(a) the procedure adopted by Air India for issue of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) passes for operational areas;
(b) whether a number of employees of Air India at IGI Airport working in operational areas have charge sheets/criminal cases registered against them;
(c) if so, whether a number of them have been issued BCAS passes for working in operational areas;
(d)the number of them who have been denied the passes; and
(e) the reasons for denial thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK )
(a): As per the guidelines of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), applications of the employees received in the prescribed format of BCAS, duly signed by the authorised signatories and attested by the Air India Security together with 4 copies of photograph of the applicant, are forwarded to the Regional Dy. Commissioner of Security. The passes are issued by the BCAS after verification of the employees requirement as per the job assigned to them.
(b): Out of 28 cases of Security, Commercial/Traffic, Inflight Services/Catering, Operations & Ground Services Departments, there are 26 cases of chargesheet and 3 criminal cases.
(c : BCAS passes are withdrawn only if the chargesheeted empooyees are proved to have committed crimes which impinge the security of Air India`s operations. In certain cases, even if the misconduct is proved, the nature of the offence may not be serious enough to deny the PIC to the employee. Nevertheless BCAS takes a final view before issuing the PIC to the employee.
(d) : No Air India employee has been denied the PIC in last issue.
(e) : Does not arise.