Sri Vijaya Puram, Aug. 18: With a view to strengthening the professional capabilities of Police personnel engaged in security and close protection duties, the Andaman & Nicobar Police, in collaboration with Headquarters Close Protection Force (CPF), National Security Guard (NSG), Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, has commenced a specialized PSO & Tactical Driving Course at Sri Vijaya Puram from 17th August, 2026. The two-week training programme is aimed at developing a pool of professionally trained personnel equipped to undertake VVIP security, close protection and tactical driving duties.
A total of 100 Police personnel from various units of the Andaman & Nicobar Police are participating in the training programme, comprising 70 personnel undergoing PSO training and 30 personnel undergoing Tactical Driving training. The participants are being imparted specialized training by a dedicated team from NSG, led by Shri Sahi Ram, Assistant Commandant, NSG. The training assumes significance in view of the increasing security responsibilities of the Islands and visits of VVIPs.
During the programme, the chief guest, Shri Ravindra Singh Yadav, IPS, DGP, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, interacted with the NSG training team and the participating Police personnel. The DGP expressed his gratitude to the Director General, NSG, and the NSG training team for extending their expertise and support for the specialized programme. He emphasized that such collaborative training initiatives provide Police personnel with exposure to specialized techniques and best practices, thereby enhancing their professional capabilities, operational preparedness and effectiveness in VVIP and close protection duties.