REPORT NO. 230 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED THIRTIETH REPORT Issues related to Security at Airports in India (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 21st December, 2015) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 21st December, 2015) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi December, 2015/Agrahayana, 1937 (Saka) Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED THIRTIETH REPORT Issues related to Security at Airports in India (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 21st December, 2015) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 21st December, 2015) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi December, 2015/ Agrahayana, 1937 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] C O N T E N T S PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMI TEE............................................................................. (i)⎯(ii) 2. INTRODUTION............................................................................................ (iii) 3. ACRNYMS........................................................................................................(iv)⎯(v) 4. REPORT................................................................................................... ....... 23 5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATION/CONCLUSIONS-AT A GLANCE....................................24⎯28 6. MINUTES ........................................................................................................ 29⎯36 7. ANNEXURES...................................................................................................... 37⎯41 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (Constituted on 1st September, 2015) 1. Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh ⎯ Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 3. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 4. Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 5. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna 6. Dr. Prabhakar Kore 7. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 8. Kumari Selja 9. Shri Rajeev Shukla 10. Vacant LOK SABHA 11. Shri Ram Charitra Nishad 12. Shri Vinod Chavda 13. Shri Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama 14. Kumari. Arpita Ghosh 15. Shri Rahul Kaswan 16. Shri P. Kumar 17. Shri Faizal P.P. Mohammed 18. Yogi Aditya Nath 19. Shri Kristappa Nimmala 20. Shri Rajesh Pandey 21. Shri Rajesh Ranjan 22. Shri P. Srinivasa Reddy 23. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma 24. Shri Prathap Simha 25. Shri Dushyant Singh 26. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh 27. Shri Rakesh Singh 28. Shri Shatrughan Sinha 29. Shri Dasrath Tirkey 30. Shri Manoj Tiwari 31. Shri K.C. Venugopal (i) SECRETARIAT Shri J. G. Negi, Joint Secretary Shri Swarabji B., Joint Director Shri Arun Kumar, Assistant Director Smt. Catherine John L., Assistant Director Shri P. P. Raumon, Committee Officer (ii) INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tour- ism and Culture, having been authorized by the Committee, do hereby present on its behalf this Two Hundred Thirtieth Report on “Issues related to Security at Airports in India”. 2. The violent incident which occurred at Karipur International Airport at Kozhikode on 10th June, 2015 involving the employees of Airports Authority of India and Central Industrial Security Force was an eye opener regarding the security system available at Indian airports. With this backdrop, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture decided to take up the Issues related to Security at Airports in India for examination and Report. 3. The Committee heard the views of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Home Affairs, Airports Authority of India, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Central Industrial Security Force and Intelligence Bureau during its meeting held on the 10th July, 2015. The Committee visited the Delhi International Airport to have on-the-spot study of the security arrangements at the Delhi Airport on 31st August, 2015 and heard the security agencies, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Home Affairs, and GMR on various aspects of security at Delhi Airport. The Committee, during its study visit to Mumbai and Kochi in October, 2015 also heard the views of MIAL, GVK and CIAL, the Airport operators as well as various agencies involved in providing security to these airports. 4. The Committee wishes to express its thanks to the officers of Ministries of Civil Aviation, Home Affairs, Airports Authority of India, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Central Industrial Security Force, Intelligence Bureau, Government of Maharashtra and other stakeholders for placing before the Committee, the material and information desired in connection with the subject and for clarifying the points raised by the Members. 5. The Committee considered and adopted the Report at its meeting held on the 18th December, 2015. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH NEW DELHI; Chairman, 18th, December, 2015 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Agrahayana 27, 1937 (Saka) Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Rajya Sabha. (iii) ACRONYMS AAI : Airports Authority of India ACP Assistant Commissioner of Police AEP : Airport Entry Passes AFRRO : Assistant Foreigners Regional Registration Officer AOC : Airline Operators Committee APSC : Air Port Security Committee ARC : Aviation Research Centre ASG : Aviation Security Group AVSEC : Aviation Security BCAS : Bureau of Civil Aviation Security BDDS : Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad BIAL : Bangalore International Airport Limited CCS : Cabinet Committee on Security CCTV : Closed-Circuit Television CIAL : Cochin International Airport Limited CISF : Central Industrial Security Force CoS : Committee of Secretaries COSAH : Committee of Secretaries on Aircraft Hijack COSCA : Commissioner of Security, Civil Aviation CRPF : Central Reserve Police Force CSIA : Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport CTCP : Counter-Terrorism Contingency Plans DFMD : Door Frame Metal Detectors DG : Director General DGCA : Director-General Civil Aviation DIAL : Delhi International Airport Limited DIG : Deputy Inspector General ETD : Explosive Trace Detection ENC : Encroachment GHA : Ground Handling Agents GMR : Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao GoM : Government of Maharashtra GVK : Gunupati Venkata Krishna HDIL : Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited HHMD : Hand-held Metal Detectors HIAL : Hyderabad International Airport Limited IB : Intelligence Bureau IBSS : In-line Baggage Screening System ICAO : International Civil Aviation Organization IEDs : Improvised Explosive Devices IG : Inspector General (iv) IGI : Indira Gandhi International IGIA : Indira Gandhi International Airport IRB : India Reserve Battalion LEI : Lack of Effective Implementation MCA : Ministry of Civil Aviation MCGM : Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai MHA : Ministry of Home Affairs MIAL : Mumbai International Airport Limited MIHAN : Multi-Modal International Cargo Hub and Airport MMRDA : Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MoCA : Ministry of Civil Aviation NCASP : National Civil Aviation Security Programme NSG : National Security Guards OMDA : Operation, Management and Development Agreement P.S. : Police Station PAPs : Password Authentication Protocol PCR : Police Control Room PIDS : Perimeter Intrusion Detection System PSF : Passenger Security Fee QRT : Quick Reaction Team REM : Removal RGI : Rajiv Gandhi International SOPs : Standard Operating Procedures SRA : Slum Rehabilitation Authority UT : Union Territory VHF : Very High Frequency XBIS : X-ray Baggage Inspection System (v) Printed at : Bengal Offset Works, 335 Khajoor Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005. REPORT Airport Security is integral part of National Security. The objective of providing security to airports is to safeguard the passengers, crew, ground personnel, the general public and the airport infrastructure against unlawful acts as per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices laid down in Annexure-17 to the Chicago Convention. Annexure – 17 (Security) of International Civil Aviation Organization requires that all Contracting States shall establish and implement a written National Civil Aviation Security Programme (NCASP); shall have a designated appropriate authority to be responsible for development, implementation and maintenance of NCASP; shall allocate tasks and co-ordinate activities related to aviation security. 2. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is the designated agency for providing security in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations. The broad security architecture is laid down by the BCAS in terms of codified five documents. They are called National Civil Aviation Security Programme, National Civil Aviation Security Training Programme, National Civil Aviation Security Quality Control Programme and Bomb Threat Contingency Plan to deal with hijacking. 3. Airport security in the country is looked after by specialized Police agencies, State Police and airport security organizations, depending on the security conditions prevalent in a particular area. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security co-ordinates the working of the various agencies to ensure that all security norms are followed by them. 4. The violent incident which occurred at Karipur International Airport at Kozhikode on 10th June, 2015 involving the employees of Airports Authority of India and Central Industrial Security Force was an eye opener regarding the security system available at Indian airports. With this backdrop, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee