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National Security Guard
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Abbreviation	NSG
Motto	सर्वत्र सर्वोत्तम सुरक्षा (Sanskrit) Omnipresent omnipotent security
Agency overview
Formed	16 October 1984; 39 years ago (1984-10-16)^[1]
Employees	10,000 active personnel
Annual budget	₹1,273.19 crore (US$159.4 million) (2024–25)^[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	India
Legal jurisdiction	Republic of India
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	National Security Guard Act, 1986
Operational structure
Headquarters	New Delhi
Minister responsible	Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs
Agency executive	Daljit Singh Chawdhary, IPS, Director General of NSG
Parent agency	Ministry of Home Affairs
Regional Hubs	Mumbai Kolkata Hyderabad Chennai Gandhinagar
Notables
Significant Operations	Black Thunder Ashwamedh Combat missions in Jammu and Kashmir Vajra Shakti Black Tornado
Website
nsg.gov.in

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The National Security Guard (NSG), commonly known as Black Cats, is a counter-terrorism unit of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs.^[3]^[4]^[5] It was founded on 16 October 1984, following Operation Blue Star, to combat terrorist activities and protect states against internal disturbances.^[1]^[6]^[7]^[8] Formalised in the Parliament of India under the National Security Guard Act, 1986. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India.

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^ Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs (18 March 2011). "Office Memorandum" (PDF). mha.gov.in. Director (Personnel), MHA. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ Online, The Telegraph (26 March 2011). "For the paramilitary, all's in a new name". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^ "THE NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD ACT" (PDF). mha.gov.in. 1986. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "The National Security Guard Act, 1986 (47 of 1986)" (PDF). Government of India. 22 September 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ Sengupta, Somini; Bradsher, Keith (28 November 2008). "Mumbai Terrorist Siege Over, India Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 January 2020. ...the siege appeared finally to have ended, J. K. Dutt, director general of the National Security Guard, an elite commando force, said...