| Central Industrial Security Force | |
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| Abbreviation | CISF |
| Motto | Protection and Security |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 10 March 1969 |
| Employees | 163,590 Active Personnel[1] |
| Annual budget | ₹14,331.89 crore (US$1.7 billion) (2024–25)[2] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Governing body | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. CISF's primary mission is to provide security to large institutions, be it Governmental or privately owned.
It was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 15 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800. CISF was subsequently formally authorized by another Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983. Its current active strength is 148,371 personnel.[4] In April 2017, the government raised the sanctioned strength from 145,000 to 180,000 personnel. Recently the strength has been increased to 200,000.[5]
Among its duties are guarding sensitive governmental buildings, Parliament complex, the Delhi Metro, and providing airport security.[6]
CISF also provides consultancy services to private industries as well as other organisations within the Indian government. The scope of CISF's consulting practice includes security consulting and fire protection consulting.
It also plays a major role in Disaster Management. The CISF has a 'Fire Wing' which helps during fire accidents in Industries where the CISF is on guard.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Rs 1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA in budget". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Om Prakash Singh – Executive Record Sheet". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "CISF Official Website".
- ^ "Press Information Bureau". Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Rajesh Ranjan takes charge as CISF chief". The Times of India. Times News Network (TNN). 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018.