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Bilingual passports now in Hindi

Kashmir Times. Dated: 6/27/2017 11:55:08 AM

Dear Editor,
Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj deserves all compliments for announcing bilingual passports in Hindi in future in tune with other countries where in many countries passports are issued only in official language of the respective countries. Earlier she expressed her commitment for assuring passports within 50 kms of residence of the person applying for the passport.
However giving concession of ten-percent in passport fees for children below eight years and senior citizens above 60 years is not needed because a passport is issued for a ten-year long period, and such a concession may not practically give any appreciable relief to the beneficiaries, while on the other hand it may unnecessarily reduce revenue-receipt for the exchequer.
—Madhu Agrawal,
1775 Kucha Lattushah
Dariba Delhi.