New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- A Rs.15.7-crore Delhi Police tender to install 338 surveillance cameras with facial recognition and other monitoring capabilities across parts of the capital has come under scrutiny over privacy safeguards, technical inconsistencies and procurement procedures.

Digital rights group Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), which examined the tender documents, flagged gaps in how facial recognition technology (FRT) would be governed, including the absence of a standard operating procedure, privacy impact assessments and clearly defined rules for retaining sensitive data.

The scrutiny comes amid questions over the use of facial recognition at protests and other public gatherings.

However, Delhi Police officials cited by The...