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CISF To Be Deployed At Parliament Soon

By LokMarg 23rd January 2024

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be deployed at the Parliament soon, so the familiarisation training of its 140 personnel has already started, officials said on Tuesday.

As per the officials, these 140 CISF personnel are to take over the frisking of visitors and baggage at the entrance of the Parliament.

Officials said, “It is expected that the CISF may be deployed at the Parliament from the upcoming Budget Session beginning on January 31.”

With its fresh major deployment, the CISF would be the new entrant in Parliament security setup, given its proven expertise in access control, frisking, and scanning at airports across the country, Delhi Metro, and vital installations, including monuments with high footfall.

The development comes months after a serious security breach in Parliament that saw two people jump into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitor’s gallery and pump yellow smoke from canisters packed in their shoes during the Winter Session of Parliament held in December last year. Eight security personnel were suspended over the incident.

Soon after the incident, the CISF was given “in principle” approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to conduct a joint survey of Parliament premises and its buildings for “regular deployment” of CISF security and fire wings “on a comprehensive pattern.”

The CISF currently protects 358 establishments across the country and is also engaged in VIP security. It is also offering security consulting to various entities.

The final approval of the CISF security deployment plan and induction would come from the Lok Sabha secretariat, which oversees the security of Parliament premises. As of now, the security agencies involved in guarding Parliament are the Parliament Security Service, Delhi Police, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and the Parliament Duty Group.

Personnel from these individual agencies are on deputation to the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

The involvement of the CISF in managing access control, frisking, and screening of baggage and articles at airports, metros, and crowded public monuments suggests it is considered the most capable force for these tasks, though it’s not explicitly stated whether it will replace any existing agencies.

The CISF also has expertise with all the modern gadgets for access control and screening, for which a pressing need is being felt in the event of the December 13 security breach.

The CISF came into existence in 1969 to provide integrated security cover to certain sensitive public sector undertakings with a strength of only three battalions. The force has since grown into a premier multi-skilled organisation with a present strength of 1,77,075 personnel.

The CISF at present provides security cover to 358 establishments throughout the length and breadth of the country. The CISF also has its own fire wing, which provides services to 114 of the above establishments.

Currently, the CISF is also providing security cover at 68 airports.

The CISF security umbrella includes India’s most critical infrastructure facilities, like nuclear installations, space establishments, airports, seaports, and power plants.

In addition, the CISF also protects important government buildings, iconic heritage monuments, and the Delhi Metro.

The CISF also has a specialised VIP security vertical, providing round-the-clock security to important protectees.

After the Mumbai terror attack in November 2008, the mandate of the CISF was broadened to include providing security cover to private corporate establishments as well.

The CISF also provides security consulting services to private entities, and its services are much in demand. The CISF sets very high standards for itself, both in terms of the professional calibre of its personnel and in terms of adopting cutting-edge technology to enhance security.

The CISF is well equipped to successfully respond to any security threat, including terrorism. The hallmark of the force is to continuously evolve and reinvent itself to keep in tune with the changing security environment in the country.

The CISF is also the only Central Armed Police Force with a daily public interface–in the airports, in the Delhi Metro, and in the iconic monuments–and is hence very conscious of the requirement to balance security procedures with a people-friendly approach.

The CISF is committed to constantly upgrading its professional skills, and we welcome suggestions and feedback from the public as well as our clients to improve our services. (ANI)

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Centre Elevates 6 Top IPS Officers As Special Directors, 6 Others As Special DG

By LokMarg 20th June 2023

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle covering the intelligence wing, anti-terror agency, and three key Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), the Central government has promoted a dozen senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the ranks of Special Directors and Special Directors General.
Six “hard-core officers” among these 12 have been promoted to the ranks of Special Directors in the Intelligence Bureau (IB), while others as Special Directors General in the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). All these officers belong to different cadres of the 1989 and 1990 batches.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday approved these appointments following the proposals received earlier from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Central government’s most trusted and dedicated 1989-batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Safi Ahsan Rizvi and five other officers have been promoted as Special Directors in the IB from the post of Additional Directors.

Rizvi has been posted to the new rank against an existing vacancy from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier, says a Ministry of Personnel statement, adding the promotion of five other officers in the IB are based on “in situ basis” by temporarily upgrading the posts of Additional Director held by them from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The five other IB officers promoted as Special Director in the department are 1989 batch IPS officers Rahul Rashgotra and Vivek Srivastava as well as 1990 batch officers TV Ravichandran, Rajiv Ranjan Verma, and Harinath Mishra.

A 1989-bath IPS officer from Uttar Pradesh cadre, PV Ramasashtry, and his one batch junior YB Khurania of Odisha cadre have been promoted to the post of Special Director General against vacancies from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. They are presently posted as Additional DG in the BSF.

1990-batch IPS officers Daljit Singh Chaudhary, and SS Chaturvedi have been promoted to the post of Special Director General in the CRPF against vacancies from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Currently, they are posted as Additional DG in the CRPF.

The ACC has also approved two grants of “in situ” promotion due to the non-availability of sanctioned posts. The officers are Nina Singh from a 1989 batch of the Rajasthan cadre and AM Kulkarni from a 1990 batch of the Maharashtra batch.

Singh has been promoted as Special Director General on in situ basis by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier. She is presently deputed as the Additional DG in the CISF.

However, Kulkarni has been appointed as Special Director General in the NIA on in situ basis by temporarily upgrading the post held by the officer from the date of assumption of charge of the post up to January 31, 2024 or the date of his superannuation or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He is currently posted as the Additional DG in the NIA. (ANI)

IGI Airport: CISF Seizes Foreign Currency Worth Rs 64L

By LokMarg 29th January 2023

Officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Sunday intercepted a passenger at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi and seized foreign currency notes valued at Rs 64 lakh from his possession, officials said.

The foreign currency (Euro and New Zealand Dollars) were concealed inside handle of a trolley bag, CISF said.
On Saturday, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff noticed suspicious activities of a passenger later identified as Surinder Singh Rihal, at the check-in area near ‘K’ row, who was supposed to travel to Bangkok by Thai Airlines Flight,” officials said in a statement.

The statement added that on random checking of his baggage, doubtful images of concealment of currency in ‘the trolley handles’ were noticed. The matter was informed to departure Customs officials and the passenger was allowed to proceed. He was kept under physical and electronic surveillance. Further, the said passenger was not accepted for Check-In by airlines due to document issues. The matter was discussed with customs officials and the said passenger was intercepted by the Surveillance and intelligence staff of CISF at the Check-In area and brought to International Departure Customs Office.

On thorough checking of his baggage at the Departure Customs office, foreign currency (Euro and New Zealand Dollars) were found concealed in the trolley handle of his two baggage. He could not produce any documents for carrying a such huge amount of foreign currency.

The passenger along with the detected foreign currency worth approximately Rs 64 lakh was handed over to Customs officials for further legal action.

Further information is awaited. (ANI)