Fom Friday,101 men from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will guard IT major Infosys in Bangalore round the clock against possible terror strikes. Infosys will pay around Rs 2.56 crore a year as recurring cost for this team led by an Assistant Commandant and including one Inspector,12 Sub-Inspectors,18 Head Constables and 69 Constables. This makes Infosys the first private firm to get CISF security following an amendment to the law to enable the paramilitary force to deploy its staff in the private sector and in joint ventures on cost-reimbursement basis. Mandated with anti-terrorist and anti-sabotage duties,the 101 personnel will not be responsible for watch and ward duties which will continue to be provided by the private security firm already engaged,a CISF official said. CISF has 79 pending security requests from private establishments. These include: Reliance Jamnagar Refinery,Wipro,Taj Hotel (Mumbai),Trident Hotels (eight locations),Hotel Marriott (Mumbai),Delhi Public School (three branches in Delhi),Jaypee Group of Hotels (eight hotels) and Torrent Powers (Ahmedabad).
