The Centre has directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to conduct a threat assessment and security audit of all the 16 IITs and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in view of the vulnerability of these key institutions.
All the 16 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) located in Mumbai, Delhi, Kanpur, Chennai, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Indore, Roorkee, Varanasi, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Ropar, Gandhinagar and Mandi and the country’s premier medical institute AIIMS in Delhi have uniform security measures in place. CISF officials will travel to all these locations in the coming days to chalk out a fool-proof security apparatus for these institutions, sources said.
The CISF is the designated paramilitary force to guard vital installations like ports, airports, nuclear and aerospace facilities across the country. Apart from providing security to certain installations in the private sector, the paramilitary has also been providing consultancy to such firms.