Central Industrial Security Force

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a central armed police force in India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. CISF's primary mission is to provide security policing services to large institutions, whether state-owned 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. 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. Among its duties are guarding sensitive governmental buildings, Parliament complex, the Delhi Metro, and providing airport security. 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.