how will e-passport
According to PTI, the MoS informed that the e-passport will be a combined paper and electronic passport, with an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip and antenna embedded as an inlay in the back cover.
Muraleedharan said that the essential information of the passport will be printed on its data page as well as stored in the chip. The characteristics of the document and chip are described in International Civil Organization (ICAO) document 9303. According to the government, it will be released in just 7 days as against 15-20 days.
E-passport will be manufactured here
Muraleedharan further said that the Ministry of External Affairs has entrusted the technical responsibility of issuing e-passports to the National Informatics Center (NIC). He said that ‘e-passport will be prepared by India Security Press, Nashik. The press has issued letters of intent for the purchase of 4.5 crore ICAO-compliant electronic chips along with its operating system.
Testing of e-passport sample
The MoS informed the Rajya Sabha that the e-passport sample is currently being tested. Full scale manufacturing and distribution will start with the completion of the technical eco-system and infrastructure.
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