Amit Shah at NSG's 41st Foundation Day in Manesar; foundation stone laid for ₹141 crore Special Operations Training Centre
On 14 October 2025 at Manesar, Gurugram (Haryana), Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the NSG's 41st Foundation Day and laid the foundation stone of a ₹141 crore Special Operations Training Centre; a new NSG hub is coming up in Ayodhya.
Summary
On 14 October 2025 at Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 41st Foundation Day of the National Security Guard (NSG) and performed the ground-breaking for its Special Operations Training Centre (SOTC). Being built on 8 acres at a cost of ₹141 crore, the SOTC will train not only NSG commandos but also anti-terror units of state police forces. Shah said a new NSG hub is being set up in Ayodhya, after hubs in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Jammu. Guided since 1984 by the principles of Sarvatra, Sarvottam and Suraksha, the NSG has carried out reconnaissance of over 770 critical locations. Shah added that the three new criminal laws define terrorism for the first time.
Key facts
- Event
- NSG 41st Foundation Day, Manesar, Gurugram, 14 Oct 2025
- SOTC
- 8 acres, ₹141 crore; will also train state police anti-terror units
- New hub
- Ayodhya (after Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jammu)
- NSG since
- 1984
- Principles
- Sarvatra, Sarvottam, Suraksha
- Reconnaissance
- 770+ critical locations
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where is the NSG's new Special Operations Training Centre, whose foundation stone was laid on 14 October 2025, being built?
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Correct answer: A — Manesar, Gurugram
PIB: Amit Shah performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Special Operations Training Centre at the NSG campus in Manesar, Gurugram.
According to the Home Minister in October 2025, a new NSG hub is being established in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Ayodhya
PIB: a new NSG hub is being established in Ayodhya, following hubs in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Jammu.
Consider the following statements about the NSG's Special Operations Training Centre (SOTC): 1. It is being built on 8 acres at a cost of ₹141 crore. 2. It will train anti-terror units of state police forces in addition to NSG personnel. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB: the SOTC is being built on 8 acres at ₹141 crore; not only NSG personnel but also anti-terror units of police forces across the country will be trained there.