Passport not proof of citizenship but a travel document: MEA

New Delhi, 25/6: Several reports on Wednesday claimed that the government had reiterated that an Indian passport is merely a travel document and not proof of citizenship. The reports surfaced on the occasion of the 14th Passport Seva Divas and quoted a Ministry of External Affairs.official as saying, “A passport is issued after a lot of due diligence, and it is based on documents from several government agencies