It enables the bearer to travel internationally and serves as proof of Indian citizenship as per the "The Passports Act" (1967).
Locals can sometimes even cross without being asked for papers, but visitors without an Indian passport will need a visa presented by a hired registered tour guide; even one's Indian Voter ID card will suffice within the town of Phuntsholing, but beyond that one needs the above mentioned documents.
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On 25 June 2008 Indian Passport Authority issued first e-passport to the President of India, Pratibha Patil.
No one was required to possess Indian passport or Sri Lankan visa for visiting Kachchatheevu.