With an aim to ensure foolproof security in city’s banks and ATMs, Delhi Government has decided to approach Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and private security agencies to prepare a blueprint of security plans for them.
The Delhi Government’s Home Department is preparing a list of agencies providing security to the banking sector in the national Capital. The Government’s move comes after a spate of incidents in which ATMs and cash-carrying vans were recently targeted by armed robbers in the national Capital. The recent being the robbery at Kamla Nagar ATM on last Saturday. The robbers killed the security guard and looted `1.5 crore in cash.
“We are very concerned over the increasing cases of robbery incidents at city’s banks and ATMs. In view of such incidents, we have decided to approach RBI and private security agencies to prepare a blueprint of foolproof security arrangements at banks and ATMs so that such cases are not reported,” GP Singh, special secretary of Delhi Home Department, said.
Government will soon call a meeting of RBI officials and representatives of private security agencies who would discuss existing security preparedness. “In this meeting, we will gather information on which security agencies are providing numbers of security guards at banks and ATMs,” he said.
At present 571 security agencies in Delhi have been granted licence on date. 58 applications for getting licence have been rejected and 321 applications are pending due to non-submission of NOC from the concerned Deputy Commissioner of Police, verification report of the applicant through special branch of Delhi Police, verification report of applicant from district magistrate/police, outside Delhi and decision on showcause notices are yet to be taken.