The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be replaced by a total of 1,094 Private Security Agency (PSA) employees at 60 airports, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The decision will lower security spending, and by deploying these CISF troops to other airports, the security setup will be strengthened even further. This will make it easier to put new domestic and international airports into operation. In order to fill non-core positions at 45 airports, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has hired 581 security guards from security agencies sponsored by the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR). Following the completion of the aviation security training programme at particular airports, these security officers will be deployed. Airport’s non-core areas include a visitors’ gallery, vital installations, conveyor belts, document checker, and arrival or departure segregation point.
An Aviation Security Induction Training programme was held for the employees of three Private Security Agencies at AAI’s Aviation Security Training Institute in Guwahati on 23rd September.”This Induction Training, which is a familiarization initiative, is followed by a 14-day exhaustive Security Basic AVSEC Course. This is done to make security personnel confident and well-prepared to perform at various airports,” the Airports Authority of India said in a tweet.
After completing the Aviation Security (AVSEC) training programme at particular airports, these security professionals will be deployed, the official release stated. It further stated that 161 private security agency employees who work at 16 airports are currently enrolled in AVSEC training programmes. They will be deployed from September 24, 2022, after their training is complete.
Following a training session, 74 DGR security personnel were deployed at Kolkata Airport on the 9th of this month. According to the statement, the process of deploying the remaining security officers is underway.
Based on threat evaluation and risk classification, CISF is deployed at an airport. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) deploys the CISF after consulting with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Payment for CISF services at airports is made through charges collected on airline tickets in the form of Aviation Security Fee (ASF), which is put in the National Aviation Security Fee Trust (NASFT). Except for exempted categories like children (under the age of two years), holders of diplomatic passports, transit/transfer passengers, and others, an aviation security fee is charged on each embarking passenger.
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