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The government is planning to bring the highly classified and sensitive data centre of the UIDAI-sponsored 'Aadhar' identity project in Bangalore under an armed security cover of central paramilitary forces.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has tasked the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which guards sensitive vital installations in the government and the private domain, to conduct a security audit of the main building of the centre which is operated by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
The centre is located near the Hebbal area in Bangalore and at present, private security guards man the entry and exit to the building.
The CISF, according to sources, may project an estimated strength of about 100 commandos and security personnel to render 'access control' and anti-sabotage tasks at the sensitive facility.
A report in this regard would be made and submitted to the forces' headquarters here, following which the Home Ministry will take a final call of deploying the security which will be paid by the UIDAI.
The UIDAI data centre houses the 'Aadhaar' data of individuals from various states at this location and hence it was felt essential to secure it by a trained and specialised force like the CISF, the official said.
"The armed protection by the CISF will ensure security to the facility against any act of sabotage or a terror like threat," the official said.
Once the final approvals are made, the force will soon establish its infrastructure at the location which will be provided from the budget of the UIDAI, the official said.
The CISF provides trained and armed security personnel for protecting important installations and it is the premier force rendering this task in the country.
