Overview
- The Union Home Minister made the announcement during the NSG’s 41st Raising Day event at the force’s Manesar headquarters.
- Shah said the Ayodhya hub will host round-the-clock NSG deployment to strengthen counter-terror readiness.
- He cited the NSG’s record in major operations, including Akshardham and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and saluted personnel who died in service.
- Shah listed five existing hubs in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad (Gandhinagar), while an IANS report also mentioned Jammu, reflecting differences in reported hub counts.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah praised the NSG’s role as India’s elite “Black Cats,” with Shah underscoring the government’s zero terrorism policy.