Indian authorities plan to roll out a pilot of fingerprint scanners at airport entry points that will be linked to the country’s Aadhaar unique ID number project.
From January, passengers with an Aadhaar number can place his or her fingerprint on a biometric kiosk at airport entry gates in Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport, with the details then checked against details held by the Central Industrial Security Force.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), CISF and Kempegowda International Airport Limited (KIAL) will work on the project. The UIDAI invited bids for it on 23 October, reported the Economic Times.
"This is on an experimental basis…if it works out fine, the e-KYC [Electronic Know Your Customer] plan can be considered for other Indian airports too," a senior Home Ministry official told the newspaper.
07/11/14 Planet Biometrics
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From January, passengers with an Aadhaar number can place his or her fingerprint on a biometric kiosk at airport entry gates in Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport, with the details then checked against details held by the Central Industrial Security Force.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), CISF and Kempegowda International Airport Limited (KIAL) will work on the project. The UIDAI invited bids for it on 23 October, reported the Economic Times.
"This is on an experimental basis…if it works out fine, the e-KYC [Electronic Know Your Customer] plan can be considered for other Indian airports too," a senior Home Ministry official told the newspaper.
07/11/14 Planet Biometrics
