The Indian private security industry is expanding at a compounded annual growth rate while it also employs around nine million people majority of whom are from rural backgrounds and this is expected to increase in coming times. Private Security ensures the presence of trained and skilled security personnel which helps in supplementing the existing police force in maintaining law and order across the country. SRF Detective & Security Services Private Limited renders security services for Physical Security, Asset Protection, Investigations & Verifications and other specific requirements as per Client needs.
The firm caters to rural as well as urban areas across sectors including hospitals, construction, schools and colleges, industrial and manufacturing units and many more. In order to meet the expectations of clients, SRF provides trained and skilled manpower with the integration of latest technologies to supplement the safety and security of the site.
Offering A Gamut Of Services
SRF Detective & Security Services specializes in personnel security, assets protection, Law and order Liaising, Escort services, Security Risk Assessment and Threat Perception, Special events security, Executive Protection, Detective and Investigation Services and many more. However, the industry operates amidst some real challenges - 60 percent of the security service providers still operate as unorganized, thereby keeping the sector pricing oriented and amenable to unfriendly employment practices and making it difficult to monitor quality and compliance.
Technology integration is also a challenge as it is widening the gap between the well-established players and smaller players in the industry as
most clients are now looking for technology-enabled security solutions. Lack of quality manpower, high attrition rates and compliance requirements continue to pose major challenges to the growth of the manned guarding services market besides low wages. Even though the authorities have prescribed the minimum wage, the compliance in the industry is inconsistent. The minimum wage is not sufficient for a person to survive in a place like Bengaluru, and this is one of the major challenge we come across, says Sheethal Kumar BR, Managing Director SRF and General Secretary Karnataka Security Services Association (KSSA).
The key issue lies with the foundation training of guards. Many firms do an ad-hoc job of training, many times not fulfilling the bare minimum set by PSARA. The quality of trainers, instruction material are not relevant and outdated. Shortage of trained and skilled security personnel is a persisting challenge in this sector confers Capt. Prabhat Kumar Pandit (Retd), Vice President Training and Development, a Veteran and NSDC Certified Master Trainer.
To overcome this challenge, SRF Detective & Security Services has established the State of the art Residential Training Centre located at Tumkur Road, Bangalore. Training being imparted by a team of NSDC (ToT) qualified trainers and in accordance with National Skill Development Corporation & Security Skill Training standards. The training facility and training standards have subsequently facilitated several Karnataka based security agencies to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for training of their guarding staff at SRF Training Centre.
SRF was founded in 2012 with 400 + security personnel and eventually grew to 6000+ in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka with branches in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. Moving forward by 2024, SRF is planning to open Branches and training centers all across Karnataka to combat manpower challenges and subsequently planning to expand pan India by 2027. What makes SRF different from other players in this sector is their complacency with the law and industry regulations and quality committed security solutions and allied security services.
SRF provides trained and skilled manpower with the integration of latest technologies to supplement the safety and security of the site
SRF team consists of an efficient and talented workforce at the management level which includes retired officials from Defense and police background. SRF boasts of 100 percent statutory compliance with ESIC, EPF, Group Insurance and Accidental cover complemented with robust Corporate Governance Framework with focus on Operational Quality and Scalability. “I am sanguine that with the time coming and the market, coupled with a fast growing and developing Indian economy, the industry will reach the target of around 11 million security personnel by the end of 2024 and SRF will significantly contribute towards quality manned services and crisis management”, signs off Sheethal, Managing Director.
