GUWAHATI: The Indian government has announced that the online passport application portal will be closed for maintenance for the next five days. During this time, no new appointments can be made, and previously scheduled appointments will be rescheduled.
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"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. 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 stating that for rescheduling of appointments, they 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 the public. So rescheduling an appointment will not be a challenge.
The Passport Seva portal is used to book appointments at centres across the country to apply for a new passport or to renew a passport.
