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CISF to adopt sector-based commands from 1 November
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CISF drops territorial supervision for sector commands: which ministry controls it, and what Prelims asks about CAPFs
From 1 November, CISF replaces territorial supervision with sector-based commands.
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The Central Industrial Security Force will introduce an organisational restructuring on 1 November 2026, approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The change replaces territorial supervision with sector-based commands.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- CISF restructuring takes effect on 1 November 2026, approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Territorial supervision is replaced by sector-based commands.
- CISF is one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) under the MHA.
- CISF was raised in 1969 under the CISF Act, 1968, and is headed by a Director General.
- It guards sensitive installations such as airports, metro systems and atomic power sites.
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How the exam will ask it
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- CISF functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the Ministry of Defence.
- CISF is among the Central Armed Police Forces, along with BSF, CRPF, ITBP and SSB.
- CISF provides security cover to industrial undertakings, airports and the Delhi Metro.
মেইনস
GS-III Internal security: central armed police forces must match deployment to the changing threat to critical infrastructure. Replacing territorial supervision with sector-based commands aims at specialised, functional control (for example over airports or industrial units) and clearer accountability. The way forward is capacity building, training and inter-agency coordination with state police and intelligence bodies.
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