India, Jan. 9 -- The regional passport office in Ghaziabad issued a total of 355,094 passports in 2025, the highest since it started in June 1997, said officials.

According to the official figures, the passport office issued a total of 355,094; 323,286; and 319,676 passports in the years 2025, 2024, and 2023 respectively.

The statistics also indicate that police clearance certificates, required by several countries, were also issued to the tune of 11,308; 12,763; and 14,862 in 2025, 2024, and 2023 respectively, said officials.

The data shows that the passport office at Ghaziabad issued 288,039 passports during the pre-Covid year of 2019, while the figures dropped to 109,009 during the peak Covid year of 2020. The figures further improv...