1. Fee for a passport under Tatkaal Scheme is inclusive of normal passport fee.
2. Tatkaal fee will be charged for issue of fresh passport within 1-7 working days of the date of application. In case of reissue of passports, Tatkaal fee will be applicable for 1-3 working days. The prescribed time limit is subject to fulfillment of all documentary requirements and completion of requisite formalities.
3. No Tatkaal fee is payable in the following cases, namely:
(i) an applicant who has been advised to go abroad for specialised medical tratement and consultation (proof required for fee exemption), and an attendant.
(ii) death abroad of an applicant's spouse, father, mother, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, brother or his spouse, sister or her spouse (applicant should provide sufficient details as to when and where death took place).
(iii) all Diplomatic or Official passport holders (except persons, who were issued short validity diplomatic or official passports for short visits abroad) who apply for an ordinary passport in lieu of their Diplomatic or Official passport up to three years after expiry of passport.
(iv) casual visitors from India, whose passports are stolen or lost or damaged while abroad.
(v) in Missions or Posts abroad, if a passport is issued in normal course on first comefirst served basis even within Tatkaal time frame.
(vi) inter -country adoption cases if passport is issued within Tatkaal Period.