STEPPING UP VIGIL
- India joins over 60 countries that collect PNR data from airlines
- Move to help track and prevent instances of smuggling
- Government to carry out systems and security audits to prevent misuse of collected information
- IATA welcomed the setting up of legal framework, sought specific guidelines for the implementation
- Airlines complained of "non-standard" passenger data requests from multiple agencies at airports.
The Centre has mandated airlines to share with the Customs department reservations records of passengers who are travelling on international flights to and from India, from August 8. The move, aimed at conducting "risk-analysis" of passengers for improving surveillance would help the department track and prevent increased cases of smuggling.
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