Why is it in news?
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A mere facial scan will soon enable air travellers to skip long queues and zip through various check points at airports in the country.
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The Centre is set to introduce the “Digi Yatra” facility to start with at the Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports in February.
Digi Yatra initiative
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It is an initiative to make boarding pass and security check-ins digital at airports using Aadhaar and mobile phones
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Under Ministry of Civil Aviation
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In this, a digital mode for airport entry and verification of passengers would be used.
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The move is aimed to ease the security and boarding procedure
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The Ministry’s “Digi Yatra” initiative, or biometric-enabled digital processing of passengers, would enable travellers to enter the airport building by scanning a QR code on their mobile phones, after undergoing facial recognition.
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“Digi Yatra” programme would comply with the European Union’s Data Protection Regulation.
Sources
The Hindu