VII. PARLIAMENT SECURITY SERVICE

56. PARLIAMENT SECURITY OFFICE

56.1 The Parliament Security Service of Rajya Sabha Secretariat looks after the security set up in the Parliament House Complex. Director (Security) of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat exercises security operational control over the Parliament Security Service in the Rajya Sabha Sector under the administrative control of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Joint Secretary (Security), Lok Sabha Secretariat is the overall in-charge of security operations of entire Parliament Security including Parliament Security Services of both the Secretariats, Delhi Police, Parliament Duty Group (PDG) and all the other allied security agencies operating within the Complex. Parliament Security Service being the in- house security service provides proactive, preventive and protective security to the VIPs/VVIPs, building & its incumbents. It is solely responsible for managing the access control & regulation of men, material and vehicles within the historical and prestigious Parliament House Complex.

Being the in-house security service its prime approach revolves around the principles of Access Control based on proper identification, verification, authentication & authorization of men and material resources entering into the Parliament House Complex with the help of modern security gadgets. The threat perception has been increasing over the years due to manifold growth of various terrorist organizations/outfits, refinement in their planning, intelligence, actions and surrogated war-fare tactics employed by organizations sponsoring and nourishing terrorists. New security procedures have been introduced into the security management to counter the ever-changing modus operandi of terrorist outfits/ individuals posing severe threat to the Parliament House Complex and its incumbent VIPs.

This avowed objective is achieved in close coordination with various security agencies such as Delhi Police (DP), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Special Protection Group (SPG) and National Security Guard (NSG). The Parliament Security Service acts as a key controlling and coordinating agency for providing a fail-proof and user friendly security. The Parliament Security Service maintains proper liaison and effective coordination with these security agencies.

One of the important operational activities of the Parliament Security Service is Show Around of the Parliament House Complex to the visitors coming to see the Parliament House during inter-session period. The security officials of Parliament Security Service are deputed to ensure that the visitors, foreign dignitaries and delegations are escorted properly and given factual & significant information about brief history of Parliament and procedures being adopted for conducting the smooth proceedings of the Parliament. However, for the students, it is specially designed more or less on the pattern of an educational excursion. Visitors are also given a brief account about the PH Building statues and portraits installed in the PH Complex.

56.2 RESPONSIBILITIES: In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Parliament House on December 13, 2001, the security arrangements were beefed up in accordance with the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security Matters in Parliament House Complex. All the access points in the Parliament House Complex were streamlined in order to regulate vehicular and pedestrian movement. With the introduction of hi-tech security gadgets at the Access Control Points, the checking of unauthorized entry has been reassessed and made more effective. The Radio Frequency tag readers have made the identification process more scientific and practical than ever before. It has also assisted in controlling the regular vehicular movements inside the Parliament House Complex. In addition to the above, the other responsibilities of Parliament Security Service are as follows:- a. Coordination for protection measures for all VVIPs, Members of Parliament, officers and staff of the Secretariat and visitors; b. Provide effective and efficient security cover to Parliament House Complex; c. Ensuring thorough anti-sabotage and anti-explosive checks of all sectors of Parliament House, Parliament House Annexe and Parliament Library Building;

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d. To have a well integrated access control system using all possible technical gadgets for security so as to ensure proper control & regulation of human resources (staff & visitors) and material resources (stores etc.) within Parliament House Complex and to ensure their proper checking, frisking and regulation. Also to prevent unauthorized entry of men and material inside Parliament House Complex ; e. Guarding of the Rajya Sabha Chamber, Galleries, Central Hall and other vital areas of Parliament House, Parliament House Annexe and Parliament Library Building against any act of sabotage; f. Issue of various kind of Passes for Men, Materials & Vehicles to the Parliament House Complex; g. Issue of Radio Frequency Tags (Vehicles and Men) to MPs, Staff and officers of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat; h. Verification of antecedents of PA/PS (attached with MPs) and visitors before issuing access passes; i. To facilitates the Show Around of visitors to the Parliament House; j. Maintenance of order within the precincts of Parliament House Complex; k. Planning and preparation for training of security personnel in coordination with other security and non-security agencies; l. Fire safety and preventive measures; m. Performing ceremonial and other duties of Marshal entrusted by the Hon’ble Chairman inside or outside the Parliament House Complex.

56.3 AREA OF FUNCTION

Parliament House Complex i.e. , Parliament House, Parliament House Annexe and Parliament Library Building is a high security sensitive area. The security arrangements within the Complex are made at a high level and are well coordinated with the police authorities and other security organizations for additional support and assistance. The Parliament Security Service (Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha) being the In-House Security organization, is responsible for maintaining security and order within the Complex in association with various other allied security agencies deployed for the purpose. In addition to the routine access control and operational security duties in Parliament House Complex, the services of personnel of Parliament Security Service are also requisitioned outside the Parliament House complex during National ceremonies such as Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath, Vijay Chowk, Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, ‘At Home’ functions and Swearing in ceremonies at Rashtrapati Bhavan etc. Further, during the National & International Parliamentary Conferences / meetings, the duties of Parliament Security Service increase manifold viz. receiving and seeing-off of National and International delegates at the airport, looking after their lodging, boarding and their security arrangements at the respective hotels and accompanying them to the places of sightseeing apart from performing duties at the venue of such Conferences.

56.4 WINGS UNDER PARLIAMENT SECURITY SERVICE For effective control and optimum performance, the Parliament Security Service has been divided into various wings, namely.

56.5 ADMINISTRATIVE, TRAINING & PLANNING WING:

The Administrative Wing of Parliament Security Service is entrusted with the task of handling the administrative matters pertaining to the officers/ staff of Parliament Security Service such as career progression, livery, space requirement, work allocation, welfare and grievances, etc. Apart from this, various other matters such as security arrangements at the offices of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat located at Flat Nos., 75, 193 and 223, North Avenue, New Delhi and official residence of Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha & Plot of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat located at Sector XII, R.K Puram, New Delhi were also looked after by this wing. 56.5.1 ADMINISTRATIVE WORK:

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a. Updation of records such as manpower status, nominal roll, list of files etc. of Parliament Security Service was accomplished as per the guidelines contained in the manual of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. b. The work related to day to day administrative work and taking up welfare matters such as career progression, Livery, Space requirements and grievances was undertaken by the ATP Wing. Total 49 Applications of security officials were forwarded to Estt.(G)/G.A. Section / Personnel Section for various reasons i.e. to apply for post outside Parliament like UPPSC, UPSC, etc. NOC for passport, applications for deputation / supervisors for Exams, permission to appear for court hearings. c. A total number of 25 RTI Applications were received from the RTI Cell under the RTI Act for which their replies were prepared and forwarded to the RTI Cell for further necessary action at their end. d. A total number of 07 Office orders regarding work allocation for the officials of the Parliament Security Service, Rajya Sabha Secretariat were circulated. e. A note was received on the 31 st December, 2014 from the Personnel Section along with the APAR’s of the Officers and Staff of the Parliament Security and Sanitation Service. After identifying the Reporting /Reviewing /Accepting officers of all the individuals the APARS were forwarded to the concerned for further necessary action at their end. f. The ATP Wing initiated all matters regarding the function to pay Floral Tributes to the martyrs, who sacrificed their life during the terrorist attack on Parliament House on the 13 th December, 2001. The function was organized on Sunday, the 13 th December, 2015 at 10:30 hours at the plaque placed between Building Gate Nos. -11 & 12, Parliament House. On this occasion, shok shastra , two minute silence was observed followed by floral tributes in the honour of the martyrs. A blood donation camp by Indian Red Cross Society was also set up on the lawns facing the plaque. Sh. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India; Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha; Cabinet Ministers; UPA Chairperson; Members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha; Officers and staff of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and Lok Sabha Secretariat; Allied agencies attended the programme. g. A Circular No RS.5/1/2015-O&M, dated 25 th May, 2015 regarding digitization of records was received from O & M Section. In this regard, Visitors Register endorsed by Dignitaries who witnessed the proceeding of the Rajya Sabha from Special Box, was handed over to the concerned branch for Digitization work. h. A note was received from RTI Cell regarding “Adoption and joining of RTI Online System in Rajya Sabha Secretariat”. Further, the note also mentioned to nominate one official from Parliament Security Service as Deemed Public Information Officer (DPIO). In this regard, Sh. Rajeev Sharma, JD(S)/ATP was nominated as the DPIO for Parliament Security Service, Rajya Sabha Secretariat. i. A note was forwarded to Heritage Branch, Lok Sabha Secretariat through G.A Section, Rajya Sabha Secretariat for the replacement/renovation of the commemorative martyr’s plaque placed between Building Gate Nos.- 11 & 12, Parliament House.

