Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah addresses 57th Raising Day ceremony of CISF as the Chief Guest in Mundali, Odisha

• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) marked its 57th Raising Day on 6 March 2026 at Mundali, Cuttack district, Odisha, with Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah as Chief Guest.
• CISF is a Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) under MHA, raised under the CISF Act, 1968, tasked with securing critical industrial & infrastructure installations.
• Significance for UPSC: ties together internal security (GS-III), CAPF mandate expansion (ports, drones, hybrid private security), and the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.