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What are e-OCI cards | Explained

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches the FCRA 2.0 Portal and Electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) Card. File
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The story so far: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Electronic Overseas Citizen of India (e-OCI) card on June 30, 2026. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the card is a major citizen-centric initiative aimed at transforming OCI services for the Indian diaspora through a fully digital system.
It is likely to impact more than 50 lakh OCI card holders. At present, the OCI cards are in the form of paper booklets.
Published – July 03, 2026 10:08 am IST




