Lockdown 4.0: How to get e-pass to go to other states, know step-by-step guide

To get an e-pass, you have to visit the websites developed by the state governments. Let's know how you can get an e-pass.

Lockdown has once again been extended across the country due to coronavirus, but some features have also been provided to people in Lockdown 4.0. If you move from one state to another during the lockdown period, you will need an e-pass. To get an e-pass, you have to visit the websites developed by the state governments. Let's know how you can get an e-pass:

-Single point access website of central government for e-pass

Must visit http://serviceonline.gov.in/epass/. Here you can put request for e-pass. This website has been developed by the National Informatics Center (NIC).

Currently, e-permits for 17 states can be obtained from this website. After going to http://serviceonline.gov.in/epass/ it redirects you to the right website of the state governments. This makes it easy for you to reach the right website.

Suppose, if you want an e-pass for Noida, then you must first go to the section on 'Select State to Apply e-Pass' on the site. Here is the drop down arrow. Uttar Pradesh will have to be selected after clicking on it. Then here you will see the hyperlink of e-pass website of Uttar Pradesh.

Here, the user will have to verify the phone number through OTP. Then all the required documents have to be uploaded.

- / After submitting all the details, the concerned department will review your application. After that they will decide whether to issue the e-pass or not. If the e-pass is issued, you will receive an SMS regarding it, which also contains the link, from where you can download the e-pass. This e-pass can go to other states by showing the security person. If the e-pass has been issued, you will also see it in the 'Arogya Setu App'.

If e-pass is not released, you can track the application by going to the 'Track your application' section. At the time of writing the news, 3357200 applications have been resaved and 1169761 e-passes have been issued, while 999356 applications have been under-processed and 1188083 e-passes have been rejected.