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As far as the cost in concerned, the Section is very clear. It is on a cost-reimbursement basis. There are standard billing procedures. The same principles that apply to the public sector will also be applied to the private sector and the joint sector. It is not intended to make a profit by deploying the CISF. It is intended to recover every pie of the cost of providing the security cover. There would be no discrimination between public sector on the one hand, and the private and joint sector on the other nor will any favor be shown to the private sector or joint sector. The same billing principles will be applied, and the cost will be fully recovered.
As you look at the duties of the CISF, you must refer to Section 10 of the Act, which is the operative section. It obliges the CISF to provide, protect and safeguard the industrial undertakings and installations. This is the only purpose of the CISF. It is not intended to protect the CMD or the MD. It is not intended to intervene in any industrial dispute. In fact, the standard operating procedures make it very clear that the CISF will not intervene in land disputes, labor disputes or industrial disputes. If an industrial dispute or a labor dispute arises, then that is a matter for the local police to handle and not for the CISF to handle. The CISF will only guard the establishments, and the installations of the establishments. We are also now making it clear that since CISF is a highly-trained and highly-paid workforce, it cannot be deployed for peripheral duties. Critical functions alone will be under the CISF. It will not do watch and ward work. They will have to engage other security forces to do the routine watch and ward stuff. CISF will perform the critical duties. The difference the CISF will make is, it will have fire power and striking power. So, it will be employed to react in a situation where there is terrorist attack or a terrorist threat on the establishment or installation. CISF will be in command of the security. If any other force or any other employee of the establishment is also employed for security work, he will have to work under the command and control of the CISF.
I think we have taken care of all the recommendations of the Standing Committee. The Standing Committee did not propose any amendment. It accepted the Bill as we presented it and made some observations which will all be taken care or while the rules are framed and the standard operating procedures are revise.