India, Sept. 11 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP), which fast-tracks the immigration process for pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders, at five more airports across the country.

"With FTI-TTP, seamless immigration facilities will be available at the airports, starting today," Shah said, adding that it is a programme that enhances both convenience and national security.

The special initiative was first rolled out at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in July 2024 and then launched at seven airports - Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, and Ahmedabad - two months later.

On Thursday,...