56.5.2 REPORTS a. The Monthly reports of the Parliament Security Service were prepared on monthly basis and forwarded to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha for his kind perusal during the year 2015. b. The Annual Report pertaining to the Parliament Security Service, Rajya Sabha Secretariat was prepared and forwarded to O&M Section after obtaining approval from the competent authority. c. A note was received from the Table Office, Rajya Sabha regarding the information pertaining to update the contact numbers of Delhi Police Officials. In this regard, a compiled report was forwarded to the Table office for further necessary action at their end. d. A note was received from O&M Section wherein it was mentioned to prepare and submit the Mid Year Review of Annual Action Plan -2015 for the period from

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January- June, 2015. The compiled information after approval from the competent authority was forwarded to O&M Section for further necessary action at their end. e. The Annual Action Plan-2016 for the Parliament Security Service, Rajya Sabha Secretariat was forwarded to the O& M Section for further necessary action at their end. f. २०१५ Ûúß × Æü®¤üß ×ŸÖ´ÖÖÆüß ¯ÖÏÝÖ×ŸÖ ¯ÖÏן־Öê¤ü®Ö ×Æü®¤üß ¸üÖ•Ö ³ÖÖÂÖÖ ¯ÖϳÖÖÝÖ Ûú Öê ¯ÖÏê×ÂÖŸÖ ×ÛúµÖÖ ÝÖµÖÖ l

56.5.3 TRAINING AND PLANNING WING: In order to plan specific training programmes for Parliament Security Service for the up-gradation of knowledge and professional skills of its personnel and to enhance organizational efficiency, a Training & Planning Wing [T&P Wing] was constituted. The objective of this wing is to explore and come out with innovative ideas in the field of training, planning, knowledge up-gradation and welfare of the security personnel. The basic thrust is to enhance organizational efficiency by improving professional skills of the security personnel, developing the right attitude in an individual so that his/ her skills can be utilized in the best possible way.

The ATP Wing of Parliament Security Service took initiative in liasioning with different organizations i.e. Self Development and Conflict Management at Central Detective Training School, Kolkata; National Civil Defence College, Nagpur; Bureau of Police Research & Development; Delhi Police, Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS); National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA); etc and forwarded requests to provide training slots which would be beneficial for officials of Parliament Security Service.

56.5.4 TRAININGS: A summary of the trainings undergone by security personnel during the year 2015 is as follows: [A] In House Training Programmes

Sl. Name of Training & Institution Duration/ Period No. of Slots Cumulative No. availed Total 1. Four phases of Power Point I. 5th & 6 th 98 officials 607 Presentations were organized, February, 2015 110 officials wherein the security officials who II. 8th April, 2015 180 officials had attended various specialized III. 10 th & 24 th June, 219 officials trainings/courses under different 2015 institutes/organizations gave their IV. 22 nd , 23 rd & 24 th presentations Sep, 2015 2. Three phase of MPs Identification 10 th , 11 th , 17 th & 18 th Feb, 135 939 & Familiarization Programme 2015 118 14 th July, 2015 79

19 th & 20 th November, 2015 3 BPST training programme for 11th & 12th June, 2015 7 946 security offcials 4. BPST training for Parliament 23-24 Sep, 2015 5 951 Security Service Officials 5 BPST training for Security officials 5th -9th October, 2015 5 956 of RSS, LSS & state legislature

[B] Training Programmes with other Agencies

Sl. Name of Training Institute Period No. of Cumulative Slots Total availed 1 Workshop on Communication ISTM Delhi 19 th & 20 th 2 2 Skills January, 2015 2 Workshop on Team Building & ISTM Delhi 28 th to 30 th 2 4 Leadership January, 2015 3 Civil Defence & Disaster NCDC Nagpur 28 th Jan to 10 th 4 8 Management Feb, 2015 4 15 th International seminar on NSG, Manesar 10 th & 11 th Feb, 2 10 National Bomb Data Centre 2015

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5 Protection from CBRN Agents NDMA 11 th to 13 th 5 15 February, 2015 6 Unexploded Bomb and NCDC Nagpur 8th June to 19 th 4 19 Explosive safety June, 2015 7 Training of Trainers on NCDC Nagpur 22 nd June to 03 rd 4 23 Radiological & Nuclear July, 2015 Emergency 8 ATA-10993, Terrorist Crime CDTS, 6th to 17 th July, 1 24 Scene Investigation Hyderabad 2015 9 Crime Scene Investigation CDTS, Kolkata 31 st Aug to 4 th 4 28 September, 2015 10 Chemical, biological, NDMA 8th to 10 th 10 38 radiological and nuclear September, 2015 defense (CBRN) Defence Training 11 Self Development and Conflict CDTS, Kolkata 21 st to 23 rd Sep, 2 40 Management 2015 12 Collection & Preservation of CDTS, 21 st to 24 th Sep, 2 42 Digital Evidence Ghaziabad 2015 13 CBRN Defence Training INMAS, 12 th - 16 th Oct, 5 47 DRDO 2015 14 Induction Level Training PTC, Delhi 12 th October, 6 53 Course Police, New 2015 to 04 th Delhi December 2015. 15 Basic Life Support NCDC 19 th - 30 th Oct, 4 57 2015 16 RIPA RIPA London 19 th to 30 th Oct, 1 58 2015 17 National Seminar on Disaster NCDC 4th to 6 th 4 62 Management November, 2015 18 Post Graduate Diploma in Red Cross 1 Year 3 65 Disaster Preparedness & Rehabilitation

No. of Training slots availed in the various training programmes held during the year 2015: In-House trainings - 956 Training with other agencies - 65 Total Training slots utilized - 1021

56.5.5 PLANNING WING The Planning Wing of Parliament Security Service has been entrusted with the task of planning and projecting the future needs and requirements pertaining to the up gradation of security in Parliament House in view of the prevailing security scenario, with an ultimate aim of countering the threats, dangers and coping with future workload through a strategy of planned preparedness. The following plans, policies and proposals were prepared through extensive research and threadbare discussions and submitted: a. A note was received from Who's Who Unit regarding updation of Chapter-III of the Publication “Rajya Sabha and its Secretariat: A Performance Profile – 2014”. After approval from the competent authority, a compiled report was forwarded to the Who's Who Unit (LARRDIS) for further necessary action at their end. b. A note was received from the O&M Section regarding the work assessment of the Parliament Security Service. Further, it was requested to provide a report pertaining to the quantum of work load on the total number of entry/exit comprising of men /vehicles, on an hourly basis, from all the access points of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. A detail report in this regard was prepared and after approval from the competent authority the same was forwarded to the O&M Section for further necessary action at their end.

