सर्वत्र सर्वोत्तम सुरक्षा (Sanskrit) Omnipresent omnipotent security
Agency overview
Formed
16 October 1984; 39 years ago (1984-10-16)[1]
Employees
10,000 active personnel
Annual budget
₹1,273.19 crore (US$159.4 million) (2024–25)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
India
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Republic of India
Governing body
Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument
National Security Guard Act, 1986
Operational structure
Headquarters
New Delhi
Minister responsible
Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs
Agency executive
Nalin Prabhat, IPS, Director General of NSG
Parent agency
Ministry of Home Affairs
Regional Hubs
Mumbai
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Chennai
Gandhinagar
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Significant Operations
Black Thunder
Ashwamedh
Combat missions in Jammu and Kashmir
Vajra Shakti
Black Tornado
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nsg.gov.in
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The National Security Guard (NSG), commonly known as Black Cats, is a counter-terrorism unit of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.[3][4][5] It was founded on 16 October 1984, following Operation Blue Star, to combat terrorist activities and protect states against internal disturbances.[1][6][7][8] Formalised in the Parliament of India under the National Security Guard Act, 1986. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India.
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^"Rs 1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA in budget". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (23 November 2011). "Office Memorandum" (PDF). mha.gov.in. Director (Personnel), MHA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (18 March 2011). "Office Memorandum" (PDF). mha.gov.in. Director (Personnel), MHA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^Online, The Telegraph (26 March 2011). "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^"THE NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD ACT" (PDF). mha.gov.in. 1986. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^"The National Security Guard Act, 1986 (47 of 1986)" (PDF). Government of India. 22 September 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^Sengupta, Somini; Bradsher, Keith (28 November 2008). "Mumbai Terrorist Siege Over, India Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 January 2020. ...the siege appeared finally to have ended, J. K. Dutt, director general of the National Security Guard, an elite commando force, said...
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