India To Rollout Facial Recognition Systems At Airports From Dec 1

India To Rollout Facial Recognition Systems At Airports From Dec 1

SUMMARY

Digi Yatra is a single-token biometric based flyer processing platform that is currently undergoing beta runs at Delhi and Bengaluru airports

In the first phase, the service will be rolled out at Delhi Airport, Bengaluru Airport and Varanasi airport beginning December 1

Earlier this month, NITI Aayog had sought key safeguards including the need for instituting data protection laws to govern the use of FRTs

All decks have finally been cleared as the Union Civil Aviation Ministry reportedly plans to begin the full-fledged rollout of its facial recognition-based digital processing of flyers from December 1, 2022.

Sources told Times Now that the Digi Yatra project will be operationalised in phases. In the first phase, the service will be rolled out at Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi airports on December 1. 

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