<Tr> <Th> Cost </Th> <Td> <P> Adult (36 pages): ₹ 1,500 Adult (60 pages): ₹ 2,000 Minor (36 pages): ₹ 1,000 </P> Note: If the application for a new passport is made under the Tatkaal (expedited processing), the additional Tatkaal fee of ₹ 2,000 is to be paid in addition to the regular application fee . </Td> </Tr> <P> Adult (36 pages): ₹ 1,500 Adult (60 pages): ₹ 2,000 Minor (36 pages): ₹ 1,000 </P> <P> An Indian passport is a passport issued by order of the President of India to Indian citizens for the purpose of international travel . It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of Indian citizenship as per the Passports Act (1967). The Passport Seva (Passport Service) unit of the Consular, Passport & Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, functions as the central passport organisation, and is responsible for issuing Indian passports on demand to all eligible Indian citizens . Indian passports are issued at 93 passport offices located across India and at 162 Indian diplomatic missions abroad . </P> <P> In 2014, India issued more than 10 million passports, a number exceeded only by China and United States . Approximately 60 million Indians hold valid passports as of November 2014 . </P>

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