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.
