CAPSI — Central Association of Private Security Industry
Live Updates
Governing Council Meeting of CAPSI and APDI held successfully on 17th June 2026 at Constitution Club of India, New Delhi Lt. General Shokin Chauhan joined CAPSI as Strategic Advisor w.e.f 19th April 2025 Dr. Keshav Kumar IPS joined as Board of Governors of CAPSI CAPSI Chhattisgarh Chapter formed on 18th January 2026 — President: Mr. Beerbhan Singh Parmar Manipur State Chapter formed on 18th October 2025 — President: Maj Nameirakpam Karan Singh CAPSI-ASIS MOU signed with Directorate of Civil Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs Governing Council Meeting of CAPSI and APDI held successfully on 17th June 2026 at Constitution Club of India, New Delhi Lt. General Shokin Chauhan joined CAPSI as Strategic Advisor w.e.f 19th April 2025 Dr. Keshav Kumar IPS joined as Board of Governors of CAPSI CAPSI Chhattisgarh Chapter formed on 18th January 2026 — President: Mr. Beerbhan Singh Parmar
The voice of 10 million
private security professionals
Just announced Governing Council Meeting of CAPSI and APDI — 17th June 2026, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi | 20th Security Leadership Summit held at IITM Research Park, Chennai — 15th and 16th November 2025
10M+
Guards nationwide
28
State chapters
20+
National conferences
2005
Year founded

About CAPSI

CAPSI Central Association of Private Security Industry — Est. 2005
About CAPSI

India's premier private security industry association

Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI) made its unpretentious beginning in 2005 and has emerged as an "elite association" nationally and internationally renowned. CAPSI represents security professionals managing the world's largest workforce of 10 million guardsmen and women providing private security cover to the nation.

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Recent events

2026
June 2026

Governing Council Meeting — Constitution Club, New Delhi

Joint meeting of CAPSI and APDI held successfully. 27-image gallery from the event now available.

March 2026

Annual General Meeting — STAR Medal Ceremony, USI New Delhi

Delhi Chapter AGM with PSARA discussions, technology presentations, and felicitation of long-standing members.

November 2025

20th Security Leadership Summit — IITM Research Park, Chennai

Two-day summit with 93 photographs and 42 award recipients across security, investigation, and cybersecurity categories.

Awardees — 20th Security Leadership Summit 2025

1
Lifetime achievement
Lt. Col. Santokh Singh
Checkmate Industrial Guards, U.P.
2
Lifetime achievement
Mr. R Muthusamy
Jupiter Security Services, Tamilnadu
3
Lifetime achievement
Mr. R. M. Dargad
Industrial Protection Services
4
Cyber security excellence
Mr. Srinivas Mahankali
Armour 1X LLP, Hyderabad
5
Best woman entrepreneur
Mrs. Ragini Saxena
Topshield Security Services, Delhi
6
Corporate security professional
Mr. Nachiket S Vaze
Herbalife, India and APAC
7
Outstanding male professional
Mr. Sajan Panicker
Balaji Security Services, M.P.
8
Security entrepreneur (south)
Mr. Sundaramurthy C
Bharath Security Services, Chennai
9
Security entrepreneur (west)
Mr. Balasaheb BR Maske
Maske Brothers Cons.
10
Best drone services
Mr. Anil Dhawan
DB Secure Solution, Gurgaon
11
Best drone pilot training
Mr. Harshwardhan Sharma
GDX Security Solutions, Drone Division
12
Best man guarding (west)
Modern Veer Rays Security Force
Maharashtra
13
Best man guarding (Gujarat)
Checkmate Services Pvt. Ltd.
Gujarat
14
Best man guarding (Manipur)
Homeland Group
Manipur
15
Best risk consultant
Lt. Col. Vishal Mathur
Lancers Risk Consulting
16
Outstanding female professional
Mrs. Pratibha Sharma
Global Ventures
17
Outstanding female professional
Ms. Kavitha Mariyappa
D1 Fortification, Bangalore
18
Cyber security ambassador
Ms. Shobha Ramesh
eVidyaloka Trust, Bangalore
19
Cyber security ambassador
Ms. Panchi Samuthrakarni
YesPanchi Tech Services, Chennai
20
Lifetime — investigation
Brig. Arun Dravid
Brahmastra Investigation
21
Corporate investigator
Mr. Shivindra Pratap Singh
Lancers Risk Consulting, Delhi
22
Investigation entrepreneur
Mr. Sunjay Nath
EDCI, West Bengal
23
Investigation personality
Dr. N Madhu
Gautam Detective, Tamilnadu
24
Investigator of the year
Mr. Naman Jain
Sleuths India Consultancy, Delhi

