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NEW DELHI: Clearing all security bottlenecks at the airports by upgrading the scanning technology, the civil aviation ministry is laying new groundwork to install X-Ray baggage scanners at airports. According to the government sources, with the new scanners installed the passengers will not be required to remove electronic items from their hand baggage during the security checks fast tracking the security checks.
Currently all the electronic items are required to be removed from the hand baggage and are separately scanned at the airports. The process slows down the security check process and often results in creating long queues at the security checkpoints.
According to the minister of state for Civil Aviation V K Singh, the ministry is conceptualising to install Computed Tomography X-Ray (CTX) baggage scanners at airports which will allow passengers to get their electronic items directly scanned from their hand baggage.
“It may increase time efficiency at airports and also enable ease of security check for travellers. The techno-economic feasibility study for the same is currently underway,” Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
While replying on a question regarding recent Air India disinvestment, Singh told the Upper house of the Parliament that prior to the strategic disinvestment, the government provided financial support of Rs 61,130.96 crore to AI Assets Holding Ltd (AIAHL) in the form of equity for repayment of past government borrowings, government guaranteed SLB Lease rentals and dues/liabilities of Air India.
“The strategic investor for Air India took debt amounting to Rs 15,300 crore (85 per cent of Rs 18,000 crore) and deposited remaining Rs 2,700 crore (15 per cent of Rs 18,000 crore) with the government,” Singh told Rajya Sabha..
Tata Group took control of loss-making Air India along with Air India Express and 50 percent stake in AISATS.
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