GUWAHATI: The Central Government on Thursday, June 25, revised passport fees by amending the Passports Rules, 1980, increasing charges for fresh passports, Tatkal applications and the replacement of lost or damaged passports. The revised fee structure will come into effect from July 1.
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Under the new rates, the fee for a fresh or reissued 36-page passport has been increased from ₹1,500 to ₹2,500. Applicants opting for the Tatkal service will now have to pay ₹5,000 instead of the earlier ₹3,500.
For a 60-page passport, the normal application fee has been raised from ₹2,000 to ₹3,500, while the Tatkal fee has been increased from ₹4,000 to ₹6,000.
The revised fee structure was notified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) through the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026. This is the first major revision in passport charges since 2012.
The cost of replacing lost or damaged passports has also increased substantially. A replacement 36-page passport will now cost ₹5,000 under the normal scheme and ₹7,500 under Tatkal. For a 60-page passport, the revised charges are ₹6,000 and ₹8,500, respectively.
For applicants below 18 years of age, a fresh or reissued 36-page passport will cost ₹1,750 under the normal scheme and ₹4,250 under Tatkal. Replacement of a lost or damaged passport for minors will cost ₹4,250 under the normal category and ₹6,750 under Tatkal.
The June 20 notification, issued under Section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967, also revises fees for several other passport-related services.
While Emergency Certificates will continue to be issued free of cost within India, applicants abroad will be charged $15. A Certificate of Identity will cost ₹1,000 in India and $50 overseas.
The fee for Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), Surrender Certificates, Global Entry Program verification and other passport-related certificates has been fixed at ₹750 in India and $40 abroad.
The fee revision comes a day after the Ministry of External Affairs clarified that an Indian passport is primarily a travel document and not conclusive proof of citizenship. According to the ministry, passports are issued to facilitate international travel and establish identity abroad, while citizenship is determined under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955.