The Digi Yatra Foundation runs India's DigiYatra facial-recognition system, which lets passengers pass airport entry, security and boarding with their face instead of paper documents.
Based in New Delhi, it is a not-for-profit joint venture of the Airports Authority of India and private airport operators. DigiYatra runs at Delhi (DEL), including all entry gates at Terminal 1, Chennai (MAA) and Kolkata (CCU), among others.
Chennai International · Digi Yatra Foundation
India's civil aviation ministry committed to launch DigiYatra facial-recognition boarding at Chennai by 31 March 2024, PTI reported on 21 February 2024.
In May 2024 it was reported as likely from June, according to the New Indian Express on 25 May 2024.
Delhi Indira Gandhi · Digi Yatra Foundation
IDEMIA said in June 2023 that it had won the GMR Group contract to supply facial-recognition technology for DigiYatra at Delhi, Hyderabad and Goa airports.
Travel+Leisure Asia reported in June 2026 that DigiYatra was being made mandatory for international transfer passengers at Delhi and three other airports from 1 June 2026.
Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose · Digi Yatra Foundation
DigiYatra facial recognition started at Kolkata on 21 February 2023.
In July 2025 it was extended to domestic transfers.
National facial-recognition passenger-processing system for Indian airports (operator-supplied description, unverified).
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