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Airports to get facial recognition from 2022

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    10Pointer
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  • Published
    7th Dec, 2021

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.

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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