<p>Security of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been upgraded to topmost Z-plus category and he will be guarded by paramilitary commandos drawn from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) now.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The move to increase Jaitley's security cover was taken by Union Home Ministry recently after assessing the threat perception of VVIPs.<br /><br />A Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Jaitley will have a pilot and an escort car accompanying him besides two Personal Security Officers armed with automatic weapons seated next to him in the vehicle he is travelling.<br /><br />He was at present having a "Y" category security besides an escort provided by the Delhi Police.<br /><br />"A security audit has been conducted and the Finance Minister will be secured by a paramilitary commando contingent. He will get the top category 'Z-Plus' security," official sources in the security establishment said.<br /><br />They said the CISF has been tasked for the duty and a contingent of over 60 commandos have been earmarked for the task.<br /><br />Under the revised security norms, the paramilitary commandos will secure his residence at Krishna Menon Marg in Luyten's Delhi and install a Door Frame Metal Dector (DFMD) for visitors.<br /><br />Jaitley's cabinet colleagues, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari are also 'Z-Plus' category protectees of central security forces.<br /><br />The government, sometime back, had accorded similar facility to BJP President Amit Shah and for Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.</p>
<p>Security of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been upgraded to topmost Z-plus category and he will be guarded by paramilitary commandos drawn from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) now.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The move to increase Jaitley's security cover was taken by Union Home Ministry recently after assessing the threat perception of VVIPs.<br /><br />A Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Jaitley will have a pilot and an escort car accompanying him besides two Personal Security Officers armed with automatic weapons seated next to him in the vehicle he is travelling.<br /><br />He was at present having a "Y" category security besides an escort provided by the Delhi Police.<br /><br />"A security audit has been conducted and the Finance Minister will be secured by a paramilitary commando contingent. He will get the top category 'Z-Plus' security," official sources in the security establishment said.<br /><br />They said the CISF has been tasked for the duty and a contingent of over 60 commandos have been earmarked for the task.<br /><br />Under the revised security norms, the paramilitary commandos will secure his residence at Krishna Menon Marg in Luyten's Delhi and install a Door Frame Metal Dector (DFMD) for visitors.<br /><br />Jaitley's cabinet colleagues, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari are also 'Z-Plus' category protectees of central security forces.<br /><br />The government, sometime back, had accorded similar facility to BJP President Amit Shah and for Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.</p>