About

• The Indian Special Protection Group (SPG) is a special force for providing proximate security to the Prime Minister of India and former Prime Ministers of India and members of their immediate families wherever in the world they are.
• It was formed in 1988 by an act of the Parliament of India.
• In March 1985, the Birbal Nath Committee submitted its recommendations of raising a Special Protection Unit (SPU).
• It provides security only to the Prime Minister of India.
• Earlier, it used to provide security to former prime ministers as well but now Z+ security cover has been given to them.