Union HM Amit Shah called for a “hybrid” security model on the 53rd raising day of CISF

New Delhi, March 7

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) observed their Raising Day on March 6 in a spectacular event where Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior officials of CISF lauded the work of CISF for enduring national security. 

While speaking at the 53rd Raising Day celebrations of the CISF, HM Amit Shah said that the CISF should expand their role to training private security agencies in the country. 

Shah said, “The 1.64-lakh-personnel-strong force could soon see an enhancement in its role. The work of private security agencies is rapidly increasing…we have brought out rules and regulations for their functioning. Can the CISF take the responsibility of training these private security agencies?”

He added, “Can we prepare some model for say, a private manufacturing unit that employs between 1,000 and 5,000 staff? We will have to enhance the efficiency of the private security agencies as the CISF alone cannot render the task of securing the industrial and manufacturing units of the country”. 

HM Shah called for a for a “hybrid” security model.

He said, “I am proposing a hybrid model of security, where the CISF will prepare the strategy and where both private and the CISF personnel can work, can be developed so that the paramilitary force can gradually come out and hand over these tasks to private security agencies. I believe that it is part of the CISF’s work to ensure that all the agencies involved in industrial security are as efficient as the force in securing the sector”. 

The CISF guards a total of 354 units in the government and private sectors-oil, power, information technology, civil airports, Delhi Metro, aerospace and nuclear. The CISF currently guards 65 civil airports in the country. 

Shah further added that CISF works like a silent “karmayogi” to ensure the country’s industrial development and secure the private manufacturing production units.

He said, “In the country’s journey from a USD 2.5 trillion economy to becoming a USD 5 trillion economy, many units in the manufacturing sector will be established and the CISF will face new scenarios”. 

Shah also asked the force to prepare a 25-year road map so that it can emerge as a “result-oriented” security agency by the time India enters the 100th year of its independence.

Keeping in view the “increasing” drone threat to industrial units along sea ports and the land border, he asked the CISF to collaborate with agencies like the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Border Security Force (BSF) to prepare an effective counter-technology against this menace.

He said the CISF personnel deployed at various airports are also part of “Operation Ganga”, under which Indians are being evacuated from war-hit Ukraine on special flights.

Speaking at the event, CISF Director General (DG) Sheel Vardhan Singh said the force can play a big and important role in the training and certification of the private security agencies in the country, which are currently functioning in an unorganised manner.

He said the force is ready to play the role of a “specialist and integrated” security agency in the airport and seaport cargo, counter-drone, marine and rapid transport system domains.