The village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs), who operate the CSCs, will be entrusted will collecting documents, photographs and other details necessary for the passport process as well as the initial non-police verification, a source said, adding that a nominal fee of up to Rs 100 could be charged for the same, The pilot for the programme was launched at a few CSCs in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Full-fledged services will be rolled out nationwide soon, a source said.
At present, CSCs are allowed only to fill and upload application forms for others, pay applicable fee on an applicant’s behalf, and schedule an appointment for them.
The CSC, a special purpose vehicle of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has over the past three years tied up with partners,both in the public and private sector,