56.5.6 NEW INITIATIVES: A special training programme was organized by the ATP Wing Parliament Security Service wherein the Officers of Parliament Security, prepared Power

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Point presentation on various Security related topics and delivered before the officials of the Parliament Security, Rajya Sabha.

56.5.7 DISTINCTIONS: a. A letter was received from Sh. Paul Manoj Pandian, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha appreciating the services rendered by Sh. Dharamvir Singh, SSA leading to the recovery of his cell phone on the 11 th March, 2015 from Rajya Sabha Chamber. In this regard, a Commendation Certificate was issued to Sh. Dharamvir Singh for his efficient performance while discharging his official assignments. b. Smt. V. L. Sharma, SO was issued a Commendation Certificate for her flawless announcement during Floral Tribute paid on the martyr’s anniversary on the 13 th December, 2014. c. Sh. Sandeep Lamba, SA-I was bestowed with an appreciation letter for detecting a fake coloured copy of Parking Label pasted at vehicle belonged to Sh. Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria, Hon’ble MP/ Lok Sabha bearing Regn. No. - HR 29 AD 0100 (Land Cruiser) while trying to gain access into the PHC on the 11 th August, 2015. d. A note along with relevant papers was forwarded to the competent authority containing the news excerpt of different newspapers wherein a mentally unstable person named Shankar met with his family members after a span of 40 years with the efforts of Sh. Kishan Lal Jat, Senior Security Assistant in Parliament Security Service, Rajya Sabha. e. Sh. Sameer Chaudhary, SSA was commended by Sh. Ajay Anand, JS(S)/Lok Sabha for displaying a great degree of alertness and presence of mind in detecting the misuse of an invalid Parliament pass.

56.5.8 ANNUAL OFFICE INSPECTIONS: The Annual Inspection of the Parliament Security Service was conducted on the 23 rd July, 2015. The inspection / checking of official records was carried out by Sh. Birendra Kumar, Director (E&T).

56.6 CENTRAL PASS ISSUE CELL (CPIC) Centralised Pass Issue Cell [CPIC] has been entrusted with the task of issuing of Radio Frequency [RF] electronic computerized passes to authorized Members of Parliament, officers & staff of Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Lok Sabha Secretariat as well as officials of Government of India and their vehicles. With the help of these RF IDs continuous monitoring of pedestrian and vehicular traffic is accomplished through various types of security gadgets installed at all the access points of PH Complex through Central Command Station (CCS). In addition to the above, all kinds of bar coded paper passes are issued for different Galleries i.e. Public Gallery (PG), Official Gallery (OG), Distinguished Visitors Gallery (DVG), Press Gallery for Press/Media Personnel and officers of various Ministries and Departments respectively. This wing is headed by Centralised Pass Issuing Authority [CPIA] who functions under the direct supervision of JS(S)/LSS. It is further divided into two sections viz . CPIC, Lok Sabha Secretariat and CPIC, Rajya Sabha Secretariat which report to JD(S) CPIA for their daily deliverables.

The details of various kinds of RF Tags / Access passes issued by CPIC, Rajya Sabha are depicted in the tabular form.

Sl. Month/ All types Driver passes All type Official Press PG+ Central Miscellaneou No. 2015 of RF Issued of Gallery Galler DVG Hall s works Tags /Renewed Casual +Diploma y (issued (MPs/Ex- passes t Gallery Passes +returned MPs, Issued/ +updated) RS/LS) Renewe d 1 January 506 64 27 988 ------14 2 Februar 261 121 58 1301 215 278 21 15 y 3 March 202 127 07 870 170 1195 40 16 4 April 98 83 07 1467 217 575 18 23 5 May 238 84 37 702 217 802 13 17

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6 June 166 106 28 00 00 00 00 08 7 July 201 191 78 1297 232 571 28 24 8 August 205 83 15 862 096 823 27 19 9 Septembe 48 42 27 00 00 00 00 08 r 10 October 56 49 08 00 00 00 00 09 11 November 123 101 65 1129 181 245 17 19 12 December 252 112 17 1040 276 2218 85 26 Total 2356 1163 374 9656 1604 6707 249 198

56.7 INNER PRECINCTS WING (IP) This Wing deals with the routine security deployment in the Rajya Sabha Sectors, Parliament House and deployment for special Functions/Events held within and outside PH Complex. The IP Wing was entrusted with the responsibilities of safeguarding the Chamber & Lobbies of Rajya Sabha.

56.7.1 ALARM BELL REHEARSAL: The Contingency Drills/Alarm Bell Rehearsal based on the threat perceptions, latest incidents and thereby creating hypothetical situations were carried out prior to the commencement of every session of Parliament. The Contingency Drill / Alarm Bell Rehearsal in order to check the levels of preparedness were practiced on the 20 th February, 2015, 16 th July, 2015 and 23 rd November, 2015 for the 234th , 236th and 237th Sessions of Rajya Sabha respectively. Thereafter, de-briefing sessions were held in GMC Balayogi Auditorium, PLB wherein flaws noticed during the contingency rehearsal were discussed. Apart from this, intelligence inputs regarding prevailing threat perception were also shared among security officials.

56.7.2 DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY STAFF INSIDE PARLIAMENT HOUSE COMPLEX

56.7.2.1 FUNCTIONS OF CENTRAL HALL: - a. Total thirty two floral tributes were paid at the portrait of national leaders placed at Central Hall on their birth anniversaries during the year 2015. b. Hon’ble President of India addressed the Joint Session of Parliament in the Central Hall on the first day of Budget Session i.e. the 23rd February, 2015. c. The meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party was held in Central Hall, Parliament House on the 06 th May, 2015. d. Security staff was deployed in connection with the “Celebration of International Day of Democracy” in the Lok Sabha Secretariat in Central Hall, Parliament House on the 15 th September, 2015.

56.7.2.2 DELEGATIONS VISITED PARLIAMENT HOUSE:- a. A Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence & Security of the Senate from Parliament of the Czech Republic led by Mr. Frantisek Bublan visited Parliament House on the 27 th April, 2015. b. A Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Korea led by H.E. Mr. Chung Ui- hwa, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea visited Parliament House on the 08 th May, 2015. c. A Bhutanese Delegation comprising of Members of Legislative Committee of the National Assembly of Bhutan and officials of Ministry of Foreign affairs & Attorney- General study visited the Parliament House on the 18 th June, 2015. d. The study visit for the Members of Budget & Appropriations Committee of the National Assembly of Kenya was organized by BPST, Lok Sabha Secretariat. The Delegation comprising of Members of Parliament of Kenya visited the Rajya Sabha Chamber on the 28 th August, 2015. e. The Show Around of Parliament House for H. E. Mr. Gonching Ganbold, Ambassador of Mongolia and Mr. S. Bayartsogt, Acting Minister of Finance, Mongolia was organised on the 09 th September, 2015. f. The Show Around of the Parliament House for a 14- member delegation of East-West Centre comprising of Parliamentarians, Policy makers, Senior Executives,

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Entrepreneurs & Educationist from Asia Pacific and United States was facilitated on the 22 nd September, 2015. g. The Show Around of the Parliament House for a 10-member delegation from the Parliament of Uganda comprising of Members of Parliament of Uganda and officers was conducted on the 28 th September, 2015. h. The Show Around of the Parliament House for a visiting delegation from People’s Consultative Assembly of Republic of Indonesia (Upper House) was facilitated on the 05 th October, 2015. i. The Show Around of the Parliament House for a delegation of Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ghana led by Mr. Samule Atta Akyea, Hon’ble Member of Parliament was facilitated on the 19 th November, 2015.

