Union minister Chirag Paswan gets Z category security of CRPF
PTC News Desk: The Centre has granted Union minister of food processing industries Chirag Paswan Z category security cover of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Officials familiar with the matter declined to comment on the reasons for the increased security detail but did confirm that Paswan was assigned the CRPF cover on October 10.
“The orders to provide the minister with Z category cover came on October 10. His security was earlier handled by SSB. The security category was not Z, which is the second highest. We do not know the reason for this development. Security cover is assigned after central agencies conduct a threat perception assessment. It is reviewed once in six months,” an official informed.
There are various security levels, including X, Y, Y , Z, and Z Plus. Security categories for ministers could range from Y to Z .
Z plus is the highest level of protection, with at least four dozen armed troops guarding the person 24 hours a day, seven days a week, along with commandos at the residence, escort vehicles, and a convoy ambulance.
Former prime ministers, Home Minister Amit Shah, and key opposition leaders such as Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have received Z and Z plus security from the CRPF.
- PTC NEWS