News and updates

Mar 2026
Fitness and welfare
Guards on Cycle: Fit India Movement at Talkatora Stadium

CAPSI partnered as Special Partner at the Fit India event on 29th March 2026. Mary Kom (Olympic boxing legend) was Special Guest. Security guards participated enthusiastically in Zumba sessions and cycling activities under the theme "Sunday on Cycle with Security Guards" — organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Jan 2026
Chapter formation
CAPSI Chhattisgarh Chapter formed — 18th January 2026

President: Mr. Beerbhan Singh Parmar. General Secretary: Mr. Govind Prasad Sethi. The chapter also includes VP roles for divisions of Surguja, Raipur, and Bastar.

Oct 2025
Chapter formation
Manipur State Chapter constituted at Imphal

President: Maj Nameirakpam Karan Singh (Glazing Security Services). Sr. Vice President: Shri Nelson Elangbam (NE Brothers Entertainment). General Secretary: Shri Rajkumar Babloo Singh (Homeland Security, Imphal).

Jul 2025
Policy advocacy
CAPSI delegation meets Labour Minister Sh. Mansukh Mandaviya

Discussed negative impact of Wage Code on the private security industry. Key demand: invoice payments must be released by clients before the 7th of the month so guards' wages can be paid immediately. Minister phoned Joint Secretary and assured positive resolution. Matter expected to be resolved soon.

Jul 2025
Community security
RWA Security and Civil Defence Roundtable — Constitution Club of India

CAPSI organised a roundtable on "Community Security and Civil Defence Preparedness" with Presidents and General Secretaries of various Resident Welfare Associations including URJA, an umbrella federation of RWAs. Read more →

Jun 2025
Partnership
CAPSI-ASIS and Directorate of Civil Defence sign MOU

Signed at PHD House in presence of Sh. Vivek Srivastava IPS, Director General of Civil Defence. Aims to train 10 million private security guards and corporate employees to secure themselves and citizens in the event of war or similar situations.

Mar 2025
Women in security
"Securing Women — Empowering Lives" event jointly by CAPSI and ASIS

Celebrated 100 emerging Lady Security Leaders and Security Guards. Highlight: launch of the NARI RAKSHAK TEAM by Sh. Devesh Srivastava IPS, Special Commissioner of Delhi Police. MoU signed between CAPSI and Kavach Defence System.

Jan 2025
Task force
First Task Force Meeting on Women Security — 10th January 2025

Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. Details at ncsc.capsi.in/women-security/

Jan 2025
Technology
First Task Force Meeting on AI and Cyber Security — 31st January 2025

Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

Jan 2025
Urban security
First Task Force Meeting on City Security Council — 23rd January 2025

Constitution Club of India, New Delhi. ncsc.capsi.in/city-security-council/

Media coverage

Chairman Kunwar Vikram Singh on GST at India Gate, 18th July
RBI Cash in Transit — CAPSI coverage
The Protectors — book by CAPSI. Available on Amazon, Flipkart, and WFP Store.
Why celebrate Private Security Day? — 4th December
Audio-Visual PSARA Portal — guidance video

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National conferences

National Occupational Standards

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Private Security Day — 4th December

On 4th December 2009, President of India Smt. Pratibha Patil graced CAPSI's annual conference held at Vigyan Bhawan — becoming the one and only President of a Nation in the world to grace an annual conference of a private security organisation. Internationally renowned security leaders from many countries witnessed this historically unique event. To commemorate that great event, we celebrate 4th December as Private Security Day.
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