Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) For safe and Secure Environment

New Delhi: Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) came into existence in 1969 as a specially trained Force for providing security cover to the Public Sector Undertakings of the country. In a span of four and a half decades, the Force has grown manifold with strength of more than one lakh thirty three thousand. With growing profile and expanding service base, CISF is no longer a PSU-centric Force, instead it has become a premier multi-skilled security agency of the country, mandated to provide security cover to major critical infrastructure and very important persons of the country in diverse areas.
CISF is currently providing security cover to Airports, Sea Ports, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Power Plants, Steel Plants, Oil Refineries, Coal Mines, Delhi Metro, National Monuments, Very Important Persons (VIPs), Sensitive Government Buildings, and Indian Embassy in Nepal.
CISF is also providing security cover with the strength of 25 thousand in 51 Naxal Affected Units in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. CISF has borne the burnt of Naxal attacks in the recent past.

To meet any challenge at Airports, CISF personnel are trained in profiling and behaviour detection in order to detect and neutralize the persons, who could be a potential threat to the security of the airports. This endeavour has resulted in an excellent performance of CISF, where in the cases of smuggling/carrying of drugs and arms & ammunition were detected and recovered at airports.
During the year 2012, a large number of cases were detected by CISF in airports, details of which in brief are as under:-
i) Detection of Contraband items - 11 cases
ii) Detection of wild life - 02 cases
iii) Apprehension of touts - 905 cases (Up to November 12)
iv) Recovery of unclaimed property - 18.34 Crores (Up to November 12)
v) Detection of Arms & Ammns. - 203 nos. (Up to November 12)
Two cases of baggage lifting gangs were also apprehended by the CISF personnel at Kolkata and IGI Airport.
Similar to airports, Metros all over the world are inherently vulnerable to terrorist attack on the basis of their open design and high volume of passengers transported everyday. In India Delhi Metro also provides an attractive target because of its high ridership, expansive infrastructure, economic significance and its potential for its mass casualties. It is therefore imperative that appropriate security measures are to be taken to safeguard Metro. In this regard the Government decided to hand over the security of Delhi Metro to CISF and CISF has taken over the charge of Delhi Metro on 15.04.2007. Since, then CISF is performing their duty with full appreciation of the commuters.
CISF as an armed force of the nation is doing its bit to provide safe and secure environment to the national assets and economic activities. As a professional organisation CISF efforts are for constant up-gradation of capacity, technology and manpower which will provide a total crime free climate to our citizens.
(Source PIB)