By the way, if the security of the country and the state is in the hands of the governments, then is there a need for a Private Security Agency? Yes, we often see that governments have not one but many security agencies and companies for the security of the country and the state. But a common man knows them generally as Fauji and Policemen.
Where the soldiers stand on the borders of the country to deal with the danger coming from outside the country, while the police forces are deployed inside the country to establish the rule of law and to make the people feel safe. But now the question arises that despite all this, is there a need for a Private Security Agency in the country? Yes, the need for private sector security agencies in the country was there in the past, is present and will continue to be so.
Because due to increasing urbanization, industrialization, there is a dire need of security in many places in India like schools, colleges, banks, offices, malls, ATMs and other public places. Security guards are needed not only to prevent theft, dacoity, robbery, etc., but also to lead people to do any work in an orderly manner.
At present, be it any factory, office, commercial building, ministry, hotel, whatever it may be, private security guards will be seen everywhere at their entrance. Because at present there is hardly any place in India where security is not required.
Therefore, starting a Private Security Agency can prove to be very beneficial for any aspiring entrepreneur. Before we talk about this topic in detail, let us know what is this type of agency?
What is a Private Security Agency?
A business establishment that provides security services and expertise to individuals or establishments, armed or unarmed, is called a Private Security Agency. These services are provided by these business establishments for the protection of the physical and movable, immovable property of their clients.
Or even to control the crowd, etc., such an agency can also provide service to its customers. However, for what tasks a private security agency can appoint its security guard, we will talk about it further in this article.
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Types of Private Security Agency
On the basis of the services provided by the security agency, the Private Security Agency can be divided into the following parts.
- Personal security (Personal Security)– Personal or personal security refers to providing security to a particular person or a particular group of persons. In this, a private security agency provides bodyguards to its clients, who are responsible for protecting an individual or a group of individuals.
- home security (Home Security)– Home security is meant to protect the property of a person from criminals, although at present, this type of private security agency provides security guards to its customers. Along with this, it also advises its customers to use gadgets like cameras, motion sensors, heat sensors and alarm systems.
- Event security This type of security is provided by private agencies to their clients during any event or event where there is a possibility of gathering of thousands, millions of people. It could be a political event, a personal event, anything.
- Security of offices and public places At present, we get to see security guards at the entrance of every office. Such private security agencies provide their security at places like hotels, restaurants, offices, malls etc.
Major Activities of Private Security Agency
An individual person who is working with a security agency can be called a security agent and is involved in the following activities.
- Enforcement of rules and regulations The main function of a security agent is to get the rules and regulations enforced in a particular area, institution. That is to say that they have to ensure that the rules are followed in a particular city, region or institution for which they have been appointed.
- Responding to threats and emergencies A government security agency can also appoint a private security agency to deal with an emergency situation. And the private security agency can send its agents to secure the people from that danger and disaster.
- Monitoring CCTV cameras The agency may also depute its agent to monitor the CCTV cameras as per the requirement of its clients. These cameras can be in a home, commercial building, public place, etc.
- Carrying out security checks in the specified area – There are many public and private sectors where it becomes very important to check the security from the point of view of any person before entering. A security agency can appoint its agent at these places as well.
How to start a private security agency?
By the way, any person who fulfils the eligibility criteria given in the Private Security Agency Regulation Act 2005 can start a private security agency. But if the entrepreneur himself is retired from a government security agency with a senior position, then it can be easy for him to start this type of business.
By the way, the most doubts or questions that people have about starting this type of business are related to its license, which we will try to answer through this article. So let us know how a person can open his own private security agency.
1. Do local research
At the local level i.e. where the entrepreneur is planning to open a Private Security Agency, the entrepreneur needs to do research in that area. In this research, first of all, the solution of this question has to be found whether there is a demand for security guard in that area or not?
And to know the answer to this question, the entrepreneur will have to estimate the number of offices, factories, hotels, restaurants, malls etc. located in that area. There will be a need. After that the entrepreneur needs to do research on the competition in that area, is there any private security agency already providing its services in that area?
More importantly, are his customers satisfied with his services? The answers to the questions etc. are going to be useful for the entrepreneur to make a plan to make his business successful. Apart from this, the third question is whether he will easily find youths who want to become security guards in that area? Because in the success of any security agency, its security agent has an important contribution.
2. Understand the Private Security Agency Regulation Act
Now the entrepreneur should try to understand whether he will be eligible to open his own private security agency or not, for this the entrepreneur will have to read the Private Security Agencies Regulation Act 2005 carefully. Or the help of an advocate or lawyer may have to be taken for this work.
Because only by understanding this PSARA 2005, the entrepreneur will be able to decide whether he can start this kind of business or not. Although this business can be started by any interested person who can bear the expenses involved in this business, but all those things have been mentioned in this regulation act.
Which has to be followed by any private security agency. This act can also change the decision of the entrepreneur, so knowing about it becomes necessary for any entrepreneur who wants to start a security agency.
3. Install office
However, in the initial phase, there is no need for any kind of machinery etc. to start your own private security agency. But the entrepreneur will need to set up his own office in a local market and for this the entrepreneur may need to buy some furniture, computer, printer etc.
If the entrepreneur wishes, he can also hire a couple of employees for office work as this will be the place from where the entrepreneur will have to contact both his customer and his security agent. The entrepreneur may need to appoint some security agent before the customer.
By the way, if the entrepreneur wants, he can create a database of people who are interested in becoming a security agent and talk about joining his company anytime.
4. Required licenses and registrations
In the initial phase, the entrepreneur can register his business as a one-person company and later can also make it a private limited company. An entrepreneur may need the following licenses and registrations to start his own private security agency.
- Agency name search and registration.
- Registration under any form of an organization like One Person Company, Private Limited Company etc.
- GST registration, PAN card in the name of business, current account etc.
- License from the local authority.
- Arms License Although the agency appoints only those people as agents who have licensed arms, if the company also provides its agent’s arms, then it is necessary to have a license for each weapon.
- Private Security Agency Regulation Act License.
5. Set up uniforms etc. and engage the youth
If the entrepreneur has completed all the procedures for starting a private security agency, then now his next step should be to determine the uniform for his security agent. Prescribing uniform refers to the choice of design, colour, cap, shoes etc. of the uniform.
Apart from this, the entrepreneur should advertise in that area through local newspapers, cable television, social media, posters, flyers, etc. to engage the youth and recruit them by screening them.
6. Create customers and earn
Now the full focus of the entrepreneur should be towards making customers, for this the entrepreneur can contact them by visiting the office, factory etc. located in that area. And by giving them his brochure, visiting card, etc., he can ask him to contact him if needed. Keep in mind that if the entrepreneur got only one job in a company where hundreds or even fifty security guards are required, then the entrepreneur seldom looks back.
By the way, an entrepreneur who has started a Private Security Agency should keep one more thing in mind that often such companies whose offices are spread all over India want that security guards of the same company are available at all their locations. Therefore, in the initial phase, the entrepreneur should not target such companies because he lacks resources in that phase.