Security beefed up at Parliament; Over 250 more CISF personnel to be deployed soon

March 19, 2024

New Delhi: An additional 250 more Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel will soon be assigned to bolster security measures dedicated to safeguarding the Parliament House complex.

The fresh manpower boost in personnel is understood to be a component of CISF’s security framework specifically focused on protecting the Parliament.

In the latest enhanced security setup, more than 250 combined CISF personnel will be assigned to Parliament, with over 230 to be stationed within its security division and the rest allocated to the force’s fire department assigned to guard the Parliament.

As per sources, privy to the development, CISF Director General Nina Singh has given her approval for the integration of these personnel into the existing security wing of the force stationed at the Parliament.

The enhanced number of CISF personnel designated to bolster Parliament security are over 12 inspectors, 45 sub-inspectors, 30 assistant sub-inspectors, 35 head constables, and 85 constables.

According to information received, these more than 250 CISF personnel are scheduled to be stationed within the Parliament security system by the end of this week, after the conclusion of a tailored three-day departmental training program designed to meet specific requirements.

The CISF was deployed at the Parliament for the first time in January this year with its 140 personnel assigned to provide security at some specific entrance gates. Since then, these 140 CISF personnel have been responsible for conducting visitors’ frisking and baggage screenings at the designated entrances to the Parliament.