Who controls the SPG?
Narendra Modi, the incumbent Prime Minister of India, is currently the only person under SPG protection. Sonia Gandhi and her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, as well as her two children (Raihan and Miraya) were granted SPG protection for 28 years from 1991 to 2019.
How many SPG are there?
SPG is an elite force whose details are classified and only provided to the Prime Minister of India. Z+ category is a security detail of 150 personnel, including 10+ NSG commandos and police personnel.
What is meant by SPG security?
SPG LEVEL SECURITY: The Prime Minister of India, former Prime Ministers of India, and members of their families are afforded this degree of security everywhere on the globe, since it ensures their safety. Following the death of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the need for this level of protection became apparent.
What is the difference between SPG and NSG?
The Special Protection Group guards the prime minister and immediate family, former prime ministers and their immediate families. Protection of other VIPs is the responsibility of the NSG.
Can IPS officer join SPG?
Unlike any other force, the SPG does not have a direct dedicated entry. The senior and junior officers are recruited from the Indian Police Service (IPS), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
How SPG are selected?
How are Members of SPG Selected? Unlike any other force, the SPG does not have a direct dedicated entry. The senior and junior officers are recruited from the Indian Police Service (IPS), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
What weapons do SPG carry?
The SPG now uses guns identical to those of the US Secret Service, which is armed with Belgian-make FN-2000 Herstal guns and its smaller counterpart, the P90 submachine gun, also from FN Herstal, government officials told ET.
Can IPS join SPG?
Which commando is with PM?
SPG i.e. Special Protection Group
India’s Prime Minister security is as highly stringent as that of other head of any State. Especially it is the responsibility of SPG i.e. Special Protection Group to provide 24 hour’s surveillance and security to the Prime Minister of India.
How do I become a SPG commando?
Unlike any other force, the SPG does not have a direct dedicated entry. The senior and junior officers are recruited from the Indian Police Service (IPS), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF), and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). SPG personnel changes every year in the group.