AMN /NEW DELHI
Ministry of External Affairs has decided to continue with the current practice of printing of the last page of the passport and not to issue a separate passport with an orange colour jacket to ECR passport holders.
The decision was taken by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at a meeting after a discussion with the various stakeholders in the matter.
The Ministry had received various representations requesting to reconsider its earlier decisions in which it had decided not to print the last page of Passport Booklet.
It had also decided to issue a passport with an orange colour jacket to passport holders with ECR status.