The State Government on Saturday inducted 1,370 constables into the newly-raised Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) that has been formed to protect industrial undertakings of the State Government.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the insignia of the OISF and distributed appointment letters to the new recruits. The OISF started functioning from Saturday. The recruits will be given nine months of training in the line of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). They will be responsible for protection and security of industrial undertakings of the state Government and other establishments as well as strategic and vital installations.
The officers of the special force will be deputed from the Odisha police.