got an update today that passport has been printed will dispatched within 15-20 days... and I spoke to passport office by explaining about my urgent travel they said will receive it by end of next week.Per this article all new passports being printed, even the ones issued abroad are the new biometric ones. https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/40289/Successful+Rollout+of+Passport+Seva+Programme+PSP+V20+Global+Passport+Seva+Programme+GPSP+V20+and+ePassport=&utm_source=chatgpt.com
