ANI
The official said security cover is assigned after assessing the threat perception by central agencies. It is reviewed once in six months. There are different levels of protection ranging from X, Y, Y+, Z and Z Plus.
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan has been given Z category security of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Officials aware of the matter did not share details about the reasons behind the new security detail, but confirmed that the CRPF cover was assigned to Paswan on October 10. An official said the order to provide Z category cover to the minister had come on October 10. His security was earlier handled by the SSB. There was no security category Z, which is the second highest category. We do not know the reason for this development.
The official said security cover is assigned after assessing the threat perception by central agencies. It is reviewed once in six months. There are different levels of protection ranging from X, Y, Y+, Z and Z Plus. The security category for ministers can be anything from Y to Z plus. Z Plus is the highest category of security, where at least four dozen armed personnel along with commandos at the residence, escort vehicles and an ambulance in the convoy protect the person round the clock.
Those with Z and Z Plus security provided by the CRPF include former Prime Minister, Home Minister Amit Shah and prominent opposition leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Under Category Z security cover, there will be at least 36 trained CRPF commandos along with an escort vehicle. While trained commandos in batches of 10-12 in different shifts will protect the security personnel round the clock, around 10 commandos will also be deployed at the residence. Last year, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was also given Z category cover of CRPF due to threats from separatist groups.
