Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Private Security Agencies
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 303

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 14, 1945 (SAKA)

PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES

†303.     SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of security agencies in the country, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has taken steps with the view to make Private Security Agencies more professional, reliable and responsible; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): Private  Security  Agencies  in  the  country  are  regulated  as  per provisions of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 [PSAR Act]. Further, as per the Act, Controlling Authorities appointed by State/UT Governments  have  been  assigned  the  duties  of  issuance  of  licence  and regulation of private security agencies in a State/UT. The data pertaining to the number of private security agencies in the country is not maintained centrally. This data is maintained at the level of State/UT. However, in the year  2019,  the  Central  Government  has  developed  a  'Private  Security Agency  Licensing  Portal'  to  facilitate  the  States/UTs  for  online  issue  of licence  to  private  security  agencies.   As  per  the  web  portal, there are

21835 licenses of Private Security Agencies as on 30.11.2023. The State-wise list of licenses of Private Security Agencies is at Annexure.

(b) & (c): Yes,  Sir.  In  order  to  make  Private  Security  Agencies  more professional  and  responsible,  the  Government  of  India  has  notified  two model  rules  under  the  PSAR  Act,  2005,  namely,  the  Private  Security Agencies  Central  Model  Rules,  2020  in  supersession  of  earlier  Central Model Rules of 2006 and the Private Security Agencies (Private Security to Cash Transportation Activities) Rules, 2018.

The new Model Rules, 2020 accommodate changes in the ecosystem over the years and are aligned with the key visions of 'Digital India' and 'e Governance'. The licensee of private security agency has to successfully undergo  a  training  relating  to  the  private  security  as  prescribed  by  the Controlling Authority. The new model rules provide syllabus for training of licensee to bring uniformity in licensee's training across the States. The training  shall  be  for  a  minimum  period  of  six  working  days  which  shall broadly include the following subjects, namely,  (i) Present security scenario, (ii) Role and Functioning of Private Security Agencies, (iii) Legal provisions, (iv) Management of Security Agencies, (v) Interface with public, Police  and  other  departments  and  (vi)  Private  Security  Personnel  -  DO's and DON'Ts (Conduct Rules).

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## Numbers of private security agencies in the country, State/UT-wise: (as per the database on the web portal psara.gov.in as on 30.11.2023)*

| S. No.   | Name of State/UT                     |   No. of licence |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar                    |               26 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       |              390 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |               22 |
| 4        | Assam                                |              312 |
| 5        | Bihar                                |              483 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           |              123 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         |              244 |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |              129 |
| 9        | Delhi                                |             1380 |
| 10       | Goa                                  |              112 |
| 11       | Gujarat                              |             2555 |
| 12       | Haryana                              |             1416 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     |              274 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                    |              104 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            |              322 |
| 16       | Karnataka                            |              937 |
| 17       | Kerala                               |              597 |
| 18       | Ladakh                               |                0 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                          |                0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       |             1029 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          |             3790 |
| 22       | Manipur                              |               21 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            |               26 |
| 24       | Mizoram                              |                2 |
| 25       | Nagaland                             |                2 |
| 26       | Odisha                               |              577 |
| 27       | Puducherry                           |              101 |
| 28       | Punjab                               |              948 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            |             1871 |
| 30       | Sikkim                               |               27 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                           |             1012 |
| 32       | Telangana                            |              729 |
| 33       | Tripura                              |               88 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                        |             1658 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                          |              393 |
| 36       | West Bengal                          |              135 |
|          | All States and UTs                   |            21835 |

*As the data is dynamic and maintained at the level of State/UT Governments, the actual figures may differ from information registered on the portal.