Process to Re-issue lost Indian Passport

The following post explains the process from the personal experience of losing passport as I landed in India. I applied for non ECR [No Emigration Check Required] passport which means you have completed High School Education.

Process to Follow:

1. Do an FIR in the local police station. Personally I would suggest to be very precise in choosing the police station.
•  If you are living in your permanent residence (the address on passport), choose the police station represents your locality
• If you are living in a temporary residence (different from address in passport), choose the police station which represents your locality and also find an acquaintance in the same police station.
• With new government regulations, police doesn't create an FIR, there is a report of lost () is being reported.
• Since you need an FIR as a mandatory document for the re-issue application of passport, there is a caveat and therefore you need an acquaintance in the police station.
• You might have to twist the facts when writing the lost report document (mentioned in 1.) to make area where passport is lost falls under the police station jurisdiction.
2. Do an affidavit stating precisely where you lost the passport. This is very important to write proper facts in this document. The report mentioned in the point 1 does not hold as much significance compared to the affidavit and Annexure (L) mentioned in point 4.
3. After finishing the affidavit, go back to Police Station as this affidavit is now a valid document and will help you to get an FIR reported. 
4. Make a hand written copy of the affidavit and a photocopy of the same. Self attest both of them. The photocopy of the document will be given to police for FIR.
5. After getting an copy of FIR, Annexure  (L) on Rs. 100 stamp paper is required. The format of the same is fixed by government. Do remember to fill in the proper information in it. Usually this document can be get outside court or RTO office.
6. Fill in the online application on Passport Online Portal. 
7. Point to Remember: Since you are going to request for re-issue because of lost passport, you need to remember NOT to apply the same in tatkal. There is no validation on the portal for doing so. ( personally I have done the same and money just got wasted ). Apply in Normal format.

Document Required:

1. FIR Original and a self attested photocopy
2. Affidavit Original and a self attested photocopy
3. 10th Class Certificate Original and self attested photocopy
4. Old Passport self attested print out
5. Birth Certificate Original and self  attested photocopy
6. Current Address Proof (Phone Bill, Electricity Bill, Lease Agreement). All of the mentioned documents should have your name on it. If you are living in an temporary residence and don't have any of the documents mentioned above a Bank Statement for past 1 year will also do. Attach a photo and get attested by Bank Manager. Also self attested and get a photocopy of the mentioned document.