In a bid to position India’s airports as major global transit hubs, the government is set to implement a biometrics-based system for international passengers to expedite immigration checks, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET).
This policy, requiring Cabinet approval, aims to streamline laws, ease security and immigration bottlenecks, allocate international flying rights, and develop the necessary infrastructure to position airports like the one in the National Capital as competitive transit hubs.
The biometrics-based system will include automated immigration clearances, which would eliminate the need for physical passport verification, as well as facial recognition or fingerprints to authenticate passenger identities.
