Regional Hubs of NSG
The Government has established four Regional Hubs of National Security Guard (NSG) at Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Kolkata in West Bengal and Mumbai in Maharashtra. These hubs have been operationalized on 30th June 2009 and 1st July, 2009.
On receipt of a request from the Government of Gujarat, the Union Government has conveyed ‘in-principle’ approval vide MHA letter dated 18.3.2011 for setting up of a NSG Regional hub in Gujarat, subject to the Government of Gujarat providing land free of cost, at a location found suitable by the NSG.
A piece of land measuring 41 acres, offered by the State Government, at Village – Randesan, Taluka & District – Gandhinagar (Gujarat) has been assessed by a board of officers of MHA, CAPFs and NSG on 31.7.2014 and has been found suitable for establishment of NSG hub. As suggested by the Government of Gujarat, a team of NSG engineers has carried out joint survey along with officials of Government of Gujarat during 20.8.2014 to 21.8.2014 and submitted the recommendations to MHA. Based on the report, the state government has been requested vide MHA letter 25.9.2014 to execute certain developmental works prior to handing over the land to NSG for construction.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to Shri Ramsinh Rathwa in the Lok Sabha today.
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