Centre abolishes 3,000 CISF posts at airports; 1,924 private security personnel to replace them

way2barak, Sept.5: The Centre has decided to abolish 3,049 CISF aviation security posts. These posts will now be replaced by 1,924 private security personnel at various airports. As per a government notification, the vacant posts will be taken over by private security personnel who will render non-sensitive duties with the help of smart technology tools for surveillance and protection.

The private security personnel are being deployed at airports like in Delhi, Mumbai and others for non-sensitive duties like queue management, security assistance to airlines staff and passengers, and manning of certain entry and exit points within the terminal area. The CISF will continue to render its core task of checking passenger credentials at entry, frisking of passengers, anti-sabotage drills, secondary ladder point checks and providing an over all counter-terrorist cover to the airports on the city and air side.

The Congress criticised the move saying the government is playing with the security of the airports. “Actions in the name of cutting down on security expenses cannot be tolerated,” said the party. Hitting out at the Centre, Congress tweeted, “The Modi government has abolished more than 3,000 CISF posts, playing with the security at the airports. It has been decided to deploy private security guards in their place. Actions in the name of cutting down on security expenses cannot be tolerated.”