Context
After a delay of three years, the air passengers can use a face scan as their boarding pass from 2022. The first airports to roll out the facility are Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi and Vijayawada.
- The policy was unveiled in October 2018, and as per the original plan, the roll-out of the facial recognition technology was scheduled for April 2019.
About the Project
- The NEC Corporation Private Limited has been chosen by the Airport Authority of India to implement the project.
- The details of face recognition data are to be stored in Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem.
- To avail the service, the passenger has to send PNR, pax details and facial biometrics to the Biometric Boarding System of the departing airport through a mobile application. The passenger can also choose not to opt for the service.
- Facial recognition is to be done using software designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- The project is to be implemented as part of Digi Yatra Policy.
Digi Yatra Policy
- Digi Yatra Policy is being implemented by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Under this, the ministry aims to provide biometric based digital processing of passengers at airports.
- This helps the passengers to walk through the security scanners swiftly. It removes redundancies and enhances resource utilization.
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