Date: 2025-12-19Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah convenes a meeting for the constitution of a dedicated body, the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), for the security of vessels and port facilities
**Executive Summary**
The Union Home Minister convened a meeting on December 19, 2025, to establish the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) as a dedicated body for vessel and port facility security. BoPS will be constituted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, Section 13, and modeled after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). A robust port security framework will be established across the country.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) Establishment:**
* BoPS will be a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025.
* The bureau will be modeled after the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
* BoPS will operate under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW).
* The bureau will be headed by an IPS officer (Pay Level-15).
* For a one-year transition, the Director General of Shipping (DGS/DGMA) shall function as the Director General, BoPS.
* **Security Measures and Responsibilities:**
* Security measures should be implemented in a graded and risk-based manner.
* BoPS is responsible for timely analysis, collection, and exchange of security-related information.
* BoPS will have a dedicated division to safeguard port IT infrastructure from digital threats.
* **Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Role:**
* CISF has been designated as a Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for port facilities.
* CISF is responsible for undertaking security assessments and preparing security plans for ports.
* CISF will train and build the capacities of Private Security Agencies (PSAs) engaged in port security.
* PSAs must be certified, and regulatory measures will ensure only licensed PSAs operate in this sector.
* **Port Security Framework:**
* The goal is to establish a robust port security framework across the country.
* Security implementation must consider vulnerabilities, trade potential, location, and other relevant parameters.
* Lessons from maritime security framework will be replicated in aviation security domain.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW)**
* **Impact:** BoPS will function under the MoPSW's aegis, giving the ministry oversight of port security.
* **Action Required:** The ministry will oversee BoPS's regulatory and oversight functions.
**Port Facilities**
* **Impact:** Port facilities are subject to new security assessments, plans, and security measures directed by BoPS and implemented by CISF and certified PSAs.
* **Action Required:** Cooperate with CISF for security assessments and implementation of security plans.
**Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)**
* **Impact:** Expanded role in port security, including conducting assessments and creating plans. Additional mandate to train and build the capacities of PSAs.
* **Action Required:** Undertake security assessments, prepare security plans for ports, and conduct training for Private Security Agencies.
**Private Security Agencies (PSAs)**
* **Impact:** PSAs will be engaged in port security subject to certification and regulatory measures. Only licensed PSAs will be allowed to operate.
* **Action Required:** Obtain certification and adhere to regulatory measures to operate legally in port security.
Key Entities Referenced
Bureau of Port Security (BoPS): Dedicated body for the security of vessels and port facilities to be constituted as a statutory body.
Merchant Shipping Act, 2025: Newly promulgated act under which the Bureau of Port Security will be constituted.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF): Designated as a Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for port facilities.
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS): The Bureau of Port Security is being modeled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW): The Bureau of Port Security will function under the aegis of this ministry.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister and Minister of
Cooperation Shri Amit Shah convenes a meeting
for the constitution of a dedicated body, the
Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), for the security
of vessels and port facilities
Union Home Minister emphasizes need to establish a robust
port security framework across the country
Home Minister directs that security measures should be
implemented in a graded and risk-based manner, taking into
account vulnerabilities, trade potential, location and other
relevant parameters
Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) shall be constituted as a
statutory body under provisions of Section 13 of newly
promulgated Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
The Bureau is being modelled on the lines of the Bureau of
Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
BoPS shall ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of
security-related information, with a special focus on cyber
security, including a dedicated division to safeguard port IT
infrastructure from digital threats
CISF has been designated as a Recognised Security
Organisation (RSO) for port facilities with responsibility for
undertaking security assessments and preparation of security
plans for ports
प्रव तथ: 19 DEC 2025 12:40PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah convened a meeting for the
constitution of a dedicated body, the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), for the security of vessels and port
facilities. The meeting was attended by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Minister ofCivil Aviation.
During the meeting, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah emphasized the
need to establish a robust port security framework across the country. Shri Shah directed that security
measures should be implemented in a graded and risk-based manner, taking into account vulnerabilities,
trade potential, location, and other relevant parameters.
The Bureau of Port Security (BoPS) shall be constituted as a statutory body under the provisions of
Section 13 of the newly promulgated Merchant Shipping Act, 2025. The Bureau, headed by a Director
General, shall function under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and
shall be responsible for regulatory and oversight functions relating to the security of ships and port
facilities. The Bureau is being modelled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The
BoPS shall be headed by an IPS officer (Pay Level-15). During the transition period of one year, the
Director General of Shipping (DGS/DGMA) shall function as the Director General, BoPS.The BoPS shall also ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information, with
a special focus on cyber security, including a dedicated division to safeguard port IT infrastructure from
digital threats. In order to strengthen port security infrastructure, the Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF) has been designated as a Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for port facilities with
responsibility for undertaking security assessments and preparation of security plans for ports.
CISF has also been mandated to train and build the capacities of Private Security Agencies (PSAs)
engaged in port security. These agencies shall be certified and appropriate regulatory measures shall be
introduced to ensure that only licensed PSAs operate in this sector. During the meeting, it was also noted
that lessons learned from the maritime security framework shall be replicated in the aviation security
domain.
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