Centre has not removed nationality column from passport, viral claims are untrue
Social media users are claiming that the Central Government has removed the nationality column from the passport.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 24 Jun 2022 1:26 PM GMT
Hyderabad: Social media users are claiming that the Central Government has removed the nationality column from the passport.
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Fact check:
The claim is false.
NewsMeter searched the internet for such information and did not find any such decision. No media has reported it.
We checked the Ministry of External Affairs' official Passport Seva Portal and found no notification about the government doing away with the nationality column in the passport.
https://portal1.passportindia.
https://portal1.passportindia.
We found that the claim has been viral since 2021.
Many Fact Check websites have debunked the claim Ministry of External Affairs spokesman refuted. India Today quoted him saying that the government has not removed the nationality column from the passport.
Hence, the claim is false.
