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Subash Joshi appointed new NSG chief | The government on Tuesday announced the appointment of Subash Joshi as Director
General of the National Security Guards (NSG). A member of the 1976 batch of the
Indian Police Service, Joshi was previously working as Special Director General,
Central Reserve Police Force. Joshi's appointment will be effective from the date
of his taking charge of the post. He will superannuate on February 28, 2014, or
until further orders, whichever event takes place earlier. The National Security
Guard (NSG) is a special response unit that has primarily been utilized for counter-terrorism
activities. It was created by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security
Guard Act of the Indian Parliament in 1986. It works completely within the Central
Armed Police Forces structure. The NSG operates under the oversight of the Ministry
of Home Affairs and its personnel are recruited from the Central Armed Police
Forces . The NSG members are also known as Black Cats because of the black drill
cotton coveralls and balaclavas or helmets they wear. The NSG's roles include
protecting VIPs, conducting anti-sabotage checks, rescuing hostages, neutralizing
terrorist threats to vital installations, engaging terrorists and responding to
hijacking and piracy. The NSG is much sought after for VVIP security, especially
for high-risk VVIPs in India . It has a Special Rangers Group (SRG) and a Special
Action Group. The latter acts as a strike force in anti-terrorist and anti-hijack
operations, supported by the SRG and others. The NSG has a total personnel strength
of about 14,500. The NSG is modelled on Germany 's GSG 9 (Grenzschutzgruppe 9
or "Border Guard Group 9"). The NSG Training Centre is a Centre of Excellence
and the National Bomb Data Centre holds international conferences. Both are located
at Manesar in Haryana. The NSG Headquarters Exchange is located at Mehramnagar, Palam.
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