Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem (DYCE)
Context:
The Union Minister recently clarified that there is no central storage of passengers’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data through Digi Yatra.
Relevance:
GS-03 (Science and technology)
What is the Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem (DYCE) ?
- Digi Yatra is an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- It is system where it uses biometric boarding that uses Facial biometric verification Technology.
- It aims at providing a seamless and hassle-free experience for passengers at airports.
- Its main objective is to enhance the passenger experience by eliminating the need for manual verification of tickets and ID at multiple touch points and to achieve better throughput through existing infrastructure using a Digital Framework.
- In the Digi Yatra process, there is no central storage of passengers’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data.
- All the passengers’ data is encrypted and stored in the wallet of the passengers’ smartphone and shared only for a limited duration with the airport of travel origin where the passenger’s Digi Yatra ID needs to be validated.
- The data is purged from the system within 24 hours of the flight.
- The data is shared by passengers only when they travel and only to the origin airport.
- Any other entity cannot use the data since it’s encrypted and cannot be shared with any stakeholders.
- Digi Yatra Foundation (DYF), a non-profit organisation is implementing the Digi Yatra Central Ecosystem (DYCE), an ecosystem aimed at streamlining air travel pursuant to the Digi Yatra Policy issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
