CRPF Takes Over Security Duties From NSG For 9 Z-Plus Category VIPs | Deets Inside

The VIP security currently provided by the National Security Guard (NSG) will gradually be transferred to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), according to sources from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

This transition is expected to be completed within approximately two months.

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The CRPF will take over the protection of nine Z-plus category VIPs currently being guarded by the NSG. The VIP security classifications range from the highest level, Z+, followed by Z, Y+, Y, and X.

The full list of VIPs include:

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal
Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker and former Chief Minister Raman Singh
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah

The Z-plus category is the highest level of armed VIP security, managed by the CRPF's VIP security wing.

The CRPF provides both static and mobile security to protectees, and the Z-plus advanced security liaison (ASL) is the second highest level of protection after the SPG cover.