Tags: Chavan , NSG

Mumbai, Jan 23: With about 1,000 acres of land already identified on the outskirts of the city, work on setting up the regional centre of National Security Guards (NSG) here will start in two to three months, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said.

"The work on setting up the regional centre of NSG would begin in two to three months as about 1,000 acres of land on the outskirts of the city has already been identified," Chavan said at a citizen's interaction meeting yesterday in suburban Mumbai.

The State Security Guards (SSG) would also be set up in three months, Chavan said. The process for direct recruitment by the police force has already begun. Besides this, recruitment has also begun in the state intelligence unit, he said.

The chief minister said he had sanctioned Rs 127 crore for procurement of equipment for the police department. "Permission for import of the weapons has also been acquired from the Centre," he added.

He, however, said VIP security in Maharashtra was being reviewed and would be scaled down wherever not required, adding that celebrities would have to hire their own security without depending only on the government.

"I have asked the Home Minister to review the security to VIPs and if the threat perception is less, it would be scaled down," Chavan said, adding "Some require security due to threat to their lives. But it is not the case with everyone."

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