New Delhi: : A tussle is brewing between the ministries of home and civil aviation over the post of chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), after the latter quietly scrapped a set of 25-year-old rules that stipulated that the post will be held by an officer of the Indian Police Services.
The post of commissioner, BCAS, has been vacant since the incumbent, IPS officer Hardev Singh Malli, retired in 2012.
Officials aware of the development said some IPS officers have pointed out to the Home Minister's Office that the aviation ministry issued a notification on November 18 rescinding an earlier notification of Commissioner of Security, Civil Aviation (Recruitment Rules) 1989. IPS officers have pointed out that this paves the way for the aviation ministry to fill up the post under the Central Staffing Scheme, which opens the door for an IAS officer to occupy the post.
09/12/14 Economic Times
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The post of commissioner, BCAS, has been vacant since the incumbent, IPS officer Hardev Singh Malli, retired in 2012.
Officials aware of the development said some IPS officers have pointed out to the Home Minister's Office that the aviation ministry issued a notification on November 18 rescinding an earlier notification of Commissioner of Security, Civil Aviation (Recruitment Rules) 1989. IPS officers have pointed out that this paves the way for the aviation ministry to fill up the post under the Central Staffing Scheme, which opens the door for an IAS officer to occupy the post.
09/12/14 Economic Times
