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{{short description|Sector of Central Armed Police Force of India}}
[[File:Delhi T3 Int Terminal.jpg|right|thumb|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] is the busiest airport in India and its security is under CISF]]
The '''Airport Sector''' (abbreviated as the '''APS''') is one of the sectors of the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF), a [[Central Armed Police Force]] of India. The sector is responsible for providing security coverage to [[Civil aviation in India|civil airports in India]] under the regulatory frame work of the [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]], [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]. Headed by an [[additional director general of police]]-rank officer and headquartered at [[New Delhi]]. Currently Praveer Ranjan, IPS, is ADG/APS. It is the largest sector of CISF in terms of number of personnel deployed. It provides security coverage to 68 national and international airports in the country.

== History ==
[[File:Jaipur Airport.JPG|left|thumb|CISF was first inducted at Jaipur Airport.]]
The security of commercial airports in India was under the control of [[airport police]] of respective states where the relevant airports were situated before it was decided that a single agency should hold this responsibility. After the [[hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814]] on 7 December 1999, the [[Government of India]] decided on 7 January 2000 to hand over the security of airports in the country to the Central Industrial Security Force in a phased manner.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/cisf-replaces-usual-airport-security-drill-with-tactical-checking-1667937.html |title=CISF replaces usual airport security drill with 'tactical checking' |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=17 August 2014 |access-date=28 May 2020 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="Chatterjee">{{Cite book |last=Chatterjee |first=D. K. |title=Central Police Organisations, Part 1 |publisher=Allied Publishers |year=2005 |isbn=8177649027 |pages=79 |chapter=Central Industrial Security Force – Airport Security}}</ref> The first such induction of CISF happened on 3 February 2000 when it took over the security of [[Jaipur Airport]] in Rajasthan.<ref name="Chatterjee" /> The process of inducting CISF at the different airports was accelerated after the [[September 11 attacks]] in the United States in which four passenger aeroplanes were hijacked by terrorists.{{cn|date=June 2020}}

== Structure ==
The Central Industrial Security Force is divided into various sectors with each headed by an [[inspector general]]-rank officer known as the Sector Inspector General.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://cisfws.gov.in/ | title=West Sector – Home |website=Cisfws.gov.in (Official website of the Western Sector) |access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> However, being the largest of all the sectors of CISF comprising the largest deployment of personnel, the Airport Sector is headed by an officer of the rank [[special director general]]; this post is currently held by Gyanendra Singh Malik, an [[Indian Police Service]] 1993-batch officer from Gujarat -cadre.<ref>{{cite report |title=Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs – Working Conditions in Non-Border Guarding Central Armed Police Forces |publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]] Secretariat |date=12 December 2018 |chapter-url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/Committee_site/Committee_File/ReportFile/15/107/215_2018_12_15.pdf |chapter=Central Industrial Security Force |edition=215 |access-date=25 May 2020 |page=14}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://travel.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/domestic/ppe-suits-for-cisf-personnel-deployed-at-airport/75160651 |title=PPE suits for CISF personnel deployed at airport |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=15 April 2020 |access-date=20 May 2020 |publisher=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> The sector is further divided into two sub-sectors: Airport Sector-1 (APS-1) headed by Vijay Prakash IPS (UP cadre 1996 batch) with headquarters in New Delhi and Airport Sector-2 (APS-2) headed by Jose Mohan IPS (Rajasthan cadre 2002 batch) with headquarters in Bangalore, each is headed by an inspector general of police. The Airport Sector-1 consists of Airport North Zone with headquarters in New Delhi and Airport East and Northeast Zone with headquarters in [[Kolkata]]. Similarly, the Airport Sector-2 is divided into two zones: Airport West Zone with headquarters in Mumbai and Airport South Zone with headquarters in [[Chennai]].<ref name="Organisational chart">{{Cite web |title=CISF Organizational Chart |url=https://www.cisf.gov.in/cisfeng/cisf-organizational-chart/ |website=Cisf.gov.in |access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref>

===Dog Squad===
In 2021, The DIG of CISF said that the dog squad was 'an important component of the force'. The dogs are trained to sniff and identify [[IEDs]] and [[narcotics]]. While working with the bomb disposal squad they screen the bags left unattended. As of 2021, the CISF team in charge of Chennai Airport security has a dog squad of 9 dogs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kannan |first1=Sindhu |title=Two CISF dogs retire, 3 new inducted in Chennai |issue= Chennai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/two-cisf-dogs-retire-3-new-inducted-in-chennai/articleshow/85505721.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=21 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== Security coverage ==
The Central Industrial Security Force is the "national civil aviation security force" responsible for providing security coverage to 65 commercial airports including the most recent additions to the list [[Srinagar Airport]], [[Jammu Airport]] and [[Surat Airport]] .<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/21/coronavirus-outbreak-cisf-cancels-all-transfers-till-march-next-year-2145912.html |title=Coronavirus outbreak: CISF cancels all transfers till March next year |date=21 May 2020 |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name="IndExp">{{Cite news |date=6 March 2020 |title=CISF takes over Jammu airport security |work=[[The Indian Express]] |publisher=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/mar/06/cisf-takes-over-jammu-airport-security-2113244.html |access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> It has also taken over the security of [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport]] in [[Ladakh]].<ref name="IndExp" />The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) took over the security of the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya on January 10,2024.

== References ==
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[[Category:Sectors of Central Industrial Security Force]]

Airport Sector (CISF) - Revision history

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