Quick Fact Sheet : National Security Guards

Guest Post by : Sandeep Jogula, [Civil Service Aspirant]

The National Security Guard (NSG) is a Special Response Unit in India that is primarily utilized for counter-terrorism and anti-hijacking operations.

Functions:

• Neutralization of terrorist threats.
• Handling hijacking situations in air and on land.
• Bomb disposal (search, detection and neutralization of IEDs).
• PBI (Post Blast Investigation).
• Engaging and neutralizing terrorists in specific situations.
• Rescue of hostages.

NSG Training Center – Manesar in Haryana NSG Head Quarters – Palam, Delhi

Sub Units:

SRG – Special Rangers Group, for protection of VIPs

SAG – Special Action Group, for anti-terrorist & anti-hijack operations

NSG Operations till now:

Operation	Operation Type	Year	Mission
Operation Blue Star	Anti-terrorist	1984	Suppressed Sikh separatist terrorist attacks at Golden Temple.
Operation Black Thunder II	Anti-terrorist	1988	Suppressed terrorist attacks at Golden Temple.
Operation Ashwamedh	Anti-hijacking	1993	Rescued Hijacked Indian Air Lines Boeing 727
Operation Vajra-Shakti	Anti-terrorist	2002	Suppressed terrorist attacks at Akshardham temple, Ahmadabad.
Operation Black Tornado / Operation Cyclone	Anti-terrorist	2008	Suppressed 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks.

• Formation - 1984
• Created under - National Security Guard Act of the Indian Parliament in 1986.
• Operates under - the oversight of the Ministry of Home Affairs
• Headed by - the Director General of the Indian Police Service (IPS).
• Recruitment – by the Paramilitary forces of India and the Indian Armed Forces.
• Also Known as - Black Cats.