Aviation Ministry initiates ‘DIGI YATRA’ project; all you need to know-
The DIGI YATRA envisions travellers being able to pass through numerous checkpoints at airport using a paperless & contactless procedure, establishing their identification through facial recognition and linking it to their boarding card.
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New Delhi, July 19: The Consultative Committee for Ministry of Civil Aviation met in New Delhi, to discuss the Digi Yatra project. Members of the committee who are also members of parliament (MPs), attended the meeting and offered insightful ideas regarding the project.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, claims that the system has addressed privacy issues. It offers a decentralised, cost-effective, mobile wallet-based identity management technology that addresses privacy and data protection concerns while implementing Digi Yatra. After the amended Digi Yatra rules were approved, the DGCA published an AIC (Aeronautical Information Circular) on April 18, 2022.
To create the Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem, the Foundation was established (DYCE). The curator of the Passenger ID validation procedure would be the pan-Indian Digi Yatra Foundation.
It will foster agreement among Indian aviation stakeholders. Additionally, it would outline the local airport systems’ policies and requirements for compliance.
The venture will regularly audit the different compliances and guidelines for the regional airport biometric boarding systems, including those related to security, picture quality, and data privacy (BBS).
In first phase, the Digi Yatra is proposed to be rolled out at two Airports namely Varanasi and Bengaluru in August 2022 and at 5 Airports namely Pune, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad by March 2023. AAI will identify their airports where Digi Yatra would be implemented in phased manner.
The ‘DIGI YATRA’ is an initiative designed to ensure contactless, seamless processing of passengers at the airports and is based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT).
The idea envisions any traveller being able to pass through numerous checkpoints at the airport using a paperless & contactless procedure, establishing their identification through facial recognition and linking it to their boarding card.
Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, claims that the system has addressed privacy issues. It offers a decentralised, cost-effective, mobile wallet-based identity management technology that addresses privacy and data protection concerns while implementing Digi Yatra. After the amended Digi Yatra rules were approved, the DGCA published an AIC (Aeronautical Information Circular) on April 18, 2022.
Under Section 8 of the Companies Act of 2013, the Digi Yatra Foundation (DYF) was established as a joint venture firm in 2019. AAI (26% of the shares) and BIAL, DIAL, GHIAL, MIAL, and CIAL are its shareholders. The remaining 74% of the shares are held equally by these 5 shareholders.
It will foster agreement among Indian aviation stakeholders. Additionally, it would outline the local airport systems’ policies and requirements for compliance.
The venture will regularly audit the different compliances and guidelines for the regional airport biometric boarding systems, including those related to security, picture quality, and data privacy (BBS).
In first phase, the Digi Yatra is proposed to be rolled out at two Airports namely Varanasi and Bengaluru in August 2022 and at 5 Airports namely Pune, Vijayawada, Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad by March 2023. AAI will identify their airports where Digi Yatra would be implemented in phased manner.
