Home minister Amit Shah has said the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) should work out a hybrid arrangement with the private security agencies under which the para-military force can prepare the security framework for guarding the private sector industries and installations and train the private personnel accordingly.
Once they are fully ready with such hand-holding by CISF, the latter can step back and hand full charge to the private security personnel, he suggested while addressing the CISF’s 53rd Raising Day event at Ghaziabad.
Stating that the role of private security agencies was expanding rapidly as the nation progressed from a $2.5 trillion economy into a $5 trillion one, Shah said CISF should take the responsibility of training the private security agencies and enhancing their efficiency to secure the country’s industrial sector.
He suggested that the force develop some training models, possibly based on the size of workforce employed by the production units or keeping in mind the need of some selected areas. “Efficiency of private agencies will have to be increased because CISF alone cannot ensure the security of the industrial sector of the entire country,” he stated.
Pointing out that the CISF’s responsibility area – like guarding airports and metro – allowed good scope for increasing the number of women personnel, Shah asked the CISF DG Sheel Vardhan Singh to enhance the gender ratio in CISF from the existing 94:6 (94 men to 6 women) to at least 80:20.
Stating that as the country steps into ‘Amrit Kaal’, or the period between its 75th and 100 years of Independence, Shah directed CISF to recognize the challenges of the coming times and prepare itself. “CISF will have to set its goals. It should have a 5-year action plan to prepare a base and a 25-year action plan to keep pace with the growing economy of the country. These should be ready this year,” he said.
