Internal security Schemes

(1) The Director General of Police shall, with the approval of the State Government, form an Internal Security Scheme to deal with the problems of Public order and security of the entire State. The Internal Security Schemes for the District shall be prepared jointly by the concerned District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police. (2) The Internal Security Schemes shall be reviewed and revised as necessary at least once in three years, provided that the work of revision may be completed before the expiