India, April 22 -- The Delhi government, after a review of the Atal Canteen programme, has decided that all images and data generated by the recently launched facial recognition system - installed to prevent individuals from purchasing multiple subsidised meals at a single time - will be automatically deleted after 30 days, officials aware of the development said on Tuesday.

The decision, taken at a meeting held on April 9, was made keeping in mind privacy concerns around the facial recognition system, along with timings and approval of changes in locations where operational difficulties were observed in starting new canteens, the people cited above said. The order was issued on April 16.

A senior government official, who asked not to b...