New Delhi: The country’s aviation regulator, which deals with potential hijacking of an aircraft, threat by an intruder, and other security issues, has only eight field officers to check the security apparatus at 97 airports across India. After glaring shortcomings were pointed out by the International Civil Aviation Organisation during their safety audit conducted last year, the Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to revamp the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
Currently being run with a strength of 126 officials, the restructured BCAS aims to recruit 2,120 personnel. It wants to have its own team present at all functional airports, thereby giving them an edge to manage the security on their own. These officers will be called Civil Aviation Security Liaison Officers.
“During their audit the ICAO made an observation that the aviation security regulator was massively short on manpower and their job was primarily reduced to issuing entry passes. The lack of infrastructure and absence of adequate personnel was affecting the performance of the regulator,” said a senior official.
02/10/12 VijaitaSingh/Indian Express
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Currently being run with a strength of 126 officials, the restructured BCAS aims to recruit 2,120 personnel. It wants to have its own team present at all functional airports, thereby giving them an edge to manage the security on their own. These officers will be called Civil Aviation Security Liaison Officers.
“During their audit the ICAO made an observation that the aviation security regulator was massively short on manpower and their job was primarily reduced to issuing entry passes. The lack of infrastructure and absence of adequate personnel was affecting the performance of the regulator,” said a senior official.
02/10/12 VijaitaSingh/Indian Express
