Claim: Airports allowed to deploy private security guards. Adani group will now recruit personal security guards at all their airports.
Fact-check: Private security guards deployed in airports work only in non-core areas under the control of CISF - FACTLY
Verdict: the ministry of civil aviation allowed the private security personnel to handle only the five non-core jobs in airports like segregating passengers at airport gates, queue management at boarding counters, baggage control, cargo area and security of visitor's gallery. but the core security functions such as anti-hijack measures, airport perimeter protection will continue to be handled by cisf. also, the private security personnel deployed in these non-core areas will be under the command and control of cisf. the airport operator doesn't exercise any control over them. cisf is also responsible for the training of these private security personnel. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2022-08-29T13:20:22