Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to Increase Strength to 2.2 lakh

• The Union Home Ministry has approved the recruitment of 58,000 additional personnel for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

• The recruitment is expected to help in the deployment across critical sectors such as aviation, sea ports, thermal power plants, nuclear installations, hydro power plants, and jails in Jammu and Kashmir.

• The CISF has recruited 13,230 personnel in 2024, with another 24,098 recruitments underway in the current year.

• Post-Operation Sindoor, there has been an increase in requests for CISF security cover.

• The CISF has been deployed at seven new locations in the past year.