MHA raises CISF strength to 2.2 lakh; 70,000 personnel to be recruited by 2029In a major initiative towards strengthening Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to support economic rise of the nation, the Ministry o...
05 Aug, 2025, 10.19 AM IST
MHA approves creation of two new battalions; total personnel strength to touch 2 lakhThe Ministry of Home Affairs has approved two new Central Industrial Security Force battalions. This will boost India's security infrastruc...
14 Jan, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
CISF sanctioned additional 6,500 personnel to aviation security wing over last year and halfIndia's aviation security group (ASG) has received 6,500 new personnel over the past 18 months to deal with increasing passenger numbers an...
06 Aug, 2023, 05.21 PM IST
CISF should develop hybrid security model to train, certify pvt security agencies: Amit ShahThis was important, he said, as government security agencies like the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cannot alone render this tas...
06 Mar, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
Home Ministry gives approval for creation of 1,018 posts in CISFThe Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) guards about 60 civil airports in the country and has an elite VVIP security wing under its co...
20 Mar, 2020, 01.02 PM IST
Ministry of Home Affairs sanctions 2,000 posts in Central Industrial Security ForceThe Central Industrial Security Force guards about 60 civil airports in the country and has an elite VVIP security wing under its command c...
23 Jan, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
Delhi Metro: Govt approves additional 5,000 CISF troops, new DIG post for securityThe about 1.70-lakh-personnel force is a paramilitary that functions under the home ministry and is tasked to guard 61 civil airports of th...
30 Jun, 2019, 03.54 PM IST
CISF strength to be raised to two lakh, says Rajnath SinghThe credibility of CISF has enhanced among the countrymen and the government would increase its strength to two lakh, Union Home Minister R...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.03 PM IST
CISF deploys over 1100 additional personnel to select airports10 civil airports in the cities of Chennai, Patna, Bagdogra, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Jaipur, Goa, Aurangabad, Hyderabad and Madurai hav...
12 Jun, 2018, 04.10 PM IST
4 more airports go tag-free for hand baggage from today: CISFWith inclusion of 4 more airports, a total of 23 airports in the country -- out of the total 59 under the CISF security cover-- are now tag...
10 Nov, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
GMR yet to pay Rs 618 cr to CISF for guarding IGI airportA response from the GMR group is awaited but sources said that the airport operator is working out on a mutually acceptable settlement.
08 Mar, 2017, 10.00 PM IST
No compromise on airport security: CISF DG Surender Singh after Kozhikode clashCISF will not let the June 10 clash between its personnel and those of AAI at the Kozhikode airport affect regular discharge of its duties ...
23 Jun, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
Central Industrial Security Force to study body language for sharper vigil at airportsThe Central Industrial Security Force at present guards 59 such facilities across the country except in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
31 Aug, 2014, 01.07 PM IST
CISF tweaks security drill; fliers to be profiledA high-level decision in this regard was taken by the force in the aftermath of the Karachi airport attacks in Pakistan.
17 Aug, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
Delhi metro security to get nearly 4,000 more CISF personnelTo cope with increasing security needs of the expanding Delhi Metro network, the government is set to sanction nearly 4,000 more CISF perso...
25 Aug, 2013, 07.21 PM IST
Delhi gang rape case: CISF to deploy more women personnel on Delhi MetroThe decision comes after Central govt announced that police stations in the national capital will have more women staff.
13 Jan, 2013, 12.00 PM IST
- Security beefed up at Delhi Metro; checking intensified
Security on the Delhi Metro and its premises across the National Capital Region was tightened on Wednesday.
07 Sep, 2011, 07.55 PM IST