Guwahati, June 28 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: The Central government has announced a comprehensive revision of passport fees, increasing charges for new passports, renewals and several related services for the first time in nearly 14 years. The revised fee structure will come into force from July 1.

The changes have been notified through amendments to the Passports Rules, 1980, under the provisions of the Passports Act, 1967.

Under the new rates, adults applying for a 36-page passport under the normal scheme will have to pay Rs 2,500, compared to the existing Rs 1,500. The fee for Tatkaal applications has been raised to Rs 5,000 from Rs 3,500.

For a 60-page passport, the normal application fee has increased from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500, ...