Amit Shah convenes meeting to constitute Bureau of Port Security; CISF named security organisation for ports
Union Home Minister Amit Shah convened a meeting in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 for constituting the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, modelled on the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah convened a meeting in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 for the constitution of the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), a dedicated body for the security of vessels and port facilities, attended by Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu. The Bureau of Port Security will be a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, will function under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and is modelled on the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS); it will be headed by an IPS officer, with the Director General of Shipping acting as its Director General during a one-year transition. The BoPS will have a dedicated cyber security division for port IT infrastructure, and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been designated as the Recognised Security Organisation for port facilities, responsible for security assessments and port security plans.
Key facts
- Date
- 19 December 2025
- Legal basis
- Section 13, Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (statutory body)
- Ministry
- Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Model
- Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
- Head
- IPS officer (Pay Level-15); DG Shipping during one-year transition
- Recognised Security Organisation
- CISF
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The proposed Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), discussed at a meeting chaired by Amit Shah on 19 December 2025, is being modelled on which body?
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Correct answer: C — Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
PIB 2206443: the Bureau is being modelled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
Which force has been designated as the Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for port facilities, as announced on 19 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Central Industrial Security Force
PIB 2206443: CISF has been designated as the RSO for port facilities, responsible for security assessments and port security plans.
Consider the following statements about the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS): 1. It is to be constituted as a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025. 2. It will function under the Ministry of Home Affairs. 3. During a one-year transition, the Director General of Shipping will function as its Director General. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
PIB 2206443: BoPS will be a statutory body under Section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 and the DG Shipping will head it during the one-year transition. It will function under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, not the MHA, so statement 2 is wrong.