Major Change in passports for Security purpose - No need to surrender existing ones

For security measures, there will be a major changes in photos and address column in passports.  
Change of Passports will come into effect from today (11.04.2013). 
Usually, inside the left side of the card, passport holder's name, photo, his nationality, date of birth is mentioned. Similarly, in the right side of the of the card, passport holder's address and  references is included. 

But, in new system, all information in the left side is laminated in the 2nd page. 
Similarly, all references in the right side is laminated in the 35th page.  

This is due to security measures and hereafter this system will be followed and initially 50 thousand passports, have been sent to Chennai from Nasik.

And there is no need for the passport holders to surrender their existing passports and obtain fresh ones from the passport office. Such passports are valid till their expiry date.