PM Narendra Modi salutes CISF on Raising Day
New Delhi, March 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday saluted the "bravery" and "sense of duty" of CISF personnel on force's 46th Raising Day.
"On 46th Raising Day of CISF, I salute the CISF personnel for their bravery and sense of duty with which they have served our nation for years," Modi tweeted
On
46th
Raising
Day
of
CISF
I
salute
the
CISF
personnel
for
their
bravery
&
sense
of
duty
with
which
they
have
served
our
Nation
for
years.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
March
10,
2015
"Providing security cover to several key units and establishments across India, CISF's contribution to our nation's progress is vital," he said in another tweet.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) came into existence in 1969 to provide integrated security cover to public sector undertakings and at present has a strength of around 1.4 lakh personnel.
The force is responsible for securing critical infrastructure installations like nuclear installations, space establishments, airports as well as the Delhi Metro.
IANS