In 1985, the then SP - Rural, Gorakhpur, had examined Rajiv Gandhi's special Air Force aircraft.

The Commission had last week suspended its general observer for Sambalpur in Odisha for violating its instructions that SPG protectees shou...

The poll panel said the officer didn't follow the protocol for checking Special Protection Group (SPG) protectees.

The prime minister was stated to have been held up at the place for around 15 minutes because of the sudden checking, the official said.

Rahul Gandhi, his mother and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka are among the Special Protection Group's protectees.

Priyanka wrote to the government in May 7, 2002 that Rs 53,421 was "too high" an amount and "beyond her paying capacity".

The BCAS has 30 positions on the exempt list which begins with the President of India and goes upto special protection group protectees.

The Civil Aviation Ministry, along with Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, is expected to begin the review of 33 categories of people with ...

The security protectees will not be required to surrender their own houses in Delhi in lieu of allocation of government accommodation," the...

SC on October 11, 1996 defined what a SPG protection to an ex-PM meant. "The mere fact that the protectee has to go to the court as an unde...

As of now Priyanka Gandhi, being an Special Protection Group protectee, is exempted from normal security check at airports.

The BJP has been demanding a high-level security for Modi including bringing him under the Special Protection Group (SPG) cover.

45 commandos from the National Security Guard and Gujarat Police deployed in multiple layers to form the inner ring around Modi.

The SPG has now grown to a 3,500-member strong force and Rs 1,800 crore has been spent by the UPA government since 2004.

Nearly Rs 1,800 cr been spent by the UPA govt for protecting three members of the Gandhi family, PM & former PM Vajpayee, since 2004.

But when a SPG protectee travels, it is always drain on exchequer.

Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to exempt the Army, Navy and IAF chiefs from being subjected to security checks at airports.