Sweeping Changes Ahead for India's Manned Guarding Industry

2026 could well be remembered as a watershed year for India?s manned guarding industry. After two decades of operating under the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, the industry appears to be entering a new phase in which regulation is becoming more proactive, digitised and workforce-centric. What makes the current developments particularly significant is the increasingly proactive engagement of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with the private security industry as well as with t

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