Industrial Security Force should Develop Hybrid Model to train Private Agencies: Shah

TIL Desk/National/Ghaziabad (UP)/ Union Home Minister Amit Shah has pitched for a “hybrid” security model where the CISF could train and certify private security agencies so that they can take over the task of efficiently guarding various kinds of industrial and manufacturing units in the country.

He said the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), raised in 1969, worked like a silent “karmayogi” to ensure the country’s industrial development and secured the private manufacturing production units as India rode on to become a USD 2.5 trillion-strong economy.

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, the home minister added.  Without elaborating, he said the about 1.64-lakh-personnel-strong force could soon see an enhancement in its role.

Mr Shah was speaking at the 53rd Raising Day celebrations of the CISF. “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 asked.