A parliamentary standing committee recommended the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to install scanners based on computed tomography at the airports to handle congestion caused due to the increasing footfall of passengers. In its report, the committee said these scanners will eliminate the need for passengers to take out electronic items from their hand baggage and speed up the procedure for security check-in.
“The Committee also recommends that this facility may be extended to all metropolitan city airports,” the report said.
The department-related standing committee on Demands for Grants to the MHA submitted its report to the parliament on March 17. The report reads, “The Committee notes that passenger footfall in airports has increased over the years. During security check-in, the passengers are required to take out laptops, tabs and other electronic devices from their baggage which causes inconvenience and wastage of time.”
“The Committee, therefore, recommends that the MHA may take up the matter with the Ministry of Civil Aviation for installing scanners based on Computed Tomography in the airports which will eliminate the need for air passengers to take out electronic items from their hand baggage. This will speed up the security procedure and help in hassle-free check-in of the passengers at the airports,” the report added.
The report also goes on to say that the Committee has also noted that there is a delay in the supply of equipment to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) by the airport operators.
“This may hamper the functioning of CISF in the airports. The Committee is of the view that the MHA along with CISF may take up the matter with the concerned authorities to ensure that the equipment are provided to CISFs as early as possible in airports for smooth and fast-paced security checks,” says the report.
