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Passports to be in both English and Hindi, says Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday announced that passports would now be in both Hindi and English, and not…

Passports to be in both English and Hindi, says Sushma Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj (PHOTO: Facebook)

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday announced that passports would now be in both Hindi and English, and not just in English.

She also announced 10 per cent reduction in passport fee for applicants who are under eight and over 60.

Personal details in passports are now printed only in English.

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The external affairs minister was addressing an event to mark 50 years of the Passport Act, 1967.

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