Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1181 – Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1181 – Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1181

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30TH JULY, 2024/ SHRAVAN 8, 1946 (SAKA)

FAST TRACK IMMIGRATION-TRUSTED TRAVELLER PROGRAMME

1181 Shri P C Mohan:
Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:
Shri Gyaneshwar Patil:
Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara:
Shri Vijay Baghel:
Shri Brijmohan Agrawal:
Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:
Shri Khagen Murmu:
Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal:
Shri Janardan Mishra:
Shri Jagdambika Pal:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has started a visionary initiative, designed to provide Indian nationals and OCI cardholders with a faster, easier, and more secure travel experience;

(b) the details of the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP);

(c) the role of the Ministry in the Programme;

(d) the list of airports where the Programme is sought to be implemented; and

(e) the details and the names of the airports where the said programme has already been implemented?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR)

(a): Yes, Sir. The Government has launched Fast Track Immigration –Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport, T-3 Terminal, New Delhi on 22.06.2024. FTI-TTP aims to facilitate international mobility with faster, smoother and secure immigration clearance. In the initial phase, it has been started for Indian nationals and OCI cardholders on gratis basis.

(b): The FTI-TTP has been implemented through an online portal https://ftittp.mha.gov.in. To enrol in the programme, the applicant has to register online on the portal by filling his/her details and uploading required documents. Biometrics of the registered applicants will be captured at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) or at the time of passage through the airport. The registered passenger has to scan his/her boarding pass issued by the airlines at the e-gates and then
scan his/her passport. The biometrics of the passenger will be authenticated at the e-gates. On such authentication, the e-gate will open automatically and immigration clearance will be deemed to have been granted.

(c): The Bureau of Immigration under the Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal agency for the implementation of the FTI-TTP programme.

(d) & (e): FTI-TTP has been deployed at IGI Airport, T-3 Terminal, New Delhi on 22.06.2024. In the first phase, apart from Delhi Airport, major airports i.e. Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, Ahmedabad, have been identified for this programme.