Passport seva mobile app gets one million downloads in two days
On 26th June 2018, the External Affairs Ministry’s passport seva mobile application was launched and with in two days it has registered one million downloads. This app allows users to apply for a travel document from anywhere in the country.
On Tuesday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had launched the application, available in Android and iOS platforms with facilities for applying, paying and scheduling appointments for acquiring a passport.
On Friday, 29th June 2018, Swaraj tweeted “Passport Seva mobile App launched recently by the Ministry of External Affairs recently has already registered 1 million downloads”.
Passport Seva mobile App launched recently by the Ministry of External Affairs recently has already registered 1 million downloads. https://t.co/P2sQEGWETp
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) June 29, 2018
Irrespective of the place of residence, it was launched along with a scheme under which a person can apply for a passport from anywhere in India.
The MEA said, with the launch of the ‘mPassport Seva App’, a person now does not require access to a computer and printer to apply for a passport.
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