CISF has approved an extended four-year tenure for its personnel securing the Parliament House complex, with a potential one-year extension. This aims to improve operational continuity and familiarity with MPs, while ensuring a steady infusion of new personnel through annual rotation. Stricter eligibility criteria and mandatory specialized training are also part of the updated guidelines for PHC security duties. CISF (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which now fully secures the Parliament House complex (PHC), has okayed an extended four-year tenure for its personnel on Parliament security duty, which may be further stretched by a year. The move is aimed at striking the right balance between operational continuity, so as to enhance familiarity of personnel with members of Parliament, and the former’s optimum rotation for steady infusion of new blood.As per CISF’s general posting norms, its personnel are allowed a maximum three-year tenure in a given place of posting, though this may be extended. The revised posting policy specific to PHC security duties will ensure that a fixed proportion of the sanctioned strength is changed every year. The extended tenure will also strengthen familiarity of personnel with MPs and movement patterns within PHC, which is critical for ensuring accurate identification, secure access protocols and layered threat detection and response.The updated CISF guidelines specific to PHC security duties lay down tighter eligibility norms for gazetted officers and non-gazetted officers, with mandatory multi-stage screening. Personnel detailed for PHC duties must possess a clean service record, be in top shape-1 medical category, have no disciplinary or vigilance concerns and should have completed at least 2 specialised courses conducted by the NSG and Army.About the AuthorBharti JainBharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosIndia Is a Key Ally, Cyprus Assures Strong Push to Finalise India–EU FTA TalksImran Khan Health Rumour: PTI Holds Sit In Outside Adiala Jail, KP CM Sohail Afridi Stages ProtestRam Madhav Challenges ‘No-Religion’ Narrative in White Collar Terror DebateAustralia Says India Is Now A Leading Global Power, Credits PM Modi For Transforming World DynamicsOusted PM Sheikh Hasina Faces Fresh Conviction as Court Awards 21-Year TermPM Modi Announces Major Move Allowing Private Players Into Nuclear Sector To Spur Advanced ReactorsExplained: Why Vikram-I Could Transform India’s Satellite Launch Market And Global Space Leadership‘Pak, Bangladesh, US…’: BJP Alleges Congress Using Foreign ‘X’ Accounts to Set India’s NarrativePakistan’s Adiala Jail Issues Statement On Imran Khan’s Health Amid Viral Death RumoursThe Indrajaal Ranger: India Unveils AI-Enabled Anti-Drone Patrol Vehicle In Hyderabad123PhotostoriesWhat is the ideal meal to sleep gap time, and why it is important for digestion and better sleepMalayalam cinema legends who made every frame shine with raw talentBollywood gems reviving forgotten tales with fresh heart and magic for a new generation of cinema lovers everywhereFun facts about the ‘Stranger Things’ castFrom ‘Apne’ to ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’: Dharmendra movies you can watch on OTT platforms‘Stranger Things 5’: Meet the new cast and find out who survives the final battle‘Stranger Things’ cast: Then and now‘Stranger Things’ cast: Educational qualificationsTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah: From Dilip Joshi being older than Amit Bhatt to Mandar Chandwadkar leaving his Dubai job for acting; Lesser-known facts about the castGastroenterologist doctor reveals the power of eating 3 eggs everyday123Hot PicksDelhi AQI TodayNew Labour CodeWorld NewsGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays NovemberBank Holidays NovemberTop TrendingToronto Maple LeafsAyesha CurryFuzzy ZoellerCristiano RonaldoStefon DiggsGabrielle UnionVanessa BryantReed Sheppard GirlfriendStephen CurryCandace Owens
NEW DELHI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which now fully secures the Parliament House complex (PHC), has okayed an extended four-year tenure for its personnel on Parliament security duty, which may be further stretched by a year. The move is aimed at striking the right balance between operational continuity, so as to enhance familiarity of personnel with members of Parliament, and the former’s optimum rotation for steady infusion of new blood.As per CISF’s general posting norms, its personnel are allowed a maximum three-year tenure in a given place of posting, though this may be extended. The revised posting policy specific to PHC security duties will ensure that a fixed proportion of the sanctioned strength is changed every year. The extended tenure will also strengthen familiarity of personnel with MPs and movement patterns within PHC, which is critical for ensuring accurate identification, secure access protocols and layered threat detection and response.The updated CISF guidelines specific to PHC security duties lay down tighter eligibility norms for gazetted officers and non-gazetted officers, with mandatory multi-stage screening. Personnel detailed for PHC duties must possess a clean service record, be in top shape-1 medical category, have no disciplinary or vigilance concerns and should have completed at least 2 specialised courses conducted by the NSG and Army.
