Passport fee cut by 10% for applicants under 8, over 60 yrs
The government has announced a 10% reduction in passport fee for applicants in age groups of under 8 and over 60 years. Further, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, while addressing an event to mark 50 years of the Passport Act, said passports will now be in both Hindi and English. Personal details on passports are currently printed only in English.