India’s major industrial defense power Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wil plant plant five lakh saplings on its golden jubilee celebration as it is celebrating golden jubilee year of its establishment in ongoing year 2019, said West Zone IG Anil Kumar here on Friday.
Kumar further added that on this occasion in all important cities of India various cultural and social programmes will be organised such as blood donation, walkthon, marathon, cleanliness drive, security programmes and seminars.
Speaking on the occasion Kumar said, “Since Ranchi is birthplace of CISF and most of the troops are deployed here. On January 13 a Walkathon will be organised at 8 o’clock in the morning all section of people should take part in the programme.
Director General of Police Jharkhand Government will be Chief Guest of the programme.”
Commenting on the importance of CISF Kumar said, “As CISF came in to being on March 10, 1969 under Central Industrial Security Force Act-1968 from a modest strength of 3,000 personnel at the time of its inception the CISF has grown to sizeable number of 1,53,000 at present. With the government enhancing its ceiling to 1, 80,000 in 2016, CISF will see an expansion in its size soon.”
“Across India deployment of the force at as many as 341 units covers diversified areas like Atomic Energy and Space Installation, Sea-ports, Steel Plants, Coal fields, Hydroelectric and thermal power plants, Defense production units, Fertilizer and Chemical industries, Note printing press, Heritage monuments. Besides this has CISF deployed its troops at 59 major airports of the country.
The force also provides security to very important persons through its elite and specialized Special Security Group (SSG) commandoes. The broadening of charter of duties and responsibilities in the year 2009 has brought private sector establishment under the security cover of CISF also” he added.