56.7.2.3 CALL ON DELEGATION:- a. A Parliamentary Delegation from Russian Federation led by H.E. Mr. Sergy Naryshkin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation visited Parliament House and had call on with Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha in the Committee Room No.- 63, Parliament House on the 26 th February, 2015. b. The meeting of the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha with Shri Abu Taher Mondal, Hon’ble Speaker, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and Shri Biman Banerjee, Hon’ble Speaker, Bengal Legislative Assembly was held at Chamber of Hon’ble Chairman [Room No. 30], Parliament House on the 6th and 7 th August, 2015 respectively. c. A 10-member Parliamentary delegation from Bhutan led by His Excellency Mr. Jigme Zangpo, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Bhutan had called on the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha in the Committee Room No.- 63, Parliament House on the 11 th August, 2015. d. The Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Solvenia led by H.E Dr. Milan Breglez, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia had a call on with Hon’ble Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha in the Committee Room No.- 63, Parliament House on the 27 th November, 2015.

56.7.2.4 DELEGATION WITNESSED THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE RAJYA SABHA HOUSE FROM SPECIAL BOX a. A Parliamentary Delegation from Russian Federation led by H.E. Mr. Sergy Naryshkin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha House from Special Box on the 26 th February, 2015. b. A Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Korea led by H.E. Mr. Chung Ui- hwa, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha House from Special Box on the 8th May, 2015. c. A 10-member Parliamentary delegation from Bhutan led by His Excellency Mr. Jigme Zangpo, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Bhutan witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha House from Special Box on the 10 th August, 2015. d. A Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Solvenia led by H.E Dr. Milan Breglez, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha House from Special Box on the 27 th November, 2015.

56.7.2.5 SPECIAL EVENTS HELD AT PARLIAMENT LIBRARY BUILDING IN THE YEAR 2015: The total number of sixty five (65) main functions / special events besides the eleven Cabinet Committee meetings and seventeen BJP Parliamentary Party meetings were held in PLB during the year 2015.

Sl No. Date Venue Details of Functions/Meetings

01 02.01.2015 GMC Balayogi Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha inaugurated the ‘New Year Auditorium Celebration Function’ organized by Lok Sabha Secretariat. 02 26.02.2015 Banquet Hall Dinner hosted by Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha for visiting Russian Delegation. 03 21.03.2015 GMC Balayogi “Uttar-Dakshin” Classical Music Concerts by the Pioneer Auditorium Arts Education Society.

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04 09.04.2015 GMC Balayogi Inauguration of Rajya Sabha Day function by Secretary- Auditorium General , Rajya Sabha . 05 25.04.2015 GMC Balayogi Marathi novelist Sh. Bhalchandra Nemade awarded the Auditorium 50 th Jnanpith Award by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. 06 27.04.2015 Main Lecture Hall, Introductory programme on Parliamentary Practice & BPST Procedure inaugurated by Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha . 07 27.04.2015 G-074 Hon’ble Prime Minister of India inaugurated “Limb for Life” Programme & Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha attended the programme. 08 27.04.2015 PLB Library Visit of Delegation of Czech Republic 09 29.04.2015 GMC Balayogi Stage show of Hindi Play "Kishan aur Kanhaiya" by Sh. Auditorium Paresh Rawal, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and his troupe. 10 10.05.2015 Banquet Hall Dinner hosted by Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha for visiting Korean Delegation 11 15.06.2015 Banquet Hall Lunch hosted by Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha for Chinese Delegation led by H.E. Mr. Zhang Dejiang 12 18.06.2015 BPST Study visit by a Bhutanese Delegation of Members of the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly of Bhutan and officials of the M/o Foreign Affairs & Office of Attorney-General. 13 15.07.2015 GMC Balayogi Prize distribution function of 18 th National Youth Auditorium Parliament. 14 20.07.2015 CR-G-074 Meeting of the Hon’ble Speaker with Leader of Parties in Lok Sabha followed by Lunch in Banquet Hall. 15 20.07.2015 GMC Balayogi Hon’ble Speaker felicitated Sh. Nishant Jain, Hindi Auditorium Assistant for securing 13 th Rank in All India Civil Services [UPSC] 16 21.07.2015 CR-G 074 Meeting of the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha with Member of the Press Advisory Committee 17 23.07.2015 CR-G 074 Meeting of Confederation of Indian Industries with Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha. 18 24.07.2015 CR-G 074 Prize distribution function for winner of essay writing competition. 19 30.07.2015 CR-G-074 Meeting of the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha with Leaders of all Parties in Lok Sabha . 20 30.07.2015 CR-G-074 Meeting in c/w “Speaker Research Initiatives 21 03.08.2015 CR-G-074 Meeting of the Hon’ble Speaker with Leaders of all Parties in Lok Sabha 22 06.08.2015 GMC Balayogi National convention of legacy of “Netaji Subhash Chandra Auditorium Bose & Azad Hind Fauz” 23 11.08.2015 GMC Balayogi Hindi Play “ Chanakya” by Dharmajam troupe Auditorium 24 11.08.2015 Banquet Hall Dinner hosted by Hon’ble Speaker for Parliamentary Delegation of Bhutan. 25 08.09.2015 Banquet Hall Dinner hosted by Hon’ble Speaker for Public Accounts Committee. 26 23.11.2015 GMC Balayogi Security arrangement in c/w Qawali Programme & prize Auditorium distribution to winner of sports activities organized by LSEA (SCLAC) 27 25.11.2015 CR-074 & Banquet Meeting of Hon’ble Minister of Parliamentary Affairs with Hall Leaders of various Political Parties in Parliament followed by Lunch. 28 25.11.2015 G-074 & Banquet Meeting of the Hon’ble Speaker with Leaders of parties in Hall Lok Sabha followed by Dinner. 29 26.11.2015 In front of Room Visit of a Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of No. G-074 & Slovenia for Signing of Golden Book and Banquet. Banquet Hall 30 27.11.2015 PLB Building Visit of a Parliamentary Delegation from the Republic of Slovenia for Interview by Lok Sabha TV at TBC. 31 30.11.2015 BPST Familiarization Programme in Parliamentary Processes & to Procedures for Media person accredited to the Jharkhand 02.12.2015 and Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembles.

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32 16.12.2015 CR-G 074 Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha inaugurated a training programme for Media persons. 33 16.12.2015 GMC Balayogi A show titled ‘Gandhi before Gandhi’ organized by Shree Auditorium Atma Vallabha Jain Smarak Shikshan Nidhi. 34 16.12.2015 BPST Main A Fourth Familiarization Programme in Parliamentary to Lecture Hall Processes and Procedures for Media person accredited to 18.12.2015 the Legislative Assembles of State from North -East India. 35 17.12.2015 GMC Balayogi Solo Kathak and Krishna ballet dance. Auditorium 36 22.12.2015 GMC Balayogi A Kavi Sammelan Programme, Hon’ble Speaker Lok Auditorium Sabha was present during the programme.

