NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD

NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD

The National Security Guard (NSG) was set up in 1984 as a Federal Contingency Deployment Force to tackle all facets of terrorism in the country. Thus the primary role of this force is to combat terrorism in whatever form it may assume in areas where activity of terrorists assumes serious proportions and the state police and other central police forces cannot cope with the situation. The NSG is a force specially equipped and trained to deal with specific situations and is therefore, to be used only in exceptional situations. The NSG was modelled on the pattern of the SAS of the UK and GSG-9 of Germany. It is a task-oriented force and has two complementary elements in the form of the Special Action Group - SAG comprising Army personnel and the Special Ranger Groups - SRG, comprising personnel drawn from the central paramilitary forces and state police force on deputation. Its emblem has the acronym NSG in the centre, flanked by three leaves on each side and crowned by the emblem of India. Below the acronym ar three horizontal strokes overdarwn by a vertical sroke. The motto of the force is ‘सर्वत्र सर्वोत्तम सुरक्षा’ meaning ‘Security for Everyone Everywhere’ which is placed in the banner at the bottom.