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+====== New Passport Fees in India from 1 July 2026 - Full Rate List ======
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+**Quick Reply:** India's new passport fees from 1 July 2026: adult 36-page Rs 2,500 normal and Rs 5,000 tatkaal, 60-page Rs 3,500, with a 10% discount for children and seniors.
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+From 1 July 2026, a fresh or reissued 36-page adult passport costs Rs 2,500 under the normal channel and Rs 5,000 under tatkaal, while a 60-page adult passport costs Rs 3,500 normal and Rs 6,000 tatkaal. These revised rates were introduced by the Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (Gazette notification GSR 516E), notified in June 2026 and brought into force on 1 July 2026. They replace the fee schedule that had stood in the Passport Rules, 1980, so almost every applicant now pays more than before.
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+**Quick answer:** For a normal adult 36-page passport the fee is now **Rs 2,500** (up from Rs 1,500). Tatkaal for the same booklet is **Rs 5,000 total** (that is the whole tatkaal fee, not an extra charge on top of the normal fee). A 60-page adult passport is **Rs 3,500 normal** or **Rs 6,000 tatkaal**. Children up to 8 years and senior citizens above 60 get a **10% discount on fresh applications**.
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+===== Before and after: old vs new passport fees =====
+The single most useful thing to know is how the new rates compare with what you paid until 30 June 2026. The table below sets the old fee against the new fee for the most common passport types. All figures are totals in rupees.
+^ Passport type ^ Channel ^ Old fee (Rs) ^ New fee from 1 Jul 2026 (Rs) ^
+| Adult, 36 pages, fresh/reissue | Normal | 1,500 | 2,500 |
+| Adult, 36 pages, fresh/reissue | Tatkaal | - | 5,000 |
+| Adult, 60 pages, fresh/reissue | Normal | 2,000 | 3,500 |
+| Adult, 60 pages, fresh/reissue | Tatkaal | - | 6,000 |
+| Minor (below 18), 36 pages | Normal | - | 1,750 |
+| Minor (below 18), 36 pages | Tatkaal | - | 4,250 |
+| Lost/damaged, 36 pages | Normal | - | 5,000 |
+| Lost/damaged, 36 pages | Tatkaal | - | 7,500 |
+| Lost/damaged, 60 pages | Normal | - | 6,000 |
+| Lost/damaged, 60 pages | Tatkaal | - | 8,500 |
+| Police Clearance Certificate | - | - | 750 |
+The two "old fee" values shown for adult booklets (Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000) are the figures that applied before this revision. The remaining categories are listed at their new value so you can budget accurately; the important point is that the tatkaal figure is the **total** tatkaal fee, not something you add to the normal fee.
+===== Who pays what =====
+The fee you pay depends on three things: your age, the number of pages you want, and whether you use the normal or the tatkaal (fast-track) channel.
+**Adults (18 and above).** A standard 36-page booklet is the default for most travellers and now costs Rs 2,500 normal or Rs 5,000 tatkaal. If you travel frequently and fill pages quickly, the 60-page booklet at Rs 3,500 normal (Rs 6,000 tatkaal) saves you a future reissue.
+**Minors (below 18).** A child's 36-page passport is Rs 1,750 normal and Rs 4,250 tatkaal. For example, if Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak applies for a fresh 36-page passport for his daughter Kashvi Pathak through the normal channel, the fee is Rs 1,750 before any applicable discount.
+**Tatkaal (fast-track).** Tatkaal is for people who need the passport urgently. Remember that the tatkaal amounts in the table are complete fees. A 36-page adult tatkaal passport is Rs 5,000 in total, not Rs 2,500 plus Rs 5,000.
+**Lost or damaged passport.** Replacing a lost or damaged booklet is deliberately costlier: Rs 5,000 (36-page) or Rs 6,000 (60-page) under the normal channel, and Rs 7,500 or Rs 8,500 respectively under tatkaal. Keep your passport safe, because a careless loss now costs roughly double a routine reissue.
+**Police Clearance Certificate (PCC).** A PCC, often needed for work visas and immigration, is Rs 750.
+===== The 10% concession for children and seniors =====
+The rules build in a 10% discount on the passport fee for **fresh applications** made by children up to 8 years of age and by senior citizens above 60 years. This concession applies to fresh applications and is a welcome cushion for families and retirees. So a senior citizen applying afresh for a 36-page normal passport pays 10% less than the Rs 2,500 headline figure. Confirm the exact discounted amount on the Passport Seva payment screen, which calculates it for you automatically.
+===== How to pay =====
+Passport fees are paid online through the Passport Seva portal when you book an appointment; the system shows the exact amount for your chosen category, page count, and channel before you confirm. Because the portal computes tatkaal totals and the 10% concession for you, treat the figures in this article as the reference for what to expect, not a manual sum you need to add up. If you are applying under tatkaal, read our step-by-step guide first: [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/apply-passport-tatkal-2026|how to apply for a tatkaal passport]]. Note that the tatkaal guide was written before this hike and still shows the older figures; the current, correct fees are the ones on this page.
+If your application is delayed, or you want to know why police verification is pending, you can file an RTI with the passport office. Our guide on [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/rti-mea-police-verification-passport|using RTI for passport police verification]] explains exactly what to ask. You can draft that request in minutes using the [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-drafter|AI RTI drafter]] tool, and for the wider strategy of getting answers out of a public authority, [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/book|The RTI Playbook]] walks you through it.
+===== FAQ =====
+==== What is the new fee for a normal adult passport in 2026? ====
+A fresh or reissued 36-page adult passport costs Rs 2,500 under the normal channel from 1 July 2026, up from Rs 1,500. A 60-page adult passport costs Rs 3,500 normal, up from Rs 2,000.
+==== Is the tatkaal fee added on top of the normal fee? ====
+No. The tatkaal figure is the complete fee for that channel. A 36-page adult tatkaal passport is Rs 5,000 in total, and a 60-page tatkaal passport is Rs 6,000 in total. You do not add the normal fee to it.
+==== When did the new passport fees take effect? ====
+The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (GSR 516E) were notified in June 2026 and came into force on 1 July 2026. Applications submitted on or after that date are charged at the new rates.
+==== Do children and senior citizens get any discount? ====
+Yes. Fresh applications by children up to 8 years of age and by senior citizens above 60 years get a 10% discount on the passport fee. The Passport Seva portal applies this discount automatically when you pay.
+==== How much does it cost to replace a lost or damaged passport? ====
+A replacement 36-page passport is Rs 5,000 normal or Rs 7,500 tatkaal, and a 60-page replacement is Rs 6,000 normal or Rs 8,500 tatkaal. Replacement fees are higher than a routine reissue.
+==== What does a Police Clearance Certificate cost now? ====
+A Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) costs Rs 750 under the revised rules.
+===== Sources =====
+  * SCC Online, "MEA notifies Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026 - fee revision" - https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2026/06/29/mea-notifies-passports-amendment-rules-2026-fee-revision/
+  * StaffNews, "Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026" gazette reproduction (GSR 516E) - https://www.staffnews.in/2026/06/passports-amendment-rules-2026.html
+  * The Tribune, report on the 2026 passport fee revision - https://www.tribuneindia.com/
+Gazette notification: GSR 516E, Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified in June 2026, in force from 1 July 2026. The notification date is reported as 20 June 2026 by StaffNews and 25 June 2026 by SCC Online; both sources agree the rules take effect on 1 July 2026.
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