CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Message by External Affairs Minister of India on the occasion of Passport Seva Divas. Passport Seva Divas is celebrated every year on 24 June in commemoration of the enactment of the Passport Act on 24 June 1967.

Detailed explanation-2: -Launched in 2008, the Passport Seva Program saw TCS transforming the delivery of passport-related services, digitizing the processes, and setting global benchmarks in timeliness, transparency, and reliability.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the Passports Act, 1967, the Central Government has the powers to frame rules thereunder. The first such Rules called the Passport Rules, 1967 were thus framed the same year.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The Passport Seva Project, administered by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, has tried to simplify the availability of passport services to Indian citizens across the globe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Passport Offices function as subordinate offices of Ministry of External Affairs under the supervision of Central Passport Organization. The issue of passport is a central subject under the Indian Constitution and allotted to the Ministry of External Affairs.