CISF switches from territorial sectors to sector commands built around the kind of installation

1 November 2026

The Central Industrial Security Force has moved its supervisory structure from a territorial command model to a functional sector model, with the concurrence of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Under the old arrangement one Sector Headquarters looked after more than 50 different units, from coal mines to power plants and ports, across several ministries. Supervision is now organised by the type of installation being guarded. The new commands are Power-I at New Delhi and Power-II at Kolkata, a Coal Sector at Ranchi, a Steel Sector at Bhilai, a Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector at Guwahati, West Coast Port at Mumbai and East Coast Port at Chennai, and a Government Buildings, Museums and Monuments with Mass Rapid Transit System Sector at New Delhi. These join the Aviation Sectors and the sector for the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Space. The force said the shift should make standard operating procedures, access control and Quick Reaction Team deployment more responsive. It linked the change to threats from drones, precision weapons, cyber attacks and sabotage, where even a brief interruption at an installation can hurt.