TCS retains passport project; chip-based e-passports soon
The Hindu
Largest software exporter TCS on Friday bagged the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP), after an over decade-long work in the first phase which has witnessed rapid strides in citizens av
Largest software exporter TCS on Friday bagged the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme (PSP), after an over decade-long work in the first phase which has witnessed rapid strides in citizens availing the services.
The second phase of the PSP, which is already the largest mission-critical e-governance programme in India, will last nine-and-a-half years and see the company deploy the latest technologies to further ease services. TCS will also introduce the much-awaited e-passport, a senior company official said.
"We will bring in the technology (for e-passport), but you know the sovereign functions like granting or printing of the passport booklet will continue with the government," Tej Bhatla, business unit head for public sector at TCS, told PTI.