VIP Security

The NSG, internationally recognised for its expertise in counter-terrorism, is undergoing a rationalisation process overseen by the Ministry of Home Affairs

The government has strengthened the security of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in view of latest threat inputs analysed by federal intelligence agencies, official sources said Wednesday. The 73-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief is secured by an armed VIP protection unit of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) under the top Z-plus category. Official sources said as part of this Z-plus protocol, Bhagwat was provided a security cover all across the country. Recently, central intelligence agencies found that a procedure called Advance Security Liaison (ASL) for the RSS Sarsanghchalak was not being done uniformly and hence it was decided to notify it as a regular and mandatory exercise for Bhagwat, the sources said. As part of the ASL, an advance team of the CISF 'special security group' (SSG) will every time carry out reconnaissance of the venues supposed to be visited by the RSS chief along with local police and administration authorities, they said. The CRPF, that also has

The VIP security setup of the Union government is expected to witness a major "shift and overhaul" with the new ministers taking charge and the task of guarding over a dozen high-risk persons by the NSG and the ITBP being transferred to other paramilitary forces, official sources said Tuesday. The sources told PTI that a review of this important wing under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is expected to be undertaken soon and the covers extended to various political figures and candidates, ex-ministers, retired bureaucrats and some others will be either withdrawn, scaled down or upgraded. It has also been decided that the long-awaited proposal of completely withdrawing 'black cat' commandos of the NSG from VIP security duties will be implemented now and all its nine Z-plus category protectees will be handed over to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) VIP security unit, the sources said. Similarly, some of the VIPs secured by the personnel of the border guarding force ...

Commuters travelling towards central Delhi from the eastern parts of the national capital and Noida faced heavy traffic due to VIP movement towards and away from Rajghat on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered floral tributes to the Father of the Nation at his memorial in Rajghat. According to police, those commuting via ITO, Pragati Maidan and Barapulla will face heavy traffic as these routes are completely choked. Taking to Twitter, the Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters to avoid certain stretches. "Traffic is heavy on Vikas Marg, Ring Road near Rajghat due to special traffic arrangements. Kindly avoid the stretch," it tweeted. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also paid homage to the Mahatma at Rajghat.

Those provided Y category cover include Bihar Deputy CM Renu Devi, state BJP president and Paschim Champaran MP Sanjay Jaiswal, Bisfi MLA Haribhushan Thakur, Darbhanga MLA Sanjay Saraogi, others.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath has also been accorded a 'Y+' category security cover

Rane, the minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has been enjoying central security cover of the lower Y-category since December last year

As many as 230 people are currently being provided security by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)

The Special Protection Group, formed after Indira Gandhi's assassination, is the most comprehensive, with a current strength of over 3,000 officers and allocation of Rs 535 cr in FY20

This is the first full-scale review of VIP protectees by the Union home ministry after the Modi 2.0 government took charge

Anupriya Patel is the minister of state for health