External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s security cover has been upgraded to Z-category on Thursday. The Ministry of Home Affairs increased security based on the Intelligence Bureau (IB) threat report. Earlier, Jaishankar was accorded with Z-category security. 

Meanwhile, the government has also heightened the security cover of Amit Jogi – a former MLA and the son of Chhattisgarh’s first Chief Minister Ajit Jogi. Amit Jogi is also the president of the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh-Jogi (JCC-J) party. 

Security categories in India:

• Special Protection Group is an elite force whose details are classified and only provided to the Prime Minister of India.
• Z+ category is a security detail of 55 personnel, including 10+ NSG commandos and police personnel.
• Z category is a security detail of 22 personnel, including 4-6 NSG commandos and police personnel.
• Y+ category is a security detail of 11 personnel, including 2-4 commandos and police personnel.
• Y category is a security detail of 8 personnel, including 1 or 2 commandos and police personnel.
• X category is a security detail of 2 personnel, with no commandos but only armed police personnel.

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