The new requirement appears to be part of the overall Digital India project that has seen a biometric citizenship registry established for all citizens as part of its Aadhaar ID card program. Given the utility of such biometric data in security screening, it only makes sense that the country would begin to collect it from visitors, as Saudi Arabia has begun to do with its new Umrah requirements.
Right now there are only three centers in the UK where visa applicants can submit their biometric data, and each person applying must book their own appointment. And when they get to the centre, they might each have different appointment times.
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