CISF to divert extra staff from PSUs to pvt sector
The Central force has embarked upon a manpower optimisation exercise by relieving its personnel from routine watch and ward duties in PSUs and focusing instead on critical security functions like deployment of quick reaction teams (QRTs), access c...
By ET Bureau |
NEW DELHI: With security of vital installations in the private sector a fresh addition to the CISF���s range of responsibilities, the Central force has embarked upon a manpower optimisation exercise by relieving its personnel from routine watch and ward duties in PSUs and focusing instead on critical security functions like deployment of quick reaction teams (QRTs), access control and surveillance.
���I have asked the Director General, CISF, to review the doctrine of deployment of the CISF so that the focus would essentially be on critical security-related duties....the review would cover all areas of the force���s deployment, including the PSUs,��� Union home minister Madhukar Gupta disclosed here on Thursday.
Stating that the threat levels and the extent of CISF���s deployment would be reviewed over the next few days in all the 200 PSUs where it is currently deployed, Mr Gupta explained that where the CISF men are found to be discharging normal watch and ward duties, the PSUs would be asked to draw upon private security agencies while relieving the CISF manpower for more critical duties like QRTs, access control and surveillance.
���The PSUs can hire private security staff for watch and ward duties and pay them just like they are paying for the CISF now,��� he explained.
The additional CISF manpower generated by this optimisation exercise would then be put to good use in threatened vital installations in the private and joint sectors.
The increased numbers, apart from the nearly 15,000 personnel added to the CISF over the last four years, will help the Centre meet the growing demand for CISF cover in private concerns such as Reliance���s Jamnagar refinery, besides premises of Tatas, Oberoi Group and Infosys.
According to Mr Gupta, the deployment review being undertaken by the CISF would be complete ���as soon as possible,��� paving the way for CISF���s induction the corporates in critical sectors like oil, ports, shipping, power and IT.
Incidentally, the security restructuring is not limited to the CISF alone. Even the Union home ministry, in a bid to streamline the critical areas managed by it and rationalise manpower, has bifurcated its internal security and police divisions into two.
There will now be two joint secretaries for internal security, one to focus on policy issues (such as implementation of ban on explosives like ammonium nitrate) and the other to handle operational matters (NIA, counter-terror operations).
In the bifurcated police division, one joint secretary will focus on matters relating to cadre control and other would exclusively handle matters relating to deployment of Central forces. The need for a dedicated unit for Central forces was felt given the massive expansion plans of forces like the NSG (to man the regional anti-terror hubs), CISF (set to foray into private and joint sectors), CRPF and BSF (which recently was sanctioned an additional 39 battalions).
���I have asked the Director General, CISF, to review the doctrine of deployment of the CISF so that the focus would essentially be on critical security-related duties....the review would cover all areas of the force���s deployment, including the PSUs,��� Union home minister Madhukar Gupta disclosed here on Thursday.
Stating that the threat levels and the extent of CISF���s deployment would be reviewed over the next few days in all the 200 PSUs where it is currently deployed, Mr Gupta explained that where the CISF men are found to be discharging normal watch and ward duties, the PSUs would be asked to draw upon private security agencies while relieving the CISF manpower for more critical duties like QRTs, access control and surveillance.
���The PSUs can hire private security staff for watch and ward duties and pay them just like they are paying for the CISF now,��� he explained.
The additional CISF manpower generated by this optimisation exercise would then be put to good use in threatened vital installations in the private and joint sectors.
The increased numbers, apart from the nearly 15,000 personnel added to the CISF over the last four years, will help the Centre meet the growing demand for CISF cover in private concerns such as Reliance���s Jamnagar refinery, besides premises of Tatas, Oberoi Group and Infosys.
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According to Mr Gupta, the deployment review being undertaken by the CISF would be complete ���as soon as possible,��� paving the way for CISF���s induction the corporates in critical sectors like oil, ports, shipping, power and IT.
Incidentally, the security restructuring is not limited to the CISF alone. Even the Union home ministry, in a bid to streamline the critical areas managed by it and rationalise manpower, has bifurcated its internal security and police divisions into two.
There will now be two joint secretaries for internal security, one to focus on policy issues (such as implementation of ban on explosives like ammonium nitrate) and the other to handle operational matters (NIA, counter-terror operations).
In the bifurcated police division, one joint secretary will focus on matters relating to cadre control and other would exclusively handle matters relating to deployment of Central forces. The need for a dedicated unit for Central forces was felt given the massive expansion plans of forces like the NSG (to man the regional anti-terror hubs), CISF (set to foray into private and joint sectors), CRPF and BSF (which recently was sanctioned an additional 39 battalions).
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