56.7.2.6 SPECIAL EVENT AND DEPLOYMENT THERETO:-

1. The participants of an In-House Training Programme (Level JL-2) comprising of Junior Clerks, Senior Clerks & newly recruited Senior Executive Assistants were taken for a show- round of Rajya Sabha Chamber and Central Hall on the 06 th February, 2015. 2. The show-round of Rajya Sabha Chambers & Central Hall was organised for participants of an In-House Training Programme (Level JL-4) comprising of newly recruited staff and Sr. Executive Assistants on the 26 th June, 2015. 3. Security Assistants were deployed in connection with the visit of the Committee on Ethics of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council at Room No. 31, Parliament House on the 01 st July, 2015 . 4. A workshop on ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ was organized by the ‘Speaker’s Research initiative’ at Main Committee Room, Parliament House Annexe on the 23 rd July, 2015. 5. A show-around of Lok Sabha , Rajya Sabha Chambers and Central Hall was organised for participants of an In-house Training Programme (Level JL-5) comprising of Sr. Executive Assistants on the 11 th September, 2015. 6. One Marshal of Rajya Sabha was detailed in connection with a floral tribute function at the statue of Dr. Rajendra Prasad on the occasion of his 131 st Birth Anniversary. Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha paid floral tribute at the statue put up outside Parliament House i.e. near Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi on the 03 rd December, 2015. 7. The function to pay floral tributes on the Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was held in the lawns of Parliament House on the 14 th April, 2015 & function to pay floral tributes on the occasion of “Mahaparinirwan Diwas” of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was held at the same venue in the Parliament House on the 6 th December, 2015. 8. Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha had an interaction session with about 50 students of NCERT (participating in Kala Utsav) on the 07 th December, 2015. The program was conducted at Banquet Hall, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi. 9. On 13.12.2015, Security Assistants were deployed for the function to mark the 14 th Commemoration Day of sacrifice made by the security personnel on the 13 th December, 2001 during the terrorist attack on Parliament. 10. One officer (Marshal) and 04 Security Assistants were detailed in connection with a ‘Dinner’ hosted by Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha in honour of the Hon’ble Members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha at Vice President House, No. 6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi on the 08 th December, 2015.

56.7.2.7 OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT HOUSE COMPLEX:- a. Total five (05) security personnel comprising of one officer and four staff were detailed in connection with rehearsal and Republic Day Ceremony, Beating Retreat on the 23 rd , 26 th , 27 th , 28 th and 29 th January, 2015. b. Total two (02) security personnel were detailed at Rastrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in connection with hosting of Reception on the occasion of Republic Day by Hon’ble President of India on the 26 th January, 2015. c. The inauguration function of residential complex “SWAJAS DELUX” constructed exclusively for the Members of Rajya Sabha at Talkatora Road, New Delhi was presided over by Hon’ble Vice-President of India & Chairman, Rajya Sabha on the 24 th April, 2015. d. As requested by the M/o Defence, one officer and three Security Assistants from the Parliament Security were deputed at the ramparts and MPs enclosure below the ramparts in order to usher and facilitate the Hon’ble Members of Parliament on the occasion of the Independence Day Flag hoisting ceremony at Red Fort on the 15 th August 2015.

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e. One officer & security staff of Parliament Security Service were detailed in connection with a floral tribute function of Govind Ballabh Pant on the occasion of his 128 th Birth Anniversary, wherein, the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha paid floral tribute at his statue put up outside Parliament House, Opposite Rail Bhawan, New Delhi on the 10 th September, 2015. f. Security Assistants were deployed in an event where the Vice President, INC and senior leaders of congress under the leadership of Smt. Sonia Gandhi had a march from Parliament House to Rashtrapati Bhawan to hand over a Memorandum to the Hon’ble President of India on the 03 rd November, 2015. g. Security staffs of Parliament Security Service were detailed in connection with the spot verification of the facts in connection with a matter of subletting of Official Accommodation by an employee of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat as per the request of G. A. Section.

56.7.3 OATH OR AFFIRMATION: A total number 13 newly elected/ re-elected Members of the Rajya Sabha made and subscribed oath on 23 rd February, 17 th March, 23 rd April, 21 st July, 27 th November and 14 th December, 2015.

56.7.4 RECOVERIES/ ARTICLES FOUND FROM THE RAJYA SABHA CHAMBER:

Date Details of the article Action taken 02.03.2015 Bag containing two books belonging to Sh. A. Navaneethakrishnan, Handed over in Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha was found during chamber person. search. 02.03.2015 A Pen belonging to Sh.Bashistha Narayan Singh, Member of Handed over in Parliament, Rajya Sabha was found during chamber search. person. 09.03.2015 A file-folder of Sh. Pavan Kumar Varma, Member of Parliament, Handed over in Rajya Sabha was found during chamber search. person. 16.03.2015 A spectacle of Sh. Nand Kumar Sai, Member of Parliament, Rajya Handed over in Sabha was found during chamber search. person. 20.03.2015 A spectacle of Smt. Wansuk Syiem, Member of Parliament, Rajya Handed over in Sabha was found during chamber search. person. 24.04.2015 Two file folders of Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Parliament Handed over to Affairs was found. his PS. 28.04.2015 Jute made document folder of Smt. Vandana Chavan, Member of Handed over in Parliament, Rajya Sabha was found in Rajya Sabha Chamber at person. seat no.119. 28.04.2015 Mobile phone of Sh. Baishnab Parida, Member of Parliament, Handed over to Rajya Sabha was found in RS Chamber. his PA. 05.05.2015 Mobile Phone of Sh. Chandranath Singh, Ex-MP / Lok Sabha. Handed over to his PA. 24.07.2015 An envelope containing a money receipt of Rs. 50, 000 marked in Handed over to the name of Sh. V. P. S Badnore, MP/RS & Chairman House Sh. Deepak Committee during evening chamber search was found. Singh, Sr. P.S to Chairman, House Committee.

56.7.5 BRIEFING OF QUICK REACTION TEAM (Q.R.T.) Routine briefing of Q.R.T. was carried out by the Assistant Director (Security)/ Security Officer. The team was familiarized with the topography of Parliament House and was also briefed about the action to be taken during the course of any contingency situation.

56.7.6 BRIEFING OF STAFF: The security personnel deployed at various access point i.e Token Point, Lobbies, Central Hall, Rajya Sabha Duct, QRT and Room No.-30 were briefed by S.O, A.D (S) & D.D (S) on prevailing security threats, during Session/ Inter-session period. The queries as raised by the staff regarding security system were suitably replied with.

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The Galleries Wing of Parliament Security Service looks after the security operations, access control, regulation of visitors & media personnel for the Rajya Sabha Chamber and other adjoining areas. The areas of First Floor (between Room No.-63 to 73), Second Floor (between Room No.-92 to 98 and 103 & 104), Third Floor (between Room No.-110 to 124), Rooftop of Central Hall, Rajya Sabha Chamber, Jhanda Floor, Parda Gallery and False Ceiling also comes under the jurisdiction of Galleries Wing.

56.8.1 VISITORS WITNESSED THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE RAJYA SABHA: Total 8271 visitors witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha from Public Gallery and 239 visitors witnessed the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha from Distinguished Visitors Gallery during the year 2015. Further, 03 visitors also witnessed the Joint Sitting of the Parliament from the Gallery of Central Hall.

