The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has complied with the norms set out by the global oversight body ICAO, the government said today.
BCAS, which is responsible for civil aviation security, lays down the standards for airport operators and airlines, among others.
The Civil Aviation Ministry today said BCAS has "fully met the target of implementation of security norms prescribed by the UN oversight body, ICAO".
A team from International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recently conducted audit of Indian civil aviation security and security at Delhi airport in October, an official release said.
The audit looked at nine areas, including legislative and regulatory architecture, performance of security personnel and security training.
"They (ICAO team) have noted that effective implementation of aviation security in India stands at 99.23 per cent. Similarly, India's compliance of ICAO security requirements stands at 99.59 per cent," the release said.
The last audit of Indian aviation security systems was done by ICAO in February 2011. At that time, these figures were around 89 per cent.
ICAO conducts periodic audits of member countries and assesses their implementation of norms prescribed by it.
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The global average for effective implementation of aviation security and for compliance of ICAO security requirements stands at 66 per cent, the Civil Aviation Ministry said in a release.
A specialised agency of the United Nations, ICAO was established to manage the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention).
