PSARA Act 2005

mathuraking
Can anybody tell me what is the qualification of security guards/ supervisor as per pasara act 2005.
amits
xbkmajumdar
Hi,

Fwding the extract of the act for your ref.

10. Eligibility to be a private security guard.—(1) A private security agency shall not

employ or engage any person as a private security guard unless he—

(a) is a citizen of India or a citizen of such other country as the Central Government

may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify;

(b) has completed eighteen years of age but has not attained the age of sixty-five

years;

(c) satisfies the agency about his character and antecedents in such manner as may

be prescribed;

(d) has completed the prescribed security training successfully;

(e) fulfils such physical standards as may be prescribed; and

(f) satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed.

(2) No person who has been convicted by a competent court or who has been dismissed

or removed on grounds of misconduct or moral turpitude while serving in any of the armed

forces of the Union, State Police Organisations, Central or State Governments or in any

private security agency shall be employed or engaged as a private security guard or a

supervisor.

(3) Every private security agency may, while employing a person as a private security

guard, give preference to a person who has served as a member in one or more of the

following, namely:—

(i) Army;

(ii) Navy;

(iii) Air Force;

(iv) any other armed forces of the Union;

(v) Police, including armed constabularies of States; and

(vi) Home Guards.

11. Conditions of licence.—(1) The State Government may frame rules

XBKMAJU
mathuraking
Sir,
As per PSARA Act- age should be 18-65 but when security guard will retire? as per govt rules rwtine on age of 58 years
Amits
jude mayne
Dear Chakkaravathy,
Security and safety are 'peas of a pod'-they compliment each other?? Secondly it would have been better if you could have advised Mathu as to the forum for posting this post!!
I was given to understand that sarcasm was never an essence of Citehr??
Mathu-Please read the Act its very clean and clear.
Regards,
Colonel J H Mayne
mukul.karmakar
Please send me the Occupational Standard of private security staff defined by Govt. India
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