NSG hub, commando unit in every state: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Indian government Tuesday said
it would strive to establish a National Security Guard (NSG)
hub or an equivalent commando force in every state in due
course to strengthen the national security apparatus.

Home Minister of India P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha,
the Lower House of Parliament, during Question Hour that the
government was trying to have these units soon, though it was
a long-term plan in view of the constraints of manpower and
training.
The Indian government has got four regional NSG hubs in
the cities of Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, which
were operationalised before July 1 this year in the backdrop
of the Mumbai terror strike on November 26 last year.
Chidambaram said strengthening of the national security
apparatus, including commando units, was an ongoing process,
with regular reviews based on internal security situation.
The government, he said, had already approved setting up
of Regional Centres of NSG at Kolkata and Hyderabad, apart
from raising 10 Commando Battalions for Resolute Action
(CoBRA) to be raised during the three-year period from
2008-09.
The Government of India would also provide assistance for
raising commandos in states, apart from upgrading existing
four training centres for Central Paramilitary Forces at
Silchar (Assam), Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Sapri (Himachal
Pradesh) and Gawaldham (Uttarkhand), which would train the
commando components of India Reserve Battalions. (MORE) PTI
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