The Government of India enacted "The Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act,2005". In compliance with the provisions of the Act, Punjab Government has notified "The Punjab Private Security Agencies Rules, 2007". Government has also established the Punjab Security Training Institute at Jahan Khelan, Hoshiarpur in the premises of Punjab Recruits and Training Centre to train youths from the Punjab for employment as security guards.The institute is managed by Punjab Police Security Corporation, constituted under the Companies Act with the approval of Government of Punjab. The Ex-officio Chairman of the Corporation is Director General of Police, Punjab.
The Institute is headed by a senior Police Officer with vast experience in Industrial Security Training. Institute also has a placement Officer whose main job is to liaise with industry and business establishments for imparting the training as per their need and also for arranging placement of trainees passing out of the institute.The training is for aduration of 2 months as provided in the training syllabus prescribed in the Punjab Private Security Agencies Rules, 2007. It consists of Physical fitness, parade,unarmed combat, physical security, fire fighting, crowd control, evacuation during emergency surveillance, identification of documents, I.E.Ds & different types of weapons, handling & operating 12 bore gun, first-aid, knowledge of law, use of computer related with security, identification & use of security related electronic gadgets (including CCTV, smart cards & biometrics controlled access entry), wireless & mobile communication etc.
The state of art infrastructure of the institute at Jahan Khelan has been completed at a cost of approx. 10.00 crore and is being used for the training purpose of Security Guards and Security Managers. Apart from above a training centre being run at Ladda Kothi, Sangrur in the existing infrastructure of the Punjab Police Department.
Both the institute has successfully trained 4440 security guards