After the recent row over remarks by government officials that a passport is not proof of citizenship, the MEA reiterated Tuesday that it is a document that, per Passports Act, 1967, is issued by ...
However, he stressed that the purpose of the document is to facilitate international travel and regulate the departure of Indian citizens from India...Passport issued to regulate departure of Indian citizens, not determine citizenship.
Mystery surrounds the departure of the chief executive of MilduraBasePublicHospital, who led the north-west Victorian hospital through its transition from private to public ... .
Less than 8% of Indian citizens hold a passport, says Randhir Jaiswal; the response came weeks after a government official referred to the Indian passport as a “travel document” and said that it is not a “citizenship document” ....
The MEA said an Indian passport is issued to 'regulate the departure' of Indian citizens under the Passports Act, clarifying its legal purpose amid the citizenship debate ....