{"id":26630,"date":"2026-06-25T21:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/new-passport-to-cost-rs-2500-rs-6k-for-tatkal-centre-hikes-fees-new-rates-to-take-effect-from-july-1-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:42:58","slug":"new-passport-to-cost-rs-2500-rs-6k-for-tatkal-centre-hikes-fees-new-rates-to-take-effect-from-july-1-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/new-passport-to-cost-rs-2500-rs-6k-for-tatkal-centre-hikes-fees-new-rates-to-take-effect-from-july-1-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"New passport to cost Rs 2,500; Rs 6k for tatkal: Centre hikes fees, new rates to take effect from July 1 | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131996628,imgsize-183182,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/centre-announces-passport-fee-hike.jpg\" alt=\"New passport to cost Rs 2,500; Rs 6k for tatkal: Centre hikes fees, new rates to take effect from July 1\" title=\"The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980\">The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced an increase in passport and related travel document fees, with the revised rates set to come into effect from July 1, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).<!-- --> The fee revision applies to fresh passports, passport reissues, replacement of lost or damaged passports, police clearance certificates and certain travel documents, affecting applicants in India and abroad.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, issued by the MEA on June 20 &#8220;under the powers conferred by Section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967,&#8221; the notification read. <!-- -->The amendment replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980, which specifies the fees payable for passport and travel document services.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Here are the new rates as per the gazette notification:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Applicants aged 15 years and above applying under the adult category for fresh and reissue:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">36-page passport<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"16\">\n<ul>\n<li><b\/>Normal fee: Rs 2,500<\/li>\n<li>Tatkal fee: Rs 5,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">60-page passport:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"19\">\n<ul>\n<li>Normal fee: Rs 3,500<\/li>\n<li>Tatkal fee: Rs 6,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Replacement of lost or damaged passports (Adult category)<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">36-page passport:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"24\">\n<ul>\n<li><b\/>Normal fee: Rs 5,000<\/li>\n<li>Tatkal fee: Rs 7,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">60-page passport:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"27\">\n<ul>\n<li>Normal fee: Rs 6,000<\/li>\n<li>Tatkal fee: Rs 8,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Applicants below 18 years of age<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Fresh passport\/reissue (36 pages):<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"32\">\n<ul>\n<li><b\/>Normal fee: Rs 1,750<\/li>\n<li>Tatkal fee: Rs 4,250<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Replacement of lost or damaged passport (36 pages):<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"35\">\n<ul>\n<li><b\/>Normal fee: Rs 4,250<\/li>\n<li>Tatkal fee: Rs 6,750<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The government has also revised charges for other passport-related services.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passport fee hike\" msid=\"131996577\" width=\"\" title=\"Fresh 36-page passport to cost Rs 2,500 under revised rules; Tatkal fee for passport to cost Rs 5,000\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131996577\/passport-fee-hike.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fresh 36-page passport to cost Rs 2,500 under revised rules; Tatkal fee for passport to cost Rs 5,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>The fee for the issuance of a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC), Surrender Certificate, Global Entry Program verification, and other miscellaneous certificates based on the passport has been fixed at Rs 750 in India and $40 abroad.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>For special travel documents, an Emergency Certificate will continue to be issued abroad at a fee of $15, while a Certificate of Identity will cost Rs 1,000 in India and $50 abroad.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>The notification stated, \u201cThese rules may be called the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026.\u201d <!-- -->It further said, \u201cThey shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of July, 2026.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>According to the revised Schedule IV, passports issued to applicants under the adult category will continue to be valid for up to 10 years, while passports issued to minors will remain valid for five years or until the applicant attains the age of 18 years, whichever is earlier.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>The amended fee schedule will apply to passport applications submitted on or after July 1, marking the first major revision of passport service charges under the updated rules notified by the Centre.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/new-passport-to-cost-rs-2500-rs-6k-for-tatkal-centre-hikes-fees-new-rates-to-take-effect-from-july-1\/articleshow\/131996345.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The revised fee structure was notified through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 that replaces Schedule IV of the Passports Rules, 1980 NEW DELHI: The Centre has announced an increase in passport and related travel document fees, with the revised rates set to come into effect from July 1, according to a notification issued by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-country"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}