The Schemes Register Indian government scheme data · and what is missing from it
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FPS

Free Passport Scheme
HaryanaIndividualState/ UTNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

The scheme aims to facilitate higher education and global career opportunities for students by covering the cost of passport issuance. Under this scheme, final-year UG and PG students in government colleges receive reimbursement for passport application fees.

In detail

The "Free Passport Scheme" introduced by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Haryana, aims to encourage students to pursue higher education. Under this scheme, students in the final year of undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses in government colleges receive reimbursement for passport application fees. The concerned college will reimburse the passports free to the student who apply through as per scheme guidelines. The application procedure and processing time for getting passport are the same as for a regular passport.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a permanent resident of Haryana.
  • The applicant should be a final-year student in a UG or PG course in a government college.
  • The applicant should not possess an existing passport.

Note: The application procedure and processing time for getting passport are the same as for a regular passport.

What you get

  • Reimbursement of passport application fee of ₹1,500/- to eligible students.

Mode of Disbursement:

The reimbursement is provided through the respective college where the student is enrolled.

Who is excluded

  • Students studying in private colleges are not eligible.
  • Students who already hold a valid passport are not eligible.
Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here331 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name259 characters
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Implementing agency published herenamed
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How to apply published hereno URL and no offline mode declared
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNameFree Passport SchememyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme