Final Cover Election Expenditure - Election Commission of India

CAS-7 (15)/2011/Div-I (Mise.)GOVERNMENT OF INDIABUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATlON SECURITY(MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION)A' WING, JANPATH BHAWANJANPATH, NEW DELHI -110001Dated: 08/04./2011OFFICE MEMORANDUMAnnexure-53 ASubject : Standard Operating Procedure to prevent transport of suspicious money/bullionairports during election process - matter reg.throughReports are received that during the process of elections, large sum of cash/bullion is beingtransported through chartered aircrafts/ helicopters/ passengers of commercial airlines to the pollbound States. The Election Commission of India is concerned about report of such incidents,which may disturb the level playing field during the election2. Therefore, the Election Commission of India has directed that the following measures shall betaken Immediately, while keeping vigil over the baggage/ passengers at airports in the Statesgoing for poll or those boarding such aircrafts to the poll bound States :(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)During election process, the all rules and procedures with regard to frisking and checking ofpersons and baggage, should be strictly enforced without any exception. All passengers(excepting those who are exempted under Rules) and all the baggage (excepting that which isexempted under Rules ), boarding any aircraft/helicopters including commercial/ charteredflights will pass through the pre-embarkation security checks area of operational airports.At remote/uncontrolled airports, the police authorities of the State/UT in coordination with pilotof the aircraft will carry out the screening/physical checking of baggage. As per the rule, thebaggage of all passengers of chartered aircrafts/helicopters will be screened by CISF or State/UTpolice, as the case may be.The Air Traffic Control shall inform the flight plan of all private aircraft/helicopters landing inthe poll bound States to the Chief Electoral Officer of the State, 24 hr in advance. 'The Airportoperator/Authority shall also inform the passenger manifest to the Chief Electoral Officer ofstate concerned immediately, which will be made available to the DEO and ExpenditureObservers(s)of the district concerned.All baggage, including hand baggage, of persons/passengers (not exempted under the rules) butpermitted to avail the facility of vehicle for going up to aircraft will also be screened byCISF/State/UT police without any relaxation.168