After terror alert, private firms want security

New Delhi: After the government acknowledged that IT companies are likely to be targeted by terrorists, nearly a hundred firms all over the country have applied for government security.

So far, 169 men from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) guard two private firms in Bangalore: Infosys and Electronics City. The companies pay for this security cover.

Now, with more companies wanting to do the same, the government has shortlisted "who's eligible".

Priority-I: Petroleum and Natural Gas installations, power plants, IT and Communication Institutions who do business with big international players;

Priority-II: Industrial units extremely important for the Indian economy and located in areas dominated by Naxals or other militants.

Priority-III: Ship building yards, Research Institutions, Heritage Hotels