Ahmedabad, 26 November 2014

The Government of India has established four Regional Hubs of National Security Guard (NSG) at Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. These hubs have been operationalized on 30th June/1st July, 2009. Government has approved reinforcement of these regional Hubs and sanction order has been issued on 31.3.2014 for augmenting the strength from 241 to 460 personnel in each hub.

On receipt of a request from the Government of Gujarat, the Union Government has conveyed ‘in-principle’ approval vide MHA letter dated 18.3.2011 for setting up of a NSG Regional hub in Gujarat, subject to the Government of Gujarat providing land free of cost, at a location found suitable by the NSG.

A piece of land measuring 41 acres, offered by the State Government, at Village – Randesan, Taluka & District – Gandhinagar (Gujarat) has been assessed by a board of officers of MHA, CAPFs and NSG on 31.7.2014 and found it suitable for establishment of NSG hub. As suggested by the Government of Gujarat, a team of NSG engineers has carried out joint survey along with officials of Government of Gujarat during 20.8.2014 to 21.8.2014 and submitted the recommendations to MHA. Based on the report, the state government has been requested vide MHA letter dated 25.9.2014 to execute certain developmental works prior to handing over the land to NSG for construction.

This was stated by Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju in separate written replies to Shri Dilipbhai Pandya and Dr. V.Maitreyan in the Rajya Sabha today.