DigiYatra Crosses 10 Crore Usage Mark Across 38 Airports
DigiYatra, the facial-recognition-based seamless air travel initiative, crossed the 10 crore (100 million) usage mark across 38 airports in India. The system allows passengers to move through airport checkpoints using facial recognition, reducing the need for repeated identity and boarding-pass checks. DigiYatra is based on a decentralised model in which passenger data is stored on the user's own device rather than a central database.
Key Facts & Details
7 points- 1DigiYatra usage crossed 10 crore (100 million)
- 2Operational at 38 airports
- 3Uses facial recognition for contactless travel
- 4Decentralised data model — data stored on the passenger's device
Deep Dive
- +DigiYatra is implemented by the DigiYatra Foundation, a non-profit company under the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- +Passenger identity is verified through facial recognition linked to a boarding pass, removing repeated manual checks.
- +The self-sovereign data model means biometric data is not stored centrally.
Exam Focus
Key facts: 10 crore usage, 38 airports, facial recognition, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation as the parent ministry.
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Exam Relevance & Angle
Tech-enabled governance initiatives like DigiYatra are common in science-and-technology and government-initiative current affairs.
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Background & Context
DigiYatra was launched in December 2022 to make air travel paperless and contactless using biometric boarding.
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1 / 1DigiYatra, which recently crossed 10 crore uses across 38 airports, is associated with which ministry?
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