Online Passport Portal In India Closed For Five Days
Passport Seva Portal shared an important announcement regarding the temporary closure of the website for five days. This has impacted several applicants for various reasons. Temporary Closure Date...
Passport Seva Portal shared an important announcement regarding the temporary closure of the website for five days. This has impacted several applicants for various reasons.
Temporary Closure Date and Time
The announcement on Passport Seva Portal read, “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.”
Impact of Temporary Closure
The temporary closure of the portal has affected significant amount of the people in the country. The most affected are those people who had their appointment scheduled during those five days. The portal informed that people who had appointment during those days will be automatically given rescheduled appointments. Applicants on those five days who had to come from different location to the city with passport office who be affected the most as they might have booked their tickets and accommodations prior to the announcement.
Improvements in Portal
It can be possible that this maintenance would bring in some good changes in the Passport Seva Portal. This planned maintenance and upgrade will align with the government’s objective of bringing in digital services with highest possible safety feature. Recently, government of India has taken many steps to improve the cybersecurity for the citizens of India.
What Does Passport Portal Offer?
The Passport Seva Portal has become an important tool for the citizens of India as this portal offers them to apply, renew and track their passport application at their home. This portal also allows to apply for new passport if the old passport is lost or damaged. Like any digital platform that needs maintenance, Passport Seva Portal also needed the same and hence, decided temporary closure for almost five days.