CISF rakes in Rs 98 crore from private sector

Security force's clients are Reliance, Infosys, Tata Steel

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) appears to be making the most of its association with the private sector. For, it has raked in around Rs 98 crore in the past four fiscals for providing security to eight units.

The clients include Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Infosys, Tata Steel and the yoga guru Baba Ramdev-headed Patanjali Food and Herbal Park.

The CISF Act, 1968, was amended in 2009 to provide for deployment of personnel in private units. As on date, the CISF is deployed in eight private sector units, in which a maximum of 1,128 personnel can be deployed.

The RIL in Gujarat, which has 278 CISF personnel securing it, has made the highest payment for a single unit, while Infosys spent the largest amount as a single company. Infosys spent Rs 45.39 crore for its three units in Bengaluru, Mysuru and Pune, according to a written reply from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The Infosys Bengaluru campus has 176 CISF personnel on duty, while another 105 personnel are deployed on its Mysuru campus.

The Infosys Pune campus has 105 CISF personnel, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said. Electronic City with 84 personnel in Bengaluru has spent Rs 10.04 crore, while the CGPL/UMPL in Gujarat's Mundra has spent Rs 3.73 crore. Tata Steel, which has the highest sanctioned strength of 278 personnel, in Kalinganagar has paid Rs 4.76 crore and Patanjali Rs 1.57 crore.

The security expenses incurred by these companies are increasing year after year, with the figures showing that around Rs 24 crore was paid by five units in 2013-14 and it increased to Rs 27.32 crore in the next fiscal.

In 2015-16, three more units were added and the CISF added Rs 35.15 crore to its coffers. In this fiscal, the CISF has already realised 11.13 crore.