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| After the hijacking of an ] flight in September 1976, the Pande Committee recommended establishing an aviation security department. In January 1978 the BCAS was established as a department of the ]. As a result of the 1985 bombing of ], on 1 April 1987 the BCAS became an independent agency of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.<ref>"" () Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Retrieved on March 16, 2014.</ref> | After the hijacking of an ] flight in September 1976, the Pande Committee recommended establishing an aviation security department. In January 1978 the BCAS was established as a department of the ]. As a result of the 1985 bombing of ], on 1 April 1987 the BCAS became an independent agency of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.<ref>"" () Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Retrieved on March 16, 2014.</ref> | ||
| == SoP for Screening of Passengers == | |||
| Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has issued procedure for screening of passengers and carry – on baggage vide Circular No. 23/2005. The procedure for screening of persons with special needs including differently - abled passengers and passengers with medical condition, has been described in the said circular.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104718 | title=SoP for Screening of Passengers with Special Needs and Medical Conditions | publisher=PIB | date=28 March 2014 | accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
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The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS, Template:Lang-hi) is an agency of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of India. Its head office is on the first through third floors of the A Wing of the Janpath Bhawan along Janpath Road in New Delhi. The agency has four regional offices, located at Indira Gandhi Airport in Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, Chennai International Airport in Chennai, and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
History
After the hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in September 1976, the Pande Committee recommended establishing an aviation security department. In January 1978 the BCAS was established as a department of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. As a result of the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, on 1 April 1987 the BCAS became an independent agency of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
SoP for Screening of Passengers
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has issued procedure for screening of passengers and carry – on baggage vide Circular No. 23/2005. The procedure for screening of persons with special needs including differently - abled passengers and passengers with medical condition, has been described in the said circular.
References
- "Contact Details" (Archive) Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Retrieved on March 16, 2014. "Mail Address : A" Wing, Ist-IIIrd floors, Janpath Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001, India."
- "About Us" (Archive) Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. Retrieved on March 16, 2014.
- "SoP for Screening of Passengers with Special Needs and Medical Conditions". PIB. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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