1000 new immigration officials to be hired to ease travel woes at IGI Airport, Delhi

Providing relief to passengers flying from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, the Home Ministry is going to hire 1000 immigration officials at immigration counters. The officials would be working to ease the process of travelling for passengers and end long queues at the immigration desk.
According to an official from the Home Ministry, the Bureau of Immigration has now been given the task to appoint 1,000 immigration assistants. The positions would be filled-in on a contractual basis. Alongside the new appointments, 350 posts would also be converted from higher to lower grade. This would then give greater scope for the recruitment of ex-servicemen from Intelligence Bureau and also Central Armed Police Force.

No specific time frame has been given regarding the same.
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The IGI Airport has seen a 30 percent rise in international passengers in the past two years, and this has caused longer queues at immigration desks. With an increase in tourism, medical tourism and business tourism, Indian is witnessing a surge in tourist arrivals. The immigration officials hiring initiative would lead to a comfortable immigration service at the airport.

As per reports from airport officials, currently passengers spend approximately 90 seconds at the immigration counter. The new appointments at the IGI Airport immigration desk will see this time reduced to 20 seconds. By the end of this month, the Ministry is planning to increase immigration counters from 85 to 95.

Also, 25 new electronic visa counters would be functional by January end.