Arvind Ranjan was appointed the full time chief of
the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on 26 December 2013. Ranjan’s name for the post was
cleared by Union Home Ministry.
He is a 1977 batch kerala cadre
IAS officer. Ranjan took over his charge from January. He will take his
charge from incumbent Director General Rajiv.
Central
Industrial Security Force :
The Central Industrial Security Force is a Central Armed Police Force in India. CISF was established in 1983 in the present form.
The Central Industrial Security Force is a Central Armed Police Force in India. CISF was established in 1983 in the present form.
CISF is the largest
industrial security force in the world. It is directly under the federal Ministry of Home Affairs and
its headquarters
are at New Delhi.
The CISF guards vital government installations including
airports and nuclear and aerospace facilities in the country.