Centre approves deployment of CISF in Parliament complex

• The Union Home Ministry has approved the deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in the Parliament complex, according to a government order.

Key Points

• The decision comes days after the security breach in the Parliament.
• While access control such as frisking and scanning the baggage is the responsibility of the Delhi police, the Parliament Duty Group (PDG)
• An armed component of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is deployed in case an armed intervention is required.
• The Parliament Security Service under the Lok Sabha Speaker is the overall in-charge of security.

Central Industrial Security Force

• The CISF is India’s central armed police force functioning under the control of the ministry of home affairs.
• It was created in 1969 to provide security cover to the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs), which, in those times, occupied the commanding heights of the Indian economy.
• Its mandate is extended beyond PSEs to include critical infrastructure and private firms in the country.
• CISF is also providing security cover to the protected persons under Z Plus, Z, X, Y categories.
• CISF raised the Special Security Group (SSG) for this purpose.

Prelims Takeaway

• Parliament Security Service
• CISF