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The '''Bureau of Civil Aviation Security''' ('''BCAS''') is an attached office of the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]]. It is the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in [[India]]. It is headed by an officer of the rank of [[Director general of police|Director general of Police]] and is designated as Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The Director General, BCAS is the appropriate authority for implementation of Annexure 17(Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference) to [[Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation|Chicago convention]] of [[International Civil Aviation Organization]]. The '''Director General, BCAS''' is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.<ref>http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus.html</ref> | The '''Bureau of Civil Aviation Security''' ('''BCAS''') is an attached office of the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)]]. It is the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in [[India]]. It is headed by an officer of the rank of [[Director general of police|Director general of Police]] and is designated as Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The Director General, BCAS is the appropriate authority for implementation of Annexure 17(Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference) to [[Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation|Chicago convention]] of [[International Civil Aviation Organization]]. The '''Director General, BCAS''' is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 March 2014 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410151435/http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The BCAS was initially set up as a Cell in the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA)]] in January 1978 on the recommendation of the Pande Committee constituted in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight on [[List of hijackings of Indian aeroplanes|10 September 1976]]. The role of the Cell was to coordinate, inspect, monitor and train personnel in Civil Aviation Security matters. | The BCAS was initially set up as a Cell in the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA)]] in January 1978 on the recommendation of the Pande Committee constituted in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight on [[List of hijackings of Indian aeroplanes|10 September 1976]]. The role of the Cell was to coordinate, inspect, monitor and train personnel in Civil Aviation Security matters. | ||
The BCAS was reorganized into an independent department in April , 1987 under the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] as a sequel to the [[Air India Flight 182|Kanishka Tragedy]] in June 1985. The main responsibility of BCAS is to lay down standards and measures in respect of security of civil flights at International and domestic airports in India.<ref>http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus.html</ref> | The BCAS was reorganized into an independent department in April , 1987 under the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] as a sequel to the [[Air India Flight 182|Kanishka Tragedy]] in June 1985. The main responsibility of BCAS is to lay down standards and measures in respect of security of civil flights at International and domestic airports in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 March 2014 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410151435/http://www.bcasindia.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
The office of BCAS headquarter is located at "A" Wing, I-III floor, Janpath Bhawan, Janpath, [[New Delhi]]. The agency has twenty regional offices, located at various airports i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bureau of Civil Aviation Security|url=https://bcasindia.gov.in/#!/contactusreg|access-date=2021-01-28|website=bcasindia.gov.in}}</ref> | The office of BCAS headquarter is located at "A" Wing, I-III floor, Janpath Bhawan, Janpath, [[New Delhi]]. The agency has twenty regional offices, located at various airports i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bureau of Civil Aviation Security|url=https://bcasindia.gov.in/#!/contactusreg|access-date=2021-01-28|website=bcasindia.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
== Director General == | == Director General == | ||
Zulfiqar Hussain, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. BCAS is a wing of the Civil Aviation Ministry looking after civil aviation security. His appointment was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 29 June 2022
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) is an attached office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (India). It is the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in India. It is headed by an officer of the rank of Director general of Police and is designated as Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. The Director General, BCAS is the appropriate authority for implementation of Annexure 17(Security: Safeguarding International Civil Aviation Against Acts of Unlawful Interference) to Chicago convention of International Civil Aviation Organization. The Director General, BCAS is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.[1]
History
The BCAS was initially set up as a Cell in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) in January 1978 on the recommendation of the Pande Committee constituted in the wake of the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight on 10 September 1976. The role of the Cell was to coordinate, inspect, monitor and train personnel in Civil Aviation Security matters.
The BCAS was reorganized into an independent department in April , 1987 under the Ministry of Civil Aviation as a sequel to the Kanishka Tragedy in June 1985. The main responsibility of BCAS is to lay down standards and measures in respect of security of civil flights at International and domestic airports in India.[2]
The office of BCAS headquarter is located at "A" Wing, I-III floor, Janpath Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi. The agency has twenty regional offices, located at various airports i.e. Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Srinagar and Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
Director General
Zulfiqar Hussain, a 1988 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. BCAS is a wing of the Civil Aviation Ministry looking after civil aviation security. His appointment was cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister.
See also
- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)
- Airline codes
- Airports Authority of India
- Aviation safety
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Bureau of Civil Aviation Security". bcasindia.gov.in. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
