Internal Security
Security Arrangements for Indian Dignitaries
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- Special security cover is provided to Indian dignitaries and some other residents (along with private citizens) based on:
- Official Position: Certain classes of people, including Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, are supplied positional/statutory security cover.
- Such safety cover is meant to facilitate bold and impartial decision-making. Their security is withdrawn when they demit office.
- Threat Perception: Other individuals are furnished safety based on chance evaluation.
- The responsibility for offering security to an individual lies typically with the State Government/Union Territory Administration in whose jurisdiction such individual ordinarily resides and/or happens to be.
Security Provided by The Union Government
- There isn’t any authentic nomenclature like VVIP or VIP attributed to an individual to whom unique security is provided.
- Security by the Union Government is furnished based on the pointers under the “Blue Book” and “Yellow Book” of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Blue Books: There are special instructions for security of the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister, which are contained in their respective Blue Books.
- Yellow Book: Security preparations for other individuals are made as per the suggestions laid down in the ‘Yellow Book’ titled ‘Security preparations for the security of individuals’.
- The security preparations for such people are made after cautious assessment of their chance trust through the Central Security Agency.
- Depending on the level of chance, security is provided in Z+, Z, Y+, Y and X classes. Private citizens can also avail this security (a number of them need to pay a cost for this).
Security Cover to the Prime Minister
- Special security Group (SPG): Under the Special security Group Act (1988), the SPG is an armed pressure and is remitted to offer proximate security to the Prime Minister (both serving and previous) and their on the spot own family contributors.
- “Proximate Security” approach security provided from last quarters, during journey via avenue, rail, plane, and so on. And shall include the places of functions, engagements, house or halt.
- Responsibilities of Other Authorities: Although it’s the SPG that takes the final name on how the PM’s safety is to be organized, different stakeholders could be involved in ensuring the safety of the Prime Minister.
- When the PM is travelling to any nation, it’s the obligation of the state police to ensure common security.
- They have the duty of intelligence collecting, course clearance, venue sanitisation, and crowd management
- Central intelligence organizations are liable for providing inputs about any chance to safety.
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