12 Nov 2024        14:14:02 pm

Political

National Security Guard (NSG)

Tags : National Security Guard (NSG)

Topic: Defense and Security

Why in the news?

• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has hailed the unwavering dedication, courage and determination of NSG personnel on the occasion of NSG Raising Day.

Source: PIB

About National Security Guard (NSG):

• It is a special force in India that has primarily been utilized for counter-terrorism activities.
• It is an elite force providing a second line of defense for the nation.
• Its members are also known as Black Cats because of the black drill cotton coveralls and balaclavas, or helmets, they wear.
• It was raised in 1984,following Operation Blue Star and the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
• It was created by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security Guard Act of the Indian Parliament in 1986.
• It was modelled on the pattern of the SAS of the UK and the GSG-9 of Germany.
• The Union Ministry for Home Affairs exercises administrative and operational control over NSG.
• Its motto is Sarvatra Sarvottama Suraksa.
• Its headquarters are located in New Delhi.
• The head of the NSG, designated as Director General (DG), is selected by the Home Ministry.
  • All the selected DGs have been officers from the Indian Police Service (IPS).
• The NSG\'s specific goals include:
  • Neutralization of terrorist threats
  • Handling hijacking situations in the air and on land.
  • Bomb disposal (search, detection, and neutralization of IEDs).
  • PBI (Post Blast Investigation)
  • Hostage Rescue
  • VIP Security
• It is designed to be employed as a specialized counter-terrorism force \"only in exceptional situations,\" not to take over \"functions of the State Police Forces or other paramilitary forces.\"
• The teams of NSG work on a basic philosophy of swift and speedy strike and immediate withdrawal from the theatre of action.
• The force is task-oriented and has two main elements in the form of the Special Action Group (SAG), comprising Army personnel, and the Special Ranger Group (SRG), comprising personnel drawn from the Central Armed Police Forces and State Police Forces.
• The NSG also has a National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) that maintains a centralized database of bombing activities reported in India and abroad.
• The NBDC collects, collates, analyses, and evaluates all terrorist bombing activities and disseminates relevant information to concerned law enforcement agencies.

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