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Central Govt Still Believes In VIP Culture And Protects 257 VIPs

Dec. 01 Defence, Glamour Comments

[New Delhi]Central Govt Still Believes In VIP Culture And Protects 257 VIPs.
At present there are 257 protectees in the Central List under different categories. There is no fixed number of persons, other than VVIPs, Cabinet and other Ministers, to whom security is provided.
Security arrangements for the Central Protectees was last reviewed in the meeting held on 10.09.2015. At present, there are a total of 257 central protectees under various categories (Z+ = 34, Z=66, Y=109 & X=48).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Shri R.P. Marutharajaa. that Security is provided on the basis of threat assessment of individuals and the category of security (Z+, Z, Y & X) is decided on the basis of nature and gravity of the threat. Threat assessment is done by the security agencies to determine the nature and gravity of threat faced by an individual.

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