Date: 2026-07-08Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah and Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu review passenger facilities, security arrangements, and the immigration system at major airports
**Executive Summary**
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu reviewed airport security, passenger facilities, and immigration systems to ensure seamless traveler movement. Key directives include the phased installation of Automatic Tray Retrieval Systems (ATRS), the completion of development at 62 prioritized airports within two years, and the establishment of FRRO offices in all State Headquarters by 2027. The meeting emphasized the popularization of the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Travellers’ Programme (FTI-TTP) and the operationalization of new immigration checkpoints at Agartala and Jewar airports.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Infrastructure and Technology Upgrades**
* **Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS):** To be installed in a phased manner at all existing airports and mandated for new airports to reduce human resource costs.
* **Baggage Drop Facilities:** Extension of these facilities from the current 16 major airports to other international airports with high passenger traffic.
* **Aerobridge Norms:** The Ministry of Civil Aviation is to establish specific norms for the number of aerobridges at all airports based on passenger and air traffic.
**Airport Development and Operational Efficiency**
* **Prioritized Development:** Work at 62 airports (21 currently under development and 41 others) must be completed within the next two years, prioritized by passenger traffic and security standards.
* **Seamless Movement Framework:** Development of a comprehensive framework to integrate entry lanes, check-in, security screening, and immigration to prevent disruptions at touch-points.
* **Delay Assessments:** MoCA and CISF are to independently commission third-party studies during peak travel seasons to identify and reduce passenger delays.
**Security and Immigration Services**
* **FRRO Expansion:** Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) must be made operational at all State Headquarters by 2027.
* **Immigration Check Posts:** Authorized checkpoints at Agartala and Jewar airports are to be established at the earliest.
* **Personnel Qualifications:** No dilution is permitted in the educational qualifications for CISF personnel deployed for X-ray screening; only qualified personnel must be assigned these duties.
* **FTI-TTP Popularization:** International passengers will be encouraged to register for the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Travellers’ Programme via airline cooperation and WhatsApp notifications at the time of booking.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) & Airports Authority of India (AAI)**
**Impact**
Responsible for executing large-scale infrastructure upgrades and meeting development deadlines for 62 airports.
**Action Required**
Establish aerobridge norms, oversee ATRS installation, prioritize airport construction, and commission third-party delay studies.
**Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)**
**Impact**
Subject to stricter deployment protocols regarding the educational qualifications of screening personnel.
**Action Required**
Assign only personnel with requisite qualifications to X-ray duties and conduct independent studies to assess peak-season delays.
**Airlines**
**Impact**
Acting as a critical communication link between the government and international travelers.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with the government to send automated WhatsApp messages to passengers during international ticket booking to encourage FTI-TTP registration.
**International Passengers**
**Impact**
Beneficiaries of streamlined processing, improved baggage facilities, and faster immigration through digital programs.
**Action Required**
Register on the FTI-TTP portal to facilitate faster transit through major airports.
Key Entities Referenced
Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Travellers’ Programme (FTI-TTP): An initiative to expedite the immigration process for international passengers through portal registration and airline coordination.
Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO): Administrative offices managing immigration and registration, mandated to be operational at all State Headquarters by 2027.
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS): The regulatory body whose prescribed security standards govern the development and prioritization of 62 airports.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF): The agency responsible for airport security screening, mandated to maintain strict educational qualifications for personnel.
Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS): A technological system mandated for phased installation at all airports to reduce human resource costs and improve passenger flow.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit
Shah and Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri
Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu review passenger
facilities, security arrangements, and the
immigration system at major airports
A coordinated plan has been prepared at every touch-point of
the airport to ensure seamless movement of passengers
Automatic tray retrieval system will be implemented in a
phased manner at all airports
FRRO offices will be established at all State Headquarters by
2027
Directions have been issued to establish authorized
Immigration Check Posts at Agartala and Jewar Airports at
the earliest
To popularize FTI-TTP, international passengers will be
encouraged for registration on the portal with the cooperation
of airlines
प्रव तथ: 08 JUL 2026 4:27PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and Union Minister of Civil Aviation
Shri Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu reviewed passenger facilities, security arrangements, and the
immigration system at major airports. The meeting was attended by Union Home Secretary, Director of
Intelligence Bureau, Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation, Director General of Central Industrial
Security Force (CISF), Chairman of Airports Authority of India and several other senior officers of the
Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah directed that an Automatic tray retrieval system (ATRS) be installed
in a phased manner at all airports across the country with the objective of reducing human resource costs.
He also said that appropriate standards should be laid down to ensure that Automatic tray retrieval system
is installed at new airports.Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah directed that a comprehensive
framework be developed by taking into account the interdependence between entry lanes, check-in
counters, security screening lanes, and immigration counters at airports, so that passenger flow is not
disrupted at any touch-point. He said that a coordinated plan has been prepared for every touch-point at
airports to ensure the seamless movement of passengers.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah directed that the 21 airports currently under development and the
remaining 41 airports be prioritized for development based on passenger traffic, in accordance with the
security standards prescribed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), with the objective of
enhancing passenger convenience while ensuring that commercial areas remain within the prescribed
norms. He further directed that the work at all 62 airports be completed within the next two years.
Shri Amit Shah also directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to lay down norms for the number of
aerobridges at all airports based on passenger traffic and air traffic. He further directed that the baggage
drop facility, currently available at the 16 major airports, be extended to other international airports with
high passenger traffic as well. He said that there should be no dilution in the educational qualifications
prescribed for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed for X-ray screening. He
also directed that officers and personnel possessing the requisite educational qualifications be assigned to
X-ray screening duties.
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) offices
should be made operational at the headquarters of all States by 2027. He also directed that the authorized
immigration checkpoints at Agartala and Jewar airports be made operational at the earliest. He further said
that, to popularize the Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Travellers’ Programme (FTI-TTP), a mechanism
should be established in coordination with airlines to send a WhatsApp message to passengers at the time
of booking an international ticket, requesting them to register for the FTI-TTP.
Shri Amit Shah said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Central Industrial Security Force should
independently commission separate third-party studies during the peak travel season to assess and reduce
passenger delays at all touch-points across major airports.
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