Lok Sabha Question No. 1098 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Immigration Facilities at Airports
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1098

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH JULY, 2018/ SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

IMMIGRATION FACILITIES AT AIRPORTS

†1098. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the names of airports where immigration facility is available across the country;

(b) the name of the authority managing the same;

- (c)  the  number  of  personnel  working  in  the  Bureau  of  Immigration  as  of now;
- (d)  the  extent  of  shortage  of  number  of  personnel  in  the  Bureau  of Immigration in view of the development likely to take place in the next five years; and

(e) the steps proposed by the Government to overcome the said shortage?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) & (b): At  present  immigration  facilities  are  available  at  34  Airports. List  of  these  airports  indicating  the  respective  authorities  managing  the same  is attached at annexure-1.

(c): At  present  5074  (including  394  on  contractual  basis)  personnel  are working in Bureau of Immigration.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. †1098 FOR 24.07.2018

(d): Keeping in view future developments and to take care of immigration requirements, there is a proposal for sanction of 2308 posts in the BoI.

(e):  To overcome the shortage of manpower, Govt. of India has sanctioned  873  posts    for  appointment  of  ex-serviceman  on  contractual basis for a period of one year or till filling up the vacant posts on regular basis whichever is earlier.

Govt. of India has also sanctioned 1000 posts of Immigration Assistant for  counter  duties  against  live  vacant  posts,  on  contractual  basis  for  a period  of  three  years  or  till  filling  up  the  vacant  posts  on  regular  basis, whichever is earlier.

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ANNEXURE-1 †

L.S.US.Q.NO. 1098 FOR 24.07.2018 List of Airports (34)

| S.No.   | Name of the Immigration Check Post(ICP)   | Remarks                                |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1)      | Ahmedabad                                 | Under BoI                              |
| 2)      | Amousi(Lucknow)                           | Under BoI                              |
| 3)      | Babatpur/Varanasi                         | Under BoI                              |
| 4)      | Bangalore                                 | Under BoI                              |
| 5)      | Calicut                                   | Under BoI                              |
| 6)      | Chandigarh                                | Under BoI                              |
| 7)      | Chennai                                   | Under BoI                              |
| 8)      | Cochin                                    | Under BoI                              |
| 9)      | Coimbatore                                | Under BoI                              |
| 10)     | Dabolim(Goa)                              | Under BoI                              |
| 11)     | Delhi                                     | Under BoI                              |
| 12)     | Gaya (Bihar)                              | Under BoI                              |
| 13)     | Guwahati                                  | Under BoI                              |
| 14      | Hyderabad                                 | Under BoI                              |
| 15)     | Jaipur                                    | Under BoI                              |
| 16)     | Kolkata                                   | Under BoI                              |
| 17)     | Mangalore                                 | Under BoI                              |
| 18)     | Mumbai                                    | Under BoI                              |
| 19)     | Nagpur                                    | Under BoI                              |
| 20)     | Patna                                     | No operation of international flights. |
| 21)     | Port Blair                                | -do-                                   |
| 22)     | Pune                                      | Under BoI                              |
| 23)     | Amritsar                                  | Under BoI                              |
| 24)     | Trichy                                    | Under BoI                              |
| 25)     | Trivandrum                                | Under BoI                              |
| 26)     | Srinagar                                  | No operation of international flights. |
| 27)     | Bagdogra                                  | Under BoI                              |
| 28)     | Visakhapatnam                             | State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh          |
| 29)     | Madurai                                   | State Govt of Tamilnadu                |
| 30)     | Bhubaneswar                               | State Govt. of Odisha                  |
| 31)     | Tirupati                                  | No operation of international flights  |
| 32)     | Vijaywada                                 | -do-                                   |
| 33)     | Surat                                     | -do-                                   |
| 34)     | Kannur                                    | -do-                                   |

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