NEW DELHI: People flying in and out of India will not need to “furnish any additional information to airlines” as per Central Board for Indirect Taxes and Customs’ (CBIC) gazette notification on data collection, the Union finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The new rule is for enhancing “national security” and that in “normal course, the data collected is stored only for five years after which it is disposed of by depersonalisation or anonymisation,” it said.
“These regulations are meant to enhance detection, interdiction and investigative capabilities of Customs Authorities using non-intrusive techniques for combating offences related to smuggling of contraband such as narcotics,
