Passport Seva Portal to Be Down for 5 Days Due to Maintenance

SRINAGAR: The Passport Seva Portal will be temporarily unavailable for five days due to a scheduled maintenance exercise, the government announced on Thursday.

The portal will be down from 8:00 PM IST on August 29, 2024, until 6:00 AM IST on September 2, 2024. During this period, citizens will not be able to schedule new appointments, and previously booked appointments for August 30 will be rescheduled and communicated to applicants.

This maintenance is a routine procedure, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, ensuring the smooth operation of public-centric services like Passport Seva Kendras. The ministry has contingency plans in place to minimize inconvenience to the public, reported Srinagar based news agency (KDC).