Commandos For Railway Security – CORAS

(Ministry of Railways)

 

WHAT

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, launched CORAS (Commandos for Railway Security) of Indian Railways and new establishment manual for Railway Protection Force.

• CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
• CORAS team will be provided the best, most modern equipment and world-class training.
• A new state of the art commando training centre to beestablished in Jagadhri, Haryana.

 

CORAS VISION STATEMENT

• To develop world level capabilities of specialized responders for any situation pertaining to damage, disturbance, disruption of train operations, attack/hostage/hijack, disaster situations in railway areas.
• Following the doctrine of graded response, minimum effective force shall be used for providing fool proof security to Indian Railways and its users.

 

SALIENT FEATURES

• Carved out from motivated and willing young staff of RPF/RPSF.
• With an average age between 30-35 years, CORAS will always be young and motivated staff.
• Very high physical standards to join CORAS.
• Commando Coys shall be deployed in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)/Insurgency/Terrorism affected Railway areas.

 

Source: PIB

 

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