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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr E. Ahamed, has said the Centre was actively considering the introduction of e-passports in the country.

But no decision has been taken on whether tamper-proof passports should be implemented in phases, he told newspersons here after launching new facilities at the Regional Passport Office here on Friday.

E-passports will carry all information about the traveller, including an electronic image of his face, and will feature a smart computer chip. Tentatively planned for a launch in 2013, e-passports will rule out the possibility for tampering with passports.

The Union Minister said some plots had been identified in the city for raising a new and owned building for the passport office, now operating out of rented premises.

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