a new passport is made, an appointment date, time and venue is generated in the online appointment receipt issued to the applicant.
The applicant has to present herself / himself at the nearest Passport Seva Kendra assigned to her / him.
Bhavani (32) of Kazhinjur said that she had come to submit the online application for a passport for her mother, her 5-month-old child and a 5-year-old son. Her mother Vijayalakshmi had been asked to report at the Passport Seva Kendra in Tambaram for an appointment on November 4.
Online application
The Collector said that a total of 40 persons have so far submitted online applications for passport at the e-Seva centres in Vellore district ever since the introduction of the system of online passport application a month ago.
This includes 13 persons who have applied online for passport at the e-Seva centre in the Vellore taluk office and 10 persons in the e-Seva centre in the Katpadi taluk office.
The Collector earlier inspected the online passport application process in the Katpadi taluk office.
Necessary documents
According to a release issued by the Collector, an applicant submitting online application for passport/renewal has to submit any one of the following documents as address proof: water tax receipt (previous year’s and current year’s receipt), electricity receipt, telephone receipt, bank passbook containing the previous one year’s transaction, tax assessment order, electors’ photo identity card, LPG connection order, residence certificate issued by the employer, family card (with one more document), Aadhar card (one more document should be submitted in case the Aadhar card was obtained within a year), or a registered rental contract document more than one-year-old.
In the case of minor children, the first and last page of the passport of parents should be submitted.
A resident of Tamil Nadu can apply for renewal of an existing passport at the e-Seva centres
