No-24021/23/2016-PM-l Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Police Modernization Division

To No-24021/23/2016-PM-l Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Police Modernization Division ~J-~~""—" ' " > r - ; & r ~i\ - .. .--•-; Jaisalmer House , 26 , Mansingh Road , New Delhi , dated „ June , 2017 All State/UT Controlling Authorities in r/o PSAR Act,2005 . (As per the list) Sub: Issue/ renewal of Licence under the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act , 2005 within time frame -reg . Sir , I am directed to state that this Ministry has been receiving grievance letters/complaints that Controlling Authorities are not issuing/ renewing licenses to Private Security Agencies within the time frame stipulated under the PSAR Act , 2005 and Private Security Agencies are facing various difficulties/ harassment in getting their license/renewal of license under PSAR Act , 2005 , 2 . For grant of license , section 7(4} of PSAR Act states that , "On receipt of an application under subsection (If the Controiiing Authority may, after making such inquiries as it considers necessary and cbtaining no objection certificate from the concerned poiice authority, by o-Jerin writing, either grant a license or refuse to grant the same within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of application with complete particulars and the prescribed fee: Provided thai' no order of refusal shall be made unless- (a) The applicant has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard; and (b) The grounds on which license is refused is mentioned in the order/' S . For renewal of license , section 8(2) of PSAR Act states that , "the Controlling Authority shall pass an order on application for renewal of license within thirty days from tne date of receipt of application complete in all respects." 4 . In view cf the above , you are requested to ensure the issue/renewal of license to P

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