New Delhi: The Centre has revised passport fees for the first time in nearly 14 years, increasing charges for fresh passports, reissues and replacement of lost or damaged passports with effect from July 1.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) under the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, a fresh 36-page passport or its reissue for applicants aged 18 years and above will cost Rs 2,500 under the normal scheme, up from Rs 1,500. Under the Tatkaal scheme, the fee has been raised to Rs 5,000 from Rs 3,500.
The fee for a 60-page passport has been increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500 under the normal category and from Rs 4,000 to Rs 6,000 under the Tatkaal category.
Applicants seeking replacement of lost or damaged passports will also have to pay higher charges. A replacement 36-page passport will now cost Rs 5,000 under the normal scheme and Rs 7,500 under Tatkaal, while a 60-page passport will cost Rs 6,000 and Rs 8,500, respectively.
For applicants below 18 years of age, a fresh or reissued 36-page passport will cost Rs 1,750 under the normal scheme and Rs 4,250 under Tatkaal. The fee for replacing a lost or damaged passport for minors has been fixed at Rs 4,250 under the normal category and Rs 6,750 under Tatkaal.
The revised fee structure will apply to all passport applications submitted on or after July 1, the MEA said. The notification, issued on June 20 under Section 24 of the Passports Act, 1967, also revises charges for various travel documents and passport-related services.
While Emergency Certificates will continue to be issued free of cost within India, applicants abroad will be charged USD 15. A Certificate of Identity will cost Rs 1,000 in India and USD 50 abroad.
The fee for Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), Surrender Certificates, Global Entry Program verification and other passport-related certificates has been fixed at Rs 750 in India and USD 40 abroad.
The latest revision marks the first increase in passport fees since 2012, when the government raised the fee for a standard 36-page passport from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 and the Tatkaal fee from Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,500.
The notification comes a day after the government clarified that a passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as proof of Indian citizenship.
