Machines to man Indian airports

New Delhi: The home ministry has installed state-of-the-art machines at all international airports in order to check the authenticity of passports, so that human trafficking can be curbed.
''In order to check the veracity of passports, we use magnifying glasses and ultraviolet lamps have been installed at all international airports. The central government has also undertaken issuance of machine readable passports, which are more secure,'' said Radhika V Selvi, Minister of State for Home, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
''Moreover, Passport Reading Machines (PRMs) and Questionable Document Examiner (QDX) machines have been installed at all major international airports. Specific training is also imparted to immigration officers to detect forged/false documents,'' Selvi added.
The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), which comes under the MHA, has also prepared a training manual on ''Human Trafficking Handbook for Investigators'' for use in the police training institutes.
27/02/08 Indo-Asian News Service

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