India has indicated that it will soon begin its staged conversion to electronic passports.
Pranab Mukherjee, India’s Minister of External Affairs, said that the country will undergo a trial phase in 2007 with certain diplomats and officials taking part in the project.
India’s passports are currently machine-printed and machine-readable, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) specifications.
“The incorporation of biometrics…such as fingerprints…will put a check on the tampering of passports and will make them more secure travel documents as per international standards,” Mukherjee said recently, answering a question put to him in Parliament.
The Indian Government is believed to be in the process of finalizing the technical specifications of its proposed e-passport, which will eventually be implemented across the country’s passport issuance network and at Indian Missions/Posts abroad.
The ePassport trial is expected to be completed by the end of 2007.
21/12/06 Security Document World (press release), UK
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