New Delhi, June 19 -- The Ministry of External Affairs organised a three-day Annual Regional Passport Officers' (RPO) Conference at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan (SSB) in New Delhi from June 17-19, 2026, to mark the enactment of the Passports Act, 1967 and as part of celebrations of the Passport Seva Divas.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar presided over the high-level segment of the Conference. Addressing the Heads of all Regional Passport Offices from across India, Passport Seva Programme partners and service providers, EAM commended the passport issuance ecosystem for its historic transformation into a citizen-centric, digitally driven model.

EAM noted that the transition over the last decade has repositioned passport issuance ...