Aviation Ministry has clarified that DigiYatra data is not being used to catch tax evasion

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The Aviation Ministry has also issued a clarification on the news of catching tax evaders using DigiYatra data. The ministry said in a post on X-Patient information of DigiYatra is not shared with the Indian tax authorities. The DigiYatra app works on a self-sovereign identity model, under which travel information and personal information are stored directly on the users’ device, not with any central repository.

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The ministry has clearly stated that if a user uninstalls the DigiYatra app from his mobile, all his data will be deleted automatically. Not only this, the airport system itself deletes all the data of the passengers 24 hours after the flight takes off. It is also worth noting here that the DigiYatra app is designed only for domestic passengers and it does not apply to international travelers.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation hereby clarifies that the recent media report concerning Digi Yatra is based on unfounded and inaccurate claims.

There is no sharing of Digi Yatra passengers data with Indian tax authorities. The Digi Yatra app follows the Self-Sovereign Identity…

— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) December 30, 2024

For the past few days, such news was coming out that the Income Tax Department has made a new plan to catch tax evaders. Under this, there was news of the Income Tax Department using the data of the Digiyatra app. Now a clarification has been issued by the Income Tax Department on these news.

What did the Income Tax Department say?

The Income Tax Department has said that no such step has been taken by the Income Tax Department to catch tax evasion. That is, the Income Tax Department is not planning to use the data of the DigiYatra app to crack down on tax evaders. That is, all such news that is coming out is false.

Income Tax Department posted on X

The Income Tax Department posted on the social media platform X and wrote- It has been observed that some news articles have said that the data of the Digiyatra app will be used to crack down on tax evaders. In this context, it is clarified that no such step has been taken by the Income Tax Department so far.

It is seen that news articles have appeared stating that Digiyatra data will be used to crack down on tax evaders.
In this connection it is clarified that as on date there is no such move by the @IncomeTaxIndia department.@nsitharamanoffc@officeofPCM@FinMinIndia@PIB_India

— Income Tax India (@IncomeTaxIndia) December 30, 2024

DigiYatra itself also denied it

On this matter, DigiYatra CEO Suresh Khadakabhav himself has denied such reports which talked about using DigiYatra’s data. He also issued a statement regarding this, which he also posted on his ex account.

Digi Yatra CEO, Mr Suresh Khadakabhavi, responds to The New Indian Express’s claims: no central storage of biometric, or personal data stays on users’ phones, and facial authentication is decentralized. 9M+ users & 42M+ secure journeys. Privacy remains non-negotiable. #DigiYatra pic.twitter.com/M4byGTHEgp

— Digi Yatra Official (@DigiYatraOffice) December 30, 2024

In such a situation, if you get a link to any news article making such a claim on social media or WhatsApp, do not trust it completely. It is clear from the Income Tax Department’s tweet that there is no such scheme.

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