Free Essays for Competitive Exams-CISF – Providing Safe and Secure Environment

CISF – Providing Safe and Secure Environment

 CISF came into existence in 1969 as a specially trained Force for providing security cover to the Public Sector Undertakings of the country.  In a span of four and a half decades, the Force has grown manifold with strength of more than one lakh thirty three thousand. With growing profile and expanding service base, CISF is no longer a PSU-centric Force, instead it has become a premier multi-skilled security agency of the country, mandated to provide security cover to major critical infrastructure and very important persons of the country in diverse areas. 

               CISF is currently providing security cover to Airports, Sea Ports, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Power Plants, Steel Plants, Oil Refineries, Coal Mines, Delhi Metro, National Monuments, Very Important Persons (VIPs), Sensitive Government Buildings, and  Indian Embassy in Nepal. CISF has also deployed a Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the UN at Haiti since 2008 and deployed in private critical industries like Infosys, Electronic City and Reliance Industries . The increased demand for CISF is a testimony of its professionalism and commitment towards the assigned task.

            CISF is also providing security cover with the strength of 25 thousand in 51 Naxal Affected Units in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. CISF has borne the burnt of Naxal attacks in the recent past. On 4^th March, 2012 at about 2330 Hrs, 200 armed Naxals carried out multi/pronged attacked at the Ashoka Out Post of CISF Unit CCL North Karanpura & Piparwar in Jharkhand.  Naxalites attacked the Out Post with sophisticated weapons, petrol bombs and I.E.D’S in-order to take away weapons and explosives for making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) ) to spoil the economic growth of the country as well as to tarnish the image of the Govt.  The heavily armed Naxalites started indiscriminate firing from all directions on the duty post. 26 CISF personnel present at the post immediately took position and opened retaliating fire. They thwarted the attempt of Naxalites by holding them with continuous tactical firing and repulsed the attack. On account of that naxals were forced to retreat from the area.  During this operation 4 naxals died and many were injured. 2 dead bodies and arms & ammunition of the naxalites were also recovered.

            To meet any challenge at Airports,   CISF personnel are trained in profiling and behaviour detection in order to detect and neutralize the persons, who could be a potential threat to the security of the airports. This endeavour has resulted in an excellent performance of CISF, where in the cases of smuggling/carrying of drugs and arms & ammunition were detected and recovered at airports. During routine/random checks and profiling of the potential suspects at entry point, CISF personnel have detected a huge quantity of drugs like Opium, Methamphetamine, Heroine, Pseudo-Ephedrine and Methaqualone drug and arms & ammunition at airports. Many Foreign Nationals were also apprehended for carrying contraband items at IGI Airport by the CISF personnel.

             During the year 2012, a large number of cases were detected by CISF in airports, details of which in brief are as under:-

i)          Detection of Contraband items -  11 cases

ii)         Detection of wild life                   -  02 cases

iii)         Apprehension of touts               -  905 cases (Up to November 12)

iv)        Recovery of unclaimed property   - 18.34 Crores (Up to November 12)

v)         Detection of Arms & Ammns.   - 203 nos. (Up to November 12)

          Two cases of baggage lifting gangs were also apprehended by the CISF personnel at Kolkata and IGI Airport.

              Similar to airports, Metros all over the world are inherently vulnerable to terrorist attack on the basis of their open design and high volume of passengers transported everyday. In India Delhi Metro also provides an attractive target because of its high ridership, expansive infrastructure, economic significance and its potential for its mass casualties. It is therefore imperative that appropriate security measures are to be taken to safeguard Metro. In this regard the Government decided to hand over the security of Delhi Metro to CISF and CISF has taken over the charge of Delhi Metro on 15.04.2007. Since, then CISF is performing their duty with full appreciation of the commuters.

             Recently in order to ensure security for female commuters, CISF has launched a special drive “Majnu”on 13-07-2012 to apprehend and de-board the male passengers from the reserve lady coach. CISF Unit DMRC Delhi has constituted six dedicated teams of woman staff to ensure the safety of woman commuters in metro trains especially during late night hours. Each team comprises of a Lady SI/Exe and three woman Constables. Members of the special team travel in lady coach in plain cloths to keep an eye on male commuters, who enter the woman coach or try to misbehave with them.

            Upto December-2012 this special team has prosecuted 10814 male commuters and de-boarded them from the lady coach. So far 7014 male commuters have been fined @ Rs. 250/- each, resulting in the recovery of Rs. 17.55 Lac. Initiatives taken by CISF has boost up the morale of the female commuters and now they are travelling in late hours without any hesitation or fear in the Delhi Metro.

          CISF as an armed force of the nation is doing its bit to provide safe and secure environment to the national assets and economic activities. As a professional organisation CISF efforts are for constant up-gradation of capacity, technology and manpower which will provide a total crime free climate to our citizens.