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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this was a routine maintenance procedure. (File photo)
No new appointments can be scheduled during this period and appointments booked in advance will be rescheduled.
The Passport Seva portal will be closed for five days starting today (August 29). A notification from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the website will be down due to technical maintenance.
No new appointments can be scheduled during this period and appointments booked in advance will be rescheduled.
“The Passport Seva portal will be undergoing technical maintenance from 20:00 (US Standard Time), Thursday, August 29, 2024, to 06:00 (US Standard Time), Monday, September 2, 2024. During this period, citizens and all MEA/ RPO/BOI/ISP/DoP/Police authorities will not be able to use the system. Appointments booked for August 30, 2024 will be rescheduled appropriately and applicants will be notified.
according to a new delhi tv The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this was a routine procedure.
“We always have contingency plans for rescheduling appointments. Maintenance activities for public-focused services such as Passport Seva Kendras are always planned so as not to cause inconvenience to the public. Therefore, rescheduling appointments will not be a challenge, ” said a source at the ministry.
In early March this year, the portal was also closed for three days for maintenance. The Passport Seva portal, which is visited by thousands of applicants every day, experienced technical issues, adversely affecting the online application process as well as booking appointments at Passport Seva Kendras across the country.
The technical issue lasted for three days, causing inconvenience to passport applicants.
