Tableau of CISF wives' welfare association - CISF Raising Day, in Uttar Pradesh

From the archive record

CISF wives take part in 47th CISF Raising Day celebrations in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh The function was hosted by CISF Director General Surender Singh at its base here and a host of dignitaries including Vice President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, the two Ministers of State in the Home Ministry, Kiren Rijiju and Haribhai Chaudhary and MoS for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were present. The 1.43-lakh personnel strong Central Industrial Security Force was raised in 1969 and is tasked with the security of major civil airports, the Delhi Metro apart from rendering a variety of duties in the internal security domain. The CISF came into existence in 1969 with a modest beginning, having three battalions, to provide integrated security cover to the Pub