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The Government of India has decided to unify security regulations for 250+ seaports. CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) has been designated as the security regulator for ports handling cargo, beginning with 80 major export–import ports. CISF currently guards 13 major ports.
Description:
About CISF:
- Parent Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
- Established: 1969 (through the CISF Act, 1968)
- Nature: A Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) specially mandated for industrial and critical infrastructure security.
Key Functions:
- Security of critical PSUs, industrial establishments, and key government infrastructure.
- Security of airports, major seaports, Delhi Metro, atomic and space installations, currency note presses, mints, etc.
- VIP security (limited), disaster response and fire protection in certain units.
- Increasing role in private-sector security on a cost-reimbursement basis.
- Can be deployed in private industries, but with Government approval and on payment basis (as per CISF Amendment Act, 2009).
Central Armed Police Forces:
- Border Security Force
- Assam Rifles
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police
- Sashastra Seema Bal
- National Security Guard
- Central Industrial Security Force
- Central Reserve Police Force
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