PIO Card becomes valid for life time as Home Ministry issues notification

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By IndiaTomorrow.net,
New Delhi, 01 Oct 2014: Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced while addressing a huge gathering of Indian Americans at Madison Square Garden in New York, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a notification to execute the announcement.

PM Modi had told the gathering of Indian Americans on 28th Sep that Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card shall be made valid for life time.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification on 30th Sep to the effect that PIO Card shall be valid for life time and the PIO Card holder shall be exempt from police reporting / registration.

The ministry in press communication said that all PIO Cards issued till 30th Sep 2014 are automatically deemed to have life time validity.

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