Government has decided to increase
fees for Passport Services from Rs.1000 to Rs.1500 under normal category and
under Tatkal scheme Passport service charge has been increased from Rs. 2500 to
Rs. 3500.
For Indian Citizen living abroad,
the revised fees would be USD 75.00 (from 40.00) and Euro 60 (from 48.00) for
normal applications.
The revised fees will be implemented
from October 1, 2012.
Sources said that the revision is
due to hike in expenses related to establishment, IT expenses,personalisation
costs, printing of passport booklets, payment to India Posts, reimbursement to
police authorities, procurement of equipment, capital expenditure, etc..
Source : PTI