56.8.2 ATTENDANCE OF MEDIA PERSONNEL & OFFICIALS OF MINISTRIES a. A total of 8407 attendances of media personnel were registered to attended the proceedings of Rajya Sabha in the Press Gallery during the year 2015. b. A total of 3761 officers & staff of various Ministries/Departments witnessed the proceedings of Rajya Sabha from Official Gallery during the year 2015.

56.8.3 Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees/Press Conference/Cabinet Committee Meetings etc.

56.8.3.1 Committee Room No.-63 A number of total eighty nine (89) Committee Meetings [including five Cabinet Committee Meetings] of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees were held in Committee Room No.- 63, PH.

56.8.3.2 Committee Room No.-67 A number of total forty five (45) Committee Meetings were held in the Committee Room No.-67, PH.

56.9 MARSHALS WING The post of the Marshal is an important post. The responsibility of the Marshal is to assist and protect the Chair. The Marshal looks after the protocol and ushering duties in respect of meeting, functions and business of the House presided over the Hon’ble Chairman / Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. Sh. Maneesh Kumar, AD(S)/Marshal & Sh. P.K Gautam, AD(S)/Marshal had an interactive session with seven Serjeant-At-Arms from the National Assembly of Kenya during the study visit programme organized by BPST Lok Sabha on the 28 th October, 2015. The lecture on “Roles of Marshals” in Rajya Sabha was delivered on Power Point Presentation format. One Assistant Director (Security) / Marshal and 04 Security Assistants of Parliament Security Service were deployed in connection with a ‘Dinner’ hosted by Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha in honour of the Hon’ble Members of Parliament, Rajya Sabha at Vice President House , No. 6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi on the 08 th December, 2015.

56.10 OPERATIONS WING –I (Ops-I) The Ops-I Wing of the Parliament Security Service looks after the security operations of Reception Office, Iron Gate-I, Building Gates-11 & 12, Parliament House and other adjacent area around it.

56.10.1 RECEPTION OFFICE – PARLIAMENT HOUSE: The Reception Office, PH facilitates the visitors who come to the Parliament House to visit the Members of Parliament, Ministers, officers of Rajya Sabha Secretariat and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. This office also assists the officials who come to Parliament House to discharge their official work.

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In the year 2015, Reception Office, PH issued 26040 Entry Permits in favor of the family members / guests of Hon’ble Members of Parliament, guests of officials of Rajya Sabha Secretariat and officials reported for duties inside Parliament House Complex during the session and inter-session period. Further, show around for a total No. of 8296 persons was also conducted during the year 2015.

The month-wise break-up of passes issued from Reception Offices-PH are given below. 2015 Reception Office, PH Show Cumulative Cumu @CCEP Accom. around Total of Month Total lative Issued Person Show Total around January 1027 311 1338 1338 427 427 February 1536 589 2125 3463 561 988 March 2128 1295 3423 6886 266 1254 April 1534 705 2239 9125 291 1545 May 1553 848 2401 11526 561 2106 June 1012 309 1321 12847 958 3064 July 1962 776 2738 15585 411 3475 August 1545 873 2418 18003 975 4450 Septembe 761 167 r 928 18931 642 5092 October 944 335 1279 20210 1725 6817 November 1151 467 1618 21828 1256 8073 2508 1704 December 4212 26040 223 8296 Grand Total 26040 + 8296 = 34336

2014 Reception Office, PH Show around Cumulative Total of @CCEP Accom. Cumulative Show Month Issued Person Total Total around January 986 19 1005 1005 1529 1529 February 1582 758 2340 3345 300 1829 March 717 242 959 4304 948 2777 April 568 161 729 5033 1659 4436 May 826 344 1170 6203 909 5345 June 1518 490 2008 8211 411 5756 July 2338 1325 3663 11874 NIL 5765 August 1381 906 2287 14161 738 6494 Septembe r 971 249 1220 15381 998 7492 October 843 216 1059 16440 877 8369 November 1373 507 1880 18320 699 9068 December 2005 1210 3215 21535 1102 10170 Grand Total 21 535 + 10170 = 317 05

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56.11 OPERATIONS-II WING (Ops-II) Operations-II wing is entrusted with the following responsibilities:-

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a] Facilitate to & fro movements of VVIPs through Iron Gate-7 & 7-A, PH; b] Supervision of duty points within the jurisdiction of Rajya Sabha at PLB; c] Regulation of incoming/outgoing stores in PH during the inter-session period from Building Gate-9.

56.11.1 VIP ROUTE The smooth passage for all the vehicles of VVIP cavalcade permitted through VIP Route was ensured throughout the year. Two trucks carrying General Budget Papers were given entry through VIP Route after meticulous AS Checks. The contingency drill in order to check the security gadgets was carried out on a daily basis during session period, whereas the same was also conducted during inter-session period on the requirement basis prior to the movement of VVIPs.

56.11.2 STORES RECORD:- The data pertaining to incoming & outgoing materials in PH during Inter Session and session period is as follows:-

Outgoing Registries: - 1486 Incoming Registries: - 2584

56.12 INNER PRECINCTS PHA(IP-PHA) The IP Wing-PHA is entrusted with responsibilities of maintaining access control in the PHA with regard to regulation of men and material from Staff Entry Gate. The supervision of security staff deployed in the area and thorough anti-sabotage & anti-explosive checks of all vital areas of Inner Precincts, Parliament House Annexe including Committee Room A, PHA.

56.12.1 COMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD IN COMMITTEE ROOM- A, PHA: During the year 2015, a total number of 80 Committee Meetings were held in Committee Room-A, PHA.

56.12.2 IMPORTANT MEETINGS/EVENTS HELD IN PHA:

14.03.2015 to All India Conference of Chairpersons of Committees on Public MCR 15.03.2015. Undertakings of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures. Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha inaugurated the programme on 14 th March, 2015 . 08.09.2015 & All India Conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees of MCR 09.09.2015 Parliament and State/UT Legislatures. Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha inaugurated the Conference on the 08 th September, 2015. 25.11.2015 Meeting of the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha with leaders of parties in MCR Lok Sabha followed by dinner. Hon’ble Prime Minister attended the dinner. 30.11.15 Sawasthya Janch Shivir(Health Check-up Camp) MPs of Lok Sabha & MCR to Rajya Sabha organized by M. S. Branch, Lok Sabha. Hon’ble Speaker, 04.12.2015 Lok Sabha inaugurated the programme on the 30 th November, 2015. 07.12.2015 Interactive session of School Children from Mizoram participating in MCR Kala Utsav with Hon’ble Vice-President of India & Chairman, Rajya Sabha.

During the year, following Outgoing/Incoming entries of stores/materials were recorded at Staff Entry Gate, PHA:- Outgoing entries : - 1342 Incoming entries: - 1669

56.13 OUTER PRECINCTS PHA WING (OP-PHA)

OP Wing- PHA is entrusted with the responsibilities of providing security cover to the area under Parliament House Annexe particularly the outer area i. e. Reception Office and Iron Gates. This Wing deals with the following tasks: a) Supervision of security staff deployed in the Outer precincts of PHA. b) Access control & regulation of Men, Materials and Vehicles c) Issue of Passes from Reception Office, PHA

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56.13.1 RECEPTION OFFICE PHA: During the year 2015, Reception Office, PHA issued 16459 Entry Permits in favor of the family members/guests of Members of Parliament/guests of officials of Rajya Sabha Secretariat and passes for officials reported for duty inside Parliament House Annexe during the session as well as inter-session periods. In addition to this, total 617 Manual Casual Entry Passes for the guests of MP’s were also issued for medical centre, PHA by supervisory officer for Talkatora Gate No.-1.

