SPG may soon acquire aircraft

New Delhi: The Special Protection Group (SPG), which provides proximate security to the PM, former PMs and their family members, will soon have its own aircraft to meet its professional requirements, including aerial evacuation of VVIPs during emergency.
Though the timeframe to procure a specialised aircraft is yet to be spelt out, finance minister P Chidambaram has made a substantial hike of 45% in the SPG's budget, making it possible for the elite force to procure a small aircraft any time during the next financial year.
Currently, the SPG loans aircraft from Aviation Research Centre (ARC) of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) — India's external intelligence agency — to ferry advance security liaison teams ahead of a VVIP visit. Such teams are sent to sanitise the area ahead of high-profile visits.
03/02/08 Times of India

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