172 workers at 56 airports found drunk on duty between Jan-July: DGCA

However, Bengaluru airport's operator BIAL gave a different set of data to Business Standard

A total of 172 people working at 56 Indian airports were found drunk on duty between January and July this year, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data has revealed. 

Fifty-eight per cent of the 172 workers who failed the mandatory alcohol tests were drivers, stated DGCA data, which has been reviewed by Business Standard. The others were station managers, aircraft technicians, loaders, push back operators, maintenance personnel, ramp supervisors, specialist bird scarers and aircraft rescue and firefighting services team, according to the data. 

While many of the workers who failed the alcohol tests were employed by airport operators, a