2015 Reception Office, PHA Cumulative *MCEP Cumulative Total Issued Total Total Month @CCEP Accom. Total from A+B Issued Person (A) #TKR-I (B) Jan, 2015 991 291 1282 1282 32 32 1314 Feb, 2015 928 219 1147 2429 51 83 1198 Mar, 2015 1398 290 1688 4117 46 129 1734 April, 2015 943 258 1201 5318 45 174 1246 May, 2015 1041 269 1310 6628 59 233 1369 June, 2015 1063 273 1336 7964 49 282 1385 July, 2015 1228 361 1589 9553 58 340 1647 Aug, 2015 949 278 1227 10780 55 395 1282 Sept, 2015 1147 255 1402 12182 68 463 1470 Oct., 2015 1414 234 1648 13830 38 501 1686 Nov., 2015 1107 213 1320 15150 37 538 1357 Dec, 2015 1034 275 1309 16459 79 617 1388 Grand Total = 16459 + 617= 17076

2014 Reception Office, PHA Cumulative *MCEP Cumulative Total Total Issued Total A+B Month @CCEP Accom. Total from Issued Person (A) #TKR-I (B) Jan, 201 4 1472 245 1717 1717 40 40 1757 Feb, 2014 1049 231 1280 2997 78 118 1358 Mar, 201 4 894 224 1118 4115 63 181 1181 April, 2014 849 206 1055 5170 47 228 1102 May, 201 4 1097 223 1320 6490 60 288 1380 June, 2014 886 210 1096 7586 82 370 1178 July, 2014 1108 247 1355 8941 70 440 1425 Aug, 201 4 750 253 1003 9944 74 514 1077 Sept, 2014 1445 267 1712 11656 96 610 1808 Oct., 201 4 1028 212 1240 12896 35 645 1275 Nov., 2014 1091 231 1322 14218 47 692 1369 Dec, 201 4 1021 252 1273 15491 57 749 1330 Grand Total = 15491+ 749= 16240 Abbreviations : - MCEP: Manual Casual Entry Pass CCEP : Computerized Casual Entry Pass.

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56.14. FIRE & TECHNICAL WING (F&T) & PTI SECURITY This wing has been entrusted with the task of looking after the fire prevention measures in the Rajya Sabha Sectors in PH Complex, verification of character/ antecedents of Visitors, Journalists and Casual Labourers. This wing also deals with the cases of loss of Passes, Identity Cards, Parking Labels and organize demonstration of fire fighting equipments in the Parliament House. This wing is also entrusted to supervise the private security personnel deployed at the office of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat located at PTI Building.

56.14.1 FIRE PREVENTIVE MEASURES: The Fire & Technical Wing conducted monthly routine checking of fire fighting appliances viz. Fire-Hydrants, Fire Extinguishers, Hooters, Sirens, and sensors etc. installed in PH/PHA, RS Sector. An elaborated checking of all the appliances installed in PH is conducted usually on first Saturday of every month in co- ordination with the staff of Parliament Security Service Lok Sabha, Delhi Fire Service, CPWD & Fire Unit/PH.

56.14.2 DATES OF MONTHLY CHECKING:- 03.01.2015, 21.02.2015, 07.03.2015, 04.04.15, 16.05.15, 06.06.15, 18.07.15, 01.08.15, 19.09.15, 03.10.15, 07.11.15, 21.11.2015, 05.12.2015.

56.14.3 ANNUAL FIRE-FIGHTING DRILL As approved, a mock drill on Fire Fighting was conducted on 22.04.2015 in PH Complex. The staff of PSS (LS/RS), CRPF, Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service and CPWD had participated in the said drill. A workshop on fire fighting & safety equipments was conducted on 23 rd November, 2015 in Parliament House. During the workshop, lecture on fire including types of fire/fire extinguishers, preventive measures and how to act in case of fire incident was delivered by Delhi Fire Service Officers. Also a practical demonstration of Bronto skylift, fire extinguishers and fire hydrants etc. was shown to the participants. A total number of 110 Security Officials

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(Parliament Security Service, LS&RS, PDG, Delhi Police, Sanitation Wing, RS and CPWD) had attended the said workshop.

56.14.4 FIRE INCIDENT All fire incidences in the Parliament House complex were dealt in a proper manner.

56.14.5 VERIFICATION OF CHARACTER/ANTECEDENTS Verifications of character/antecedents of casual Staff, PA/PS attached with Hon’ble MP’s, Journalists were carried out through the concerned Police Authority. Instant Verifications of visitors of Public Gallery/ DVG/ Press Gallery were also got conducted from DCP, Special Branch through Fax Machine during Session period. Regarding the Casual Labourers engaged for some tenting/ repair works etc. in PH / PHA, the same procedure was adopted.

The details of the Verifications sent to/ received from Special Branch, Delhi Police and other states during the year-2015 are as under:

Sl. Category No Details PA/PS Casual Staff Journalist Total 1. Verification sent 87 32 61 180 2. Verification received 107 37 74 218 3. Reminders sent 33 07 07 47

* Verification Reports sent in previous/current year, also received during the year.

During 234 th to 237 th Session of Rajya Sabha held in the year 2015, the same day verifications in respect of the PG/DVG/Media Visitors were got conducted through Special Branch, Delhi Police. The relevant figures are mentioned below:-

Session Public Gallery Visitors DVG Visitors Press Gallery Visitors Total 234 th 699 94 02 795 235 th 549 41 -- 590 236 th 870 16 -- 886 237 th 1207 44 01 1252

Apart from above mentioned verifications, a total number of 62 Same Day verifications of Casual Labourers were carried out from the O/o DCP (Special Branch) Delhi Police.

56.14.6 SPECIAL MOVES PERTAINING TO THE PROCESS OF VERIFICATION OF CHARACTER/ ANTECEDENTS The process for Verifications of Character/Antecedents in respect of PAs/PSs, Press Correspondents and Casual Labourer residing in Delhi only had been introduced online w. e. f. 1st November, 2015 onwards. The main features of web-based application are as follows:- a. To provide online facility for registration, filling personal details and documentation for character verification report. b. Easy to register on the online web-portal for Character Verification Report. c. Multiple application submission in a single click. d. Character Verification Report issued in 30 working days thus reduces inconvenience caused thereby.

56.14.7 LOSS OF PASS/IDENTITY CARDS/PARKING LABELS/RF-TAGS: On receipt of information regarding loss of Passes/Identity Cards/Parking Labels /RF-Tags from Hon’ble MP’s /Ex-MP’s/Officers/Staff of secretariat and other agencies, the required particulars of the lost item along with the copy of FIR/NCR were forwarded to Security Control Room for making an announcement for information of all concerned so that misuse of the same could be prevented. Comprehensive list of the above losses were sent to the concerned officers for their information and necessary action.

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The details of I-Cards/Passes/Parking Labels/RF Tags reported lost during the year- 2015 are as follows :-

Sl. Category No. Details M.P. Ex M.P. Staff Others Total 1. I/Cards 6 12 25 10 53 RF Tags (Individual) 01 00 08 01 10 2. 3. Parking Labels 05 00 13 00 18 4. RF Tags (Vehicle) 01 00 02 00 03 5. Passes 00 00 01 38 39 TOTAL 123

56.14.8 CORRESPONDENCE/LIAISON: The required correspondence and liaisons were carried out with different offices of the Secretariat and CPWD authorities/other agencies for proper maintenance of fire-fighting equipments and speedy rectification of short-comings.

