Question : GUARDING OF BIOMETRIC MACHINES BY CISF



(a) whether Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) personnel have been instructed to guard biometric machines at Government offices to prevent their tampering; and

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) & (b): The Government Building Security (GBS) unit of CISF which looks after the security of Government buildings under MHA security cover, has been instructed to ensure security of the Biometric based Attendance Monitoring System installed by Ministry of Home Affairs in its offices located at North Block, Jailalmer House and Lok Nayak Bhawan. This has been done to ensure that the system is not tampered with.