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Central Industrial Security Force

CISF is an armed force of the Union established under an Act of Parliament, “Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968)”.

• According to the mandate, CISF provides security to the premises staff along with the security of property and establishments.
• CISF has 74 other formations including 12 reserve battalions and 08 training institutes.
• CISF is providing security to the strategic establishment, including the Department of Space, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Airports, the Delhi Metro, the ports, the historical monuments and the basic areas of the Indian economy such as petroleum and natural gas, electricity, coal, steel and mining.
• CISF is providing protection to some private sector units and important government buildings in Delhi.
• Provides security to the protected persons classified as Z Plus, Z, X, Y.
• CISF is the only force with a customised and dedicated fire wing.
• CISF functions as a compensatory cost force.

Parliamentary Security Service

How was it formed: Here is the timeline of events that led to the formulation of the Watch and Ward Staff, also known as Parliamentary Security Service (PSS):

• January 1926: The idea of a separate Secretariat for the Indian legislature, independent of the Executive, was proposed at the Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India, chaired by Hon’ble Shri V.J. Patel, then President of the Central Legislative Assembly. A resolution to this effect was adopted.
• September 1928: Pandit Motilal Nehru moved a resolution in the Central Legislative Assembly for the creation of a separate Legislative Assembly department.
• 10 January 1929: A separate department known as the ‘Legislative Assembly Department’ was established, with the Hon’ble President (Speaker) of the Legislative Assembly Department as its de facto head.
• 8 April 1929: A bomb-throwing incident in the Central Legislative Assembly Chamber (now the Lok Sabha Chamber) highlighted the need for dedicated security arrangements.
• 3 September 1929: Encouraged by the success of the Legislative Assembly Department, a Committee was constituted by Hon’ble Shri V.J. Patel to develop a scheme for a security service exclusively for the Central Legislative Assembly.
• The Committee, after thoroughly examining the proposed scheme, recommended the immediate creation of a security service to protect the inner precincts of the Parliament House and monitor unauthorized activities. 
• The organization was aptly named "WATCH AND WARD." This objective is achieved through close coordination with various security agencies, such as Delhi Police, CRPF, ITBP, IB, SPG, NSG, the Home Ministry, and State Governments, with Watch and Ward acting as the overall coordinating agency.

Key functions performed by PSS:  The main responsibility of Parliament Security Service is to provide and maintain pro active, preventive and protective security measures within the Parliament House Complex, for safeguarding Members of Parliament, visitors and employees. The whole approach revolves around the principles of Access Control based on proper authorization, verification, identification and authentication of human and material resources entering the Parliament House Complex with the help of modern security gadgets.