56.14.9 DOG CAPTURING DRILL Keeping in view of the presence of stray dogs in PH Complex, the dog capturing drill in collaboration with NDMC (Veterinary Department) is usually conducted. The dog capturing drill was conducted on; Item JAN FEB APR MAY JUL NOV DEC Dog 10.01.2015 21.02.2015 11.04.15 09.05.15 18.07.15 25.11.15 12.12.2015 Capturing 24.01.2015 Dogs 07 05 03 02 03 02 02 captured

56.15. SANITATION WING The Sanitation Wing is entrusted with the responsibility of providing clean and hygienic area under the jurisdiction of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The purpose of the Sanitation Wing of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat is to maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness by managing timely collection/disposal of waste generated in routine course and to accomplish this goal in a manner that generates high levels of satisfaction. In this context, Sanitation wing was assigned the duties on regular basis in two shifts in Parliament House/PHA/PLB/ Office of the Rajya Sabha at North Avenue, and Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

56.15.1 FUNCTIONAL DUTIES PERFORMED BY THE SANITATION WING: a. Cleaning, Washing and Dusting of all Rajya Sabha precincts in PH/ PHA/ PLB/ North Avenue (RSS Sector Complex). b. Cleaning of toilets & Corridors of RSS in PH/PHA/ North Avenue Flats (RS Sector Complex). c. Spraying of Finite to counter the mosquito menace. d. Spraying of room freshener. e. Opening & Closing of rooms under the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. f. Opening and closing of Committee room ‘A’ for meetings as and when required. g. To conduct enquiry regarding theft cases and missing of articles. h. Two Farash were detailed round the clock in shifts in PH/ PHA and are made available with keys of various Building Gates/ Rooms which comes under the jurisdiction of Rajya Sabha Secretariat. i. A joint inspection of Grease Chamber at BG - 9 and Chairman's Chamber (Room No. 30/PH) was carried out before the commencement of every session, in collaboration with NDMC (Health Dept.) and other allied agencies of Parliament. j. Before the commencement of every session, Fogging was done in collaboration with NDMC (Health Dept.) to prevent the mosquito breeding in PH Complex and at other places where required.

56.15.2 DETAILS OF ITEMS FOUND BY SECURITY / SANITATION STAFF WHICH WAS HANDED OVER TO THE OWNERS:

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Sl. Date Name of Place Items Name of the Status No Depositor owner/Receiver 1 23.01.15 Smt. Urmila Room No.535, Samsung Cell Sh. Bishwarupa Handed Devi, PHA phone Bhatacharya, AD over Farash(FR) 2 23.01.15 Smt. Rani, Wash Room Motorola Cell Smt. Geeta Pramar, Handed Safai Wala No. 24 phone R. No. 612 over (SW) 3 30.01.15 Sh. Sunil ATM Term Deposit Smt. Gunjan Vats, Handed Kumar, FR Basement, Receipt of Rs. Translator R. No. over Near lift No. 100000/- 519, PHA 1&2 4 09.02.15 Sh. Rajesh Wash Room Black saul Smt. Kalpna , EO, Handed Arora, FR No. 14 (Ladies) R. No. 207, PHA over 5 26.02.15 Sh. Kuldeep Cycle Parking Compact Disk Sh. Ashok Kumar, Handed Sharma, FR Area Msg. over 6. 26.02.15 Sh. Ravinder Staff Entry ATM Card Smt. Radha, R. No. Handed Singh, FR Gate, PHA 005, PLB over 7. 27.02.15 Sh. R Tyagi, Staff Entry MI cell phone Sh. Chandan Singh Handed AD(S) Gate, PHA Rawat, Ext. Asst. over 8. 28.02.15 Sh. Brij Canvas cell Change room, Sh. Badri Prasad, Handed Bhushan, FR phone PHA SSA over 9. 17.03.15 Sh. Kalam Xolo Cell Room No. .33, Sh. Pramod Rawat, Handed Bahadur, FR phone PH Sr. Clerk over 10. 05.05.15 Sh. Brij Samsung Committee Sh. Pratap Senoy, Handed Bhushan, FR. Cell phone "D" SO, R. No.218 over 11. 01.06.15 Smt. Maya Room No. Samsung Cell Smt. Rajni Grover, Handed Devi, FR 215, PHA phone Sr. Asst. over 12. 24.06.15 Sh. Room No. 64- Sony Cell Sh. Ram Singh, Sr. Handed Raghunath G, PH phone Programmer over Singh, SJ 13. 19.08.15 Sh. Suresh Room No. Lava Cell Sh. Kuldeep Chand Handed Singh, Fr 229, PHA phone Sr. Asst. over 14. 31.08.15 Sh. Brij Room No. Lava Cell Smt. Madhu Handed Bhushan, FR. 209, PHA phone Dhyani, Sr. Asst. over 15. 17.09.15 Sh. Ved Room No. Pen Drive & Sh. Bhupindra Handed Prakash, Fr 208, PHA 05 Key's Singh, Msg. over 16. 29.10.15 Sh. Ravinder Old "D" Eye Glass Sh. Niranjan, PA Handed Singh, FR Branch, PHA over 17. 23.11.15 Sh. Kuldeep Room No. Sun Glass Sh. Om Prakash, Handed Sharma, FR 538, PHA Att. Gr. -I over

56.15.3 BRIEFINGS DURING THE YEAR: a. Sanitation staff was regularly briefed about the sanitary work for good hygiene and maintaining high standards. b. Sanitation staff was regularly briefed to ensure that the staff must wear the uniform and maintain proper decorum while on duty. c. Sanitation staff was regularly briefed to ensure that all rooms were closed properly in the evening and in case, if any item belonging to officers/staff is found, it must be deposited in the office immediately. d. Sanitary Staff was also advised not to indulge in any unsocial activities.

56.15.4 Welfare measures: 1. Wages were paid to the Casual staff well on time.

56.15.5 Expenditure of Daily wages

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No. 1. January, 2015 `105534.00 2. February, 2015 `91676.00 3. March, 2015 (I) `90610.00 4. March, 2015 (II) `14391.00 5. April, 2015 `89544.00 6. May, 2015 `97539.00 7. June, 2015 `111996.00 8. Arrear Bill (Jan to May, 2015) `14688.00 9. July, 2015 `110349.00 10. August, 2015 `114192.00 11. September, 2015 `103761.00 12. October, 2015 `104857.00 13. Bonus, 2014-15 `8288.00 14 November, 2015 `102648.00 15. Arrear Bill (July to October, 2015) `11850.00 16. December, 2015 `102648.00 Total Amount `1274571.00

56.16 SUPERVISION OF SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN PTI BUILDING

During the year, security arrangements made for the floors of Rajya Sabha Secretariat were strictly supervised. During the daily inspection of PTI Building, as and when the shortcomings were noticed the same were intimated to GA Section and ensured the timely rectification of the same for the smooth functioning of the various Sections of Rajya Sabha Secretariat working from PTI Building. The daily necessary briefing of security staff deployed at PTI was done on daily basis.

On monthly basis, a Joint Fire Inspection of the Rajya Sabha Floors in PTI Building was carried out by the officers [JD(S)/PTI, DD(S)/PTI and AD(S)/PTI] and ensured the necessary fire safety arrangements for the safety of man and material in Rajya Sabha Floors by liasoning with the concerned officers/sections. The electrical work carried out by CPWD(E)/PHA in Rajya Sabha Floor was also monitored with a view to fire prevent hazard during the year.

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