Gujarat CM: Private security is crucial for economic development

Ahmedabad: CAPSI The Security Leadership Summit 2023 was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri. Bhupendrabhai Patel in Gandhinagar today. The two-day event aimed at addressing crucial issues and exploring the evolving landscape of security. Other important guests present at the event includes Gen (Dr) V.K. Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman CAPSI & APDI, Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel, Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University, Sh. Prakash Vermora, Member of Legislative Assembly, Gujarat, Dr. Shamsher Singh (DG of Police (Law & Order)), Gujarat State, Sh Anil Pratham IPS, DGP Police Reforms, HH HE Maharani Radhika Raje Gaekwad of Baroda, Sh. Prakash Vermora, Member of Legislative Assembly, Gujarat, Sh Kanti Bhai Patel President Federation of Industries & Association, Gujarat and others.

At the CAPSI The Security Leadership Summit 2023, two welfare measures were announced for the securities guards. Yatra.com joined hands with CAPSI to give concession in ticket booking for 1 crore Security Guards & their family members. Also, CAPSI joined hands with the Uttar Pradesh based RC Infra to construct 500 homes for security guards under PMAY & this will be replicated by CAPSI in rest of India.

On this occasion, Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel said, “World leader and successful Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has made Gujarat a role model for development by making Gujarat a peaceful and secure state. Peace, safety and security are priorities in the development journey of any state or nation. In an industrially developed state like Gujarat and renowned as an auto and manufacturing hub, private security has been playing an important role for industrial security and labour peace.”

“Prime Minister has empowered the defence and security sector of the country with indigenous products. The Prime Minister has pledged to make India developed and self-reliant by 2047 and hence the greatest emphasis is being laid on strengthening the defence and security sector. In the same way that defence capacity is important for countering enemy state and anti-national activities, the security sector is important for maintaining security in the society.” – The CM was speaking at the 18th annual Security Leadership Summit 2023 organized by CAPSI on this Gujarat soil.

On this occasion Gen (Dr) V.K. Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India said in his video message, “The Private security industry is largest one contributing to the Nations security. I wish CAPSI for holding this important summit in Gujarat. Private Security sector helping the Government in many ways, like employment & ease in the burden of law enforcing agencies.”

On this occasion, Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chairman CAPSI & APDI said, “The last 18 years we have been working in tandem with the union and State Governments and getting their support. Our Private Security guards largest second force in the world and also second largest sector offering employment in the country after the construction sector. Crisis bring out challenges to us to bring out the best among us. We have in working with Ministry of Home Affairs, Rashtriya Raksha University to planned strategy far training to the Security Guards to senior officials in our sector as well as planning rehabilitation for Agneeveers, this will be a game changer. Out of over 35,000 security agencies in India, 6,000 are in Gujarat because of its high industrialisation.”

On this occasion, Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel, Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University said, “In order to train the security Guards to become professionals, under the visionary Union Home Minister Amit Shah. RRU will import training to all security personal in the private sector by 2030. This Private Security business is worth Rs. 1.5 lakh crore as of now and growing. Hence, the force must be continuously upskilled. We ought to give due importance to them. Every person working in the Privet Security Sector must have unique licence number linked with the AADHAR, so they get recognition and authenticity.”