CISF Now to Secure India’s Ports: HM Amit Shah

• Amit Shah addresses 57th Raising Day of CISF in Mundali, Odisha
• CISF to take charge of security at all major ports in India
• Force currently guards 361 installations and 70 airports
• Government vows to eliminate Naxalism by March 31, 2026

GG News Bureau
Mundali, 6th March: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will now be entrusted with the responsibility of securing the country’s ports, expanding its role in protecting India’s critical infrastructure.

Addressing the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the CISF in Mundali, Odisha, Shah said the force has evolved into a vital pillar of India’s industrial and economic security over the past 56 years.

“After completing 56 years since its establishment, CISF has risen from zero to the pinnacle in the field of industrial security and has become indispensable to India’s industrial development,” the Home Minister said.

He noted that the force has embraced modern technology while maintaining its traditions of courage, dedication and sacrifice.

According to Shah, the CISF currently provides security to 361 critical installations, including 70 airports across India, and has also been designated as the nodal agency for drone security by the government.

He added that the force will also begin providing security to private industrial groups through a hybrid security model in the coming years.

Shah said the government has recently decided to entrust the security of the country’s ports to CISF, which will further strengthen protection of India’s maritime infrastructure.

The Home Minister also linked the role of CISF to the government’s broader economic vision. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the goal of making India a fully developed nation by 2047 and becoming the world’s third-largest economy by 2027, with CISF playing a catalytic role in safeguarding the infrastructure required for these ambitions.

Highlighting the force’s achievements, Shah said CISF personnel have received 13,693 medals for gallantry and distinguished service over the years.

During the event, the Home Minister laid the foundation stone for three CISF residential complexes in Kamrup, Nashik and Sehore, to be built at a cost of ₹890 crore, and inaugurated two completed housing complexes in Rajarhat and Delhi.

He also released “Sentinel,” the annual journal of CISF, on the occasion.

Shah further said that CISF has played an important role in anti-Naxal operations in states such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.

Reiterating the government’s commitment to internal security, he said the country is close to eliminating Naxalism.

“It is the resolve of the government that by March 31, 2026, the country will be free from Naxalism. Those who dreamed of a Red Corridor from Tirupati to Pashupatinath will be completely defeated by our security forces,” Shah said.

The event was attended by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Home Secretary, the Director General of CISF and other senior officials.