India needs to start thinking about TSA security at airports: Aviation Secy

India should devise a special force for the security of the airports on the lines of the United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in view of growing challenges emerging with the growth of the aviation sector in the country, a top official said.

The Aviation Secretary has sought suggestions and views from the country’s aviation stakeholders about the steps to be taken to strengthen India’s aviation security and establish US-like security.

“The growth of aviation in the country is very fast and we will also see challenges, so we should have security like TSA in the country,” Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Secretary Rajiv Bansal said while referring to deadly aviation attacks of 9/11 and Kanishka crash.