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New Delhi : Passport Seva portal, online facility for getting appointment to make passport, has been shut for five days for maintenance.
A message on portal reads, “”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.”
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has emphasized that this is a standard maintenance procedure. An official from the ministry assured that contingency plans are in place to handle the rescheduling of appointments. “For rescheduling of appointments, we 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 public. So rescheduling an appointment will not be a challenge,” a source from the ministry stated.
