- Next two year’s commando teams, District–Special Weapons and Tactics Team (D-SWAT), a programme designed by the Centre for Counter-Terrorism (CCT) will operate in all the districts
- The need for such units in districts was important after the Gulbarga attacks says the Internal security division
- Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP) of ISD Amar Kumar Pandey told that each team will comprise of 24 members who report to District Superintendent of Police directly
- The CCT would train these teams during a three-month commando course, and a team of 42 men are being trained under the Training of Trainers programme
- A state-of-the-art Disaster Management Centre, where officials from all departments would be put together and in case of emergencies and an increase in their allowances will be considered to the high-risk force team members
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/commando-teams-to-be-set-up-in-all-districts/article6080490.ece
Exams Perspective:
- District–Special Weapons and Tactics Team (D-SWAT)
- Internal security
- Training of Trainers programme