The online portal for passport applications will be shut for the next five days for a maintenance exercise, the government has said. No new appointments can be scheduled during this period and appointments booked earlier will be rescheduled.
“Passport Seva portal will be down for technical maintenance from 29th August 2024, Thursday 20:00 hrs IST to 2nd September, Monday 06:00 hrs IST. The system will not be available during this period for citizens and for all MEA/RPO/BOI/ISP/DoP/Police Authorities.
The already booked appointments for 30th August 2024 will be suitably rescheduled and informed to applicants,” a note on the Passport Seva portal said.
The External Affairs Ministry said this is a routine procedure. “For rescheduling of appointments, we always have contingency plans.
The maintenance activity for a public centric service like Passport Seva Kendras is always planned in advance so that no inconvenience is meted out to public. So rescheduling an appointment will not be a challenge,” the ministry has said.
