NEW DELHI: Domestic air passengers could soon be enjoying a complete paperless boarding experience at airports as the Government under a biometric-based ‘digi-yatra’ initiative will provide them a unique ID for hassle-free entry.
For this, passengers need to enrol with the programme through the Government’s revamped AirSewa-II portal to generate a ‘digi-yatra’ ID for paperless service.
“We are utilising Aadhaar infrastructure to first authenticate a passenger and thereafter we will be developing the database and identification procedures so that people can get into the airport without any paper. It will improve convenience and increase the throughput of our airports,” Minister of State Jayant Sinha told reporters here.
The Aadhaar-based verification will, however, be done only once, he said, clarifying that the initiative is “voluntary” and passengers are free to decide on enrolling for digi-yatra. (AGENCIES
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