Nagpur: Maharashtra Government is
planning to set up a special state security force on the lines
of the CISF following a demand from various organisations
after the Mumbai terror attacks.
"A bill on the issue was drafted after the Centre's
suggestion to the State Government to consider raising the
state's own industrial security force to share the burden of
CISF and ensure proper security arrangements for private and
public sector industries," Minister of State for Home Ramesh
Bagwe told a news agency.
The bill is likely to come for discussion in the
Legislative Assembly this week, he said.
The Centre has amended CISF Act 1968, so as to make
available security services to private and joint venture
industrial undertakings.
The bill would enable the State Government to have its
own force, as the police force is not sufficient to meet the
demand.
The Government would give training to members of the
security force and they would also deal with threats from
terrorist organisations, anti-social elements and underworld
elements, the minister said.
The security personnel would also have powers like
police to arrest a person involved in anti-social activities,
he added.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 09:29