Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Security of Delhi Metro
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2692

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016/ VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

## SECURITY OF DELHI METRO

2692. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  existing  strength  and  requirement  of  security  personnel  in  Delhi Metro;

(b)  whether  violation  of  security  rules  has  increased  every  year  in  Delhi Metro;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the total number of such cases reported and the action taken against the guilty personnel during each of the last three years and the current year;

- (d) whether the Government has also received complaints that people are entering  metro  stations  without  proper  frisking  and  getting  their  bags checked;

(e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard; and

(f)  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  security  in Delhi Metro along with the other measures taken to check recurrence of such cases in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  existing  deployment  of  the  Central  Industrial  Security  Force (CISF) personnel in Delhi Metro is 6426. The requirement of personnel in Delhi Metro, as projected by CISF, is 2120 additional posts for Phase I and II, and 4688 posts for Phase III.

## LS.US.Q.No. 2692 FOR 10.05.2016

(b) and (c): No, Madam. The details of number of cases reported and action taken are at Annexure-'A'.

(d) and (e): In this regard, CISF Unit Delhi Metro, has received following complaints:

| Year              | No. of complaints   |
|-------------------|---------------------|
| 2013              | nil                 |
| 2014              | 01                  |
| 2015              | 02                  |
| 2016 (till dated) | 01                  |

In all these cases, the complaints were thoroughly inquired into. Although all the complaints were found to be misplaced, instructions for increased vigilance during checking, have been reiterated.

- (f): CISF  and  the  Delhi  Metro  Rail  Corporation  (DMRC)  have  taken  the following  corrective  steps  to  improve  security  and  check  recurrences  of security-related cases, include-
- (i) Review of physical security infrastructure by a Committee,
- (ii) Security  review  and  sharing  of  inputs  with  all  stake-holders  and implementation of preventive measures,
- (iii) Annual internal security audit of the CISF unit, DMRC,
- (iv) Bi-annual security audit by the central security agencies,
- (v) Security review during heightened alert situations, based on threat

## perception,

- (vi) Increased Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) coverage,
- (vii) Deployment of Quick Reaction Teams (QRT),
- (viii)  Sensitization and training of personnel for detection of breaches and quick action thereon.

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## LS.US.Q.No. 2692 FOR 10.05.2016

## LS.US.Q.No. 2692 FOR 10.05.2016 Annexure-A

|   S.No. | Year             |   Number of Male passengers apprehended and de boarded from female coaches |   Passengers passing bags to another passengers through exit AFC without security checking and caught by CISF |   Passengers who tried enter in Metro system without security checking & caught by CISF |   Passengers crossing metro tracks & caught by CISF | Total   |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------|
|       1 | 2013             |                                                                      15243 |                                                                                                            64 |                                                                                      04 |                                                 495 | 1580 6  |
|       2 | 2014             |                                                                       9125 |                                                                                                           132 |                                                                                      38 |                                                 640 | 9935    |
|       3 | 2015             |                                                                       3725 |                                                                                                           100 |                                                                                      48 |                                                 325 | 4198    |
|       4 | 2016 (Till date) |                                                                        750 |                                                                                                            56 |                                                                                      31 |                                                 147 | 984     |

-  All the violators have been penalized by Station Controllers of concerned metro stations through DMRC Act & Rule.