(a) whether the Government has provided some financial help to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) for the Eleventh Five Year Plan following increased security threats to aviation installations and airlines;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the manner in which the funds are being utilized?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a)(b) & (c): No, Madam. Since the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is a Policy and Regulatory Authority, no fund has been provided to it for meeting security threats to aviation installations and airlines. The cost of security infrastructure and security force at a particular airport is met by the airport operators partially funded from the Passenger Service Fee (Security Component) [PSF(SC)] collections.