Cuttack, March 6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today launched five projects of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) here from Mundali on the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the Central Force.
Shah inaugurated two residential projects and laid foundation stones for three reserve battalions with a total cost of Rs 890 crore on virtual mode.
He inaugurated a modern residential complex at Rajarhat in Kolkata (Rs 72.46 crore) and another housing project at Maidan Garhi, Delhi (Rs 253.10 crore).
Foundation stones were laid for the 9th Reserve Battalion at Nagarbera, Assam (Rs 124.73 crore), the 11th Reserve Battalion at Nashik in Maharashtra (Rs 195.29 crore),and the 12th Reserve Battalion at Sehore in Madhya Pradesh (Rs 243.73 crore).
He said that the residential complexes in Rajarhat and Maidangarhi have been completed, which will provide facilities to our jawans and their families. He said that today, ‘Sentinel’ the annual journal of CISF, has also been released here.
In his address, Union Home Minister said that after completing 56 years today, the CISF has risen from zero to the pinnacle in the field of industrial security, which is a saga of the force’s dedication and valor.
He said that the vision of building a strong national economy and making India the world’s largest economy cannot be realized without industrial development, and providing a secure environment for industrial growth requires a national-level industrial security force.
Shah stated that over the past 56 years, CISF has not only fulfilled the objectives for which it was established but has also continuously evolved with time by learning from every type of challenge. He added that CISF has embraced modernity while keeping its traditions alive.
Shah further said that by combining courage, sacrifice, and dedication with the rich traditions of India’s history, and equipping itself with modern weapons, CISF has demonstrated the resolve to face every kind of challenge.
Stating that the vision of India’s industrial development cannot be imagined without the CISF, Shah stated that the CISF has always stood firmly as a shield of the nation.
He informed that the Ministry of Home Affairs has recently decided to entrust the security of all ports to CISF while adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed two important resolutions before the people of the country — to make India a fully developed nation by 2047 and to achieve the top position globally in every sector, and to make India the world’s third-largest economy by 2027. Shah said that CISF is playing the role of a catalyst in achieving these goals.
The Union Minister said that the sacrifices of personnel of the CISF have always played a major role in strengthening the country economically. He stated that CISF has never stepped back from its duties.
He noted that the CISF is providing security to 70 airports across India along with 361 important institutions in the country. He said that CISF has also been given the role of nodal agency in drone security.
He said that in the last 1 year, CISF has been entrusted with the security of many projects such as Kartavya Bhavan, Seva Teerth, Noida International Airport, Navi Mumbai Airport, Lengpui Airport, Jawaharpur Thermal Power Project, Bhakra Dam Project, and others.
Further, Shah said that now, after taking over port security, CISF will also secure the ports under the country’s very large maritime border. In the coming days, CISF will also provide security to private industrial groups in hybrid mode.
Union Home Minister said that it is the resolve of the Modi government that by March 31, 2026, we will make the country free from Naxalism, and CISF has a very significant contribution in this. He said that CISF has played its role in anti-Naxal operations in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
The Home Minister expressed confidence that by March 31 and said, “The country will be completely free from Naxalism, and those who dream of a Red Corridor from Tirupati to Pashupatinath will be fully defeated, with our security forces establishing their dominance.”
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, this is a very major achievement of our security forces. Today we are on the verge of making the country free from Naxalism,” he added.
Noting that Prime Minister Modi ji’s goal is to develop the entire country and build a developed India by 2047, he said, “To achieve this, ensuring the country’s internal and external security is essential.”
Home Minister said that to ensure the country’s internal and external security, the Ministry of Home Affairs is fully prepared to play its role both at the borders and within the borders
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