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Maharashtra Intelligence Academy reopens with ISO certification
PUNE The Maharashtra Intelligence Academy (MIA), formed in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been granted an ISO:9001:2015 certification, according to special inspector general of police Mahadev Tambade, director of MIA
PUNE The Maharashtra Intelligence Academy (MIA), formed in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been granted an ISO:9001:2015 certification, according to special inspector general of police Mahadev Tambade, director of MIA.
Tambade was speaking at a press gathering on Tuesday where he announced the certification. The MIA training sessions had been on hold during the lockdown. However, the sessions have started again now.
The academy has trained 5,528 officers and 21,047 staff members through 737 courses since its inception.
Those who have received training at MIA include security personnel from Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS), Railway protection force (RPF), central Industrial security force (CISF), Central reserve police force (CRPF), Maharashtra state security corporation (MSSC), Prison department of Maharashtra, Regional transport office (RTO) officials, MSEDCL employees, and high-risk security staff.
It is one of the only two intelligence academies run by state governments in the country, according to Tambade.
Tambade, who was previously posted in Gadchiroli, joined as the director of the agency in October 2020.
“Protective service officers (PSO) from all 36 districts in Maharashtra come here to train. Those working in the special branch and detection branch learn skills that help them carry out day-to-day activities efficiently - like establishing and maintaining sources, protecting themselves, gathering useful information. This certification will establish MIA as a place where many other organisations can come for training,” said Tambade.
MIA has since started language training for security personnel who work in places with a high rate of armed conflict. A total of 165 people have received language training to understand the basic local use of at least one of various languages in the past few months, according to Vijaykumar Palsule, assistant commissioner of police (training), MIA.
“Training in Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Madiya Gondi, Gurmukhi, and Kashmiri is given by experts. Guest lectures from people like Lt General Shekatkar, Hemant Mahajan, officials of SPG, NSG, IB, and ITBP helps the trainees,” said Tambade.
