CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF) – DEFENCE & SECURITY
News: CISF
set to take over Parliament security
What's in the news?
● The
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF) to take security charge of the Parliament building from the Delhi
Police.
● The
CISF will first conduct a survey of the premises prior to the deployment of its
security and fire wing.
Key takeaways:
● This
comes a week after the December 13 Parliament security breach, in which two
individuals jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors’ gallery, and
opened canisters emitting yellow smoke.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF):
● The
CISF is a central armed police force under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
● It
was initially established in 1969 under CISF
Act, 1968 to protect major PSUs.
● However,
it was converted to armed force with a larger ambit under an amendment to the
Act in 1983.
Comes under Central Armed Police Forces:
● It
is one of seven Central Armed Police
Forces (CAPF) under the MHA — the other six being the Border Security
Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Sashastra Seema Bal, the Assam
Rifles, the National Security Guard, and the Central Reserve Police Force.
Features:
● CISF
is tasked with providing security to various
government installations including country’s airports, metros etc.
● CISF
provides security to industrial ventures and establishments, VIPs and engages
in disaster management amongst others.
● It
also has a Fire Wing to respond to
fire emergencies/accidents.
● With
a force larger than 1,65,000 it is the largest
security force in the world.