Archive · 22 Aug 2026
MHA Approves Complete CISF Withdrawal From RINL By November 17
The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved removing CISF personnel from the RINL steel plant.
CISF protects important industrial facilities.
The removal is expected to finish by November 17.
A three-month notice period is required before the change happens.
The plant currently has 1,331 approved CISF positions.
These include security staff and fire-safety staff.
RINL must pay any money it still owes before the withdrawal.
Officials have not yet said who will take over the plant’s security and fire protection.
The Ministry of Home Affairs approved withdrawing the entire CISF deployment from RINL.
The withdrawal is scheduled for completion by November 17 after a mandatory three-month notice period.
The deployment includes 1,033 Security Wing posts and 298 Fire Wing posts, totaling 1,331 personnel.
CISF directed RINL to clear all outstanding dues before the withdrawal.
The official communication does not identify the arrangements that will replace CISF security at the plant.
- Who
- The Ministry of Home Affairs, the Central Industrial Security Force, and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited.
- What
- The complete withdrawal of CISF personnel from RINL was approved.
- When
- The withdrawal is scheduled to be completed by November 17; the approval letter was dated August 18 and CISF instructions were issued on August 21.
- Where
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited’s steel plant in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- The articles state that MHA approved the withdrawal, but do not provide a reason for the decision.
- Withdrawal deadline
- November 17
- CISF deployment
- 1,331 sanctioned posts
- Security Wing
- 1,033 posts
- Fire Wing
- 298 posts
- Approval authority
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Required notice
- Three months
- Outstanding dues
- RINL must clear all dues before withdrawal