CISF is the national civil aviation security force which is providing security to the 66 domestic and international airports of the country.
“The CISF will get the fresh manpower to guard all the UDAN airports from the pool of 3,049 posts that were abolished recently, from the airports that it is guarding, and replaced by hiring a total of 1,924 private security personnel for these tasks,” a senior officer from the Union Home Ministry said.
For the airports under the UDAN scheme, a squad of 57 personnel will provide security to the airport, out of which 27 personnel will be drawn from CISF while the rest will be from private security agencies, according to news agency PTI.
The lodging facilities for enhanced security will be provided by the state government and the Airport Authority of India.
“The airports under regional connectivity scheme are as important as any other large airport. The fresh proposal aims to provide these small airports with a comprehensive armed security cover and it is expected to be notified as a policy soon,” the home ministry official said.
