mPassport Police App will drastically reduce time of police verification process

Police verification is an important process while applying for a passport. You will get a passport in India, only if the police give a favourable report

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday introduced the mPassport Police App to streamline and speed up the process of police verification of a passport issuance.

Union Home Minister, Amit Shah on Thursday dedicated 350 mobile tablets to personnel of the Delhi police special branch, on the occasion of the force's Raising Day. These tablets will enable the entire process of police verification and submission report to become paperless, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press release.

This process would drastically reduce the verification time from 15-days to just 5-days., Delhi Regional Passport Officer, Abhishek Dubey said.

"Hon'ble HM@AmitShah has dedicated 350 Mobile Tablets to personnel of Spl. Branch/Delhi Police. With these tablets, the entire process of passport application verification will become digital and paperless and verification time will be reduced to 5 days," the Delhi police said in a tweet.

Amit Shah on Thursday said in a tweet in Hindi, 'launched the Passport Mobile Application for quick verification of passports. Having digital verification will save time as well as bring transparency to police investigations."

The minister said that these steps taken today are important efforts in the direction of police technology mission of Modi-ji for smart policing.

Steps for police verification for passports

The police verification phase is a crucial one in terms of security measures. The laws require a police verification to be done before the passport is issued.

After submitting the passport application, the details are sent to the local police station in the area where the applicant resides for verification. The police then conduct a background check and verify the information provided in the application form, such as name, date of birth and address.

Once the verification is completed, the police send the report to the passport office with their remarks. If the report is a favourable one, then the passport will be issued. The application is rejected if the police verification report is not favourable.