CISF to convert eight territorial sectors into industry-specific functional sectors effective November 1, 2026

Key facts

• The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will transition from a region-specific administrative and operational control structure to a purely functional one from November 1, 2026, with eight of its 11 territorial sectors reorganised into functional sectors.
• The National Capital Region (New Delhi) will become the Govt Buildings, Museums & Monuments and Mass Rapid Transit System (GBMM & MRTS) sector, New Delhi.
• The North sector, New Delhi will be reorganised as Power-I sector, Delhi, and the North Eastern-II sector, Kolkata as Power-II sector, Kolkata.
• The Eastern sector, Ranchi will be rechristened as Coal Sector, Ranchi, and the Central sector will become the dedicated Steel sector based at Bhilai.
• The North Eastern sector at Guwahati has been transformed into the Petroleum and Natural Gas sector, Guwahati.
• The Western Sector (Mumbai) and South Sector (Chennai) have been transformed into the West Coast Port Sector and the East Coast Port Sector respectively.
• The Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space sector (Bengaluru), Airport-I sector (New Delhi) and Airport-II sector (Bengaluru) will continue under their existing functional arrangements.
• The revised structure was approved by CISF Director General Praveer Ranjan with the concurrence of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
• CISF has progressively adopted a functional approach in selected sectors, including aviation, over the past 25 years.