New Delhi: The government is in the process of hiring more personnel to strengthen civil aviation security in view of increased threat perception and rising untoward incidents globally.
The proposal to ramp up manpower at the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the nodal security agency for the civil aviation sector, also comes at a time when carriers are expanding their fleet to meet rising passenger traffic.
Acknowledging that BCAS is "badly understaffed" and has constraints in carrying out its functions, Civil Aviation Secretary V Somasundaran today said there is a proposal to increase head count at the security agency.
"It (BCAS) is badly understaffed. There is a proposal to increase the manpower," he said at a function to mark the 28th anniversary of BCAS.
07/04/15 PTI/Business Standard
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The proposal to ramp up manpower at the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the nodal security agency for the civil aviation sector, also comes at a time when carriers are expanding their fleet to meet rising passenger traffic.
Acknowledging that BCAS is "badly understaffed" and has constraints in carrying out its functions, Civil Aviation Secretary V Somasundaran today said there is a proposal to increase head count at the security agency.
"It (BCAS) is badly understaffed. There is a proposal to increase the manpower," he said at a function to mark the 28th anniversary of BCAS.
07/04/15 PTI/Business Standard
