Parliament Security Services: Difference between revisions

| name = Parliament Security Service (PSS) <br> संसद सुरक्षा सेवा <br> Security, Courtesy and Efficiency

| leader1 = [[Ram Nath KovindDroupadi Murmu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimeswww.indiatimesegazette.comnic.in/newsWriteReadData/politics-and-nation2017/ram-nath-kovind-takes-oath-14-things-about-indias-14th-president/articleshow/59752147177617.cmspdf|title=Ram Nath Kovindenotification|publisher=The Economics Times|location=New Delhi, Indiaegazette}}</ref>

| leader2_type = [[ChairmanChairperson of the Rajya Sabha]]- ([[Vice-President of India|Vice-President]])

| leader2 = [[MuppavarapuJagdeep Venkaiah NaiduDhankhar]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India|url=http://164.100.47.5/Chairman-Rajyasabha/Default.aspx|publisher=rajyasabha.nic.in|access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref>

| election2 = 11 August 20172022

| leader3 = [[HARIVANSHHarivansh Narayan Singh]]<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nda-candidate-harivansh-elected-as-deputy-chairman-of-rajya-sabha/article24640353.ece "NDA candidate Harivansh elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha"]</ref>

| party3 = [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]

| election3 = 09 August 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Parliament of India|url=http://164.100.47.7/deputychairman// }}</ref>

| leader4 = [[SumitraOm MahajanBirla]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindiaspeakerloksabha.indiatimesnic.comin/India/Sumitra-Mahajan-elected-Lok-Sabha-Speaker/articleshow/36136781biography.cmsasp|title=SumitraOm MahajanBirla: elected as the speaker|publisher=Times of India|access-date=25Lok February 2016Sabha}}</ref>

| election4 = 619 June 20142019

| party5 = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]

| election5 = 13 August 2014

| leader6_type = [[Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)|Leader of the House<br/>(Lok Sabha)]]

| leader6 = [[Narendra Modi]]<ref>{{cite newsweb|url=httphttps://timesofindiawww.indiatimespmindia.gov.com/news/Narendra-Modi-is-sworn-in-as-the-15th-Prime-Minister-of-India/articleshowen/35620796.cms|title=Narendra Modi isto be sworn in as thePM 15thfor Prime2nd Ministerterm of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=26on May 2014|accessdate=15 August30, 20142019}}</ref>

| leader7_type = [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of the House<br/>(Rajya Sabha)]]

| leader7 = [[ArunPiyush JaitleyGoyal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://pibwww.nichindustantimes.incom/archieve/lrelengindia-news/lyr2003/rjan2003/30012003/r300120032piyush-goyal-to-be-new-leader-of-house-in-rajya-sabha-101626265439764.html | title=PIBPiyush PressGoyal Releasesto be new leader of House |publisher=Pib.nic.in Rajya Sabha |access-date=2514 July October2021 2012}}</ref>

| election7 = 213 JuneJuly 20142021

| leader8_type = [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition <br/>(Rajya Sabha)]]

| election8 = 817 JuneDecember 20142022

| leader9_type = [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition <br/>(Lok Sabha)]]

The '''Parliament Security ServicesService''', headed by Joint Secretary (Security), looks after the security set up in the [[Indian Parliament|Indian Parliament House]] complex. The Director (Security) of the [[Rajya Sabha]] Secretariat exercises security operational control over the Parliament Security Service in the Rajya Sabha sector under the administrative control of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The Director (Security) of the [[Lok Sabha]] Secretariat exercises security operational control over the Parliament Security Service in the Lok Sabha sector under the administrative control of the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Parliament Security Service is the In-House system to provides proactive, preventive and protective security to the VIPs/VVIPs, building and its incumbents. Parliament Security Services is solely responsible for management of access control and regulation of people, material and vehicles within the historical and prestigious Parliament House Complex.

Being the In-House security service its prime approach revolves around the principles of Access Control, based on proper authorisationauthorization, verification, identification and authentication of human and material resources entering the Parliament House Complex with the help of modern security gadgets. Since the threat perception has been increasing over the years due to manifold growth of various terrorist organisationsorganizations/ outfits, refinement in their planning, intelligence, actions and surrogated war-fare tactics employed by organisationsorganizations sponsoring and nourishing terrorists, new security procedures have been introduced into the security management to counter the ever-changing modus operandi of terrorist outfits/individuals posing threat to the Parliament House Complex and its VIPs.

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The variousOther security agencies working in to the Parliament House Complex to work coherently areviz. [[Delhi Police]], [[DelhiParliament FireDuty ServiceGroup/Central Reserve Police Force]], [[CentralDelhi ReserveFire Police ForceService]], [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]], [[Special Protection Group|SPG]] and [[National Security Guard|NSG]] assist Parliament Security Service.

OtherHaving thanexpertise itsin primeidentification roleof insidemembers of Parliament, Housethe Complex,departments/institutions call on PSS Officers for assistance to identify during VVIP functions and therefore Parliament Security Service also assist President House during oath ceremony & At-Home functions, [[Indian Army|Army]] & Delhi Police during [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day (26 January)]] function on [[Rajpath]] and on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day (15 August)]] functions organisedorganized at [[Red Fort]] every year.

The Parliament Security Service plays an important operational activity during the Presidentialpresidential election. It also coordinates between the [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]], the [[Delhi Police]], [[Airport security#India|Airport Security]] for the collection of the ballot boxes, containing ballot papers of respective state legislature, from the Airport, its safe transportation under armed guards from Airport to Parliament House where it is placed in safe custody under the aegis of the Returning Officer under lock and key under the protection of round the clock armed guards After the completion of the counting and declaration of the result, the ballot boxes are duly returned to the [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]].