Security force

UP to raise special armed force on lines of CISF

Virendra Singh Rawat
Lucknow / June 28, 2020

Uttar Pradesh government will raise a special armed force on lines of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to safeguard the vital and sensitive installations.

In the first phase, the state will raise 5 battalions of the Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF), which will be deployed to protect metro rails, airports, industrial enclaves, banks, financial institutions etc.

Headquartered in Lucknow, it will also provide security to the religious and tourist places, district courts etc. The decision to raise the armed wing was taken at a meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath here recently.

Instructing officials to take the necessary steps, he stressed the imperative for a specialised armed force, which could discharge such functions in a professional manner.

The force will be provided with special training and equipped with modern security and safety equipment.

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