New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- As part of efforts to develop a hybrid port security framework, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has introduced its maiden specialised training programme for private security staff stationed at ports.

The initiative, launched concurrently at Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and Chennai Port Authority (ChPA), is designed to enhance India's Hybrid Port Security Model by upgrading the skills of private security personnel, standardizing security procedures, and ensuring adherence to global maritime security codes across ports, the CISF said in a statement issued on Thursday.

India has nearly 200 small and intermediate ports, though only around 65-68 are actively engaged in cargo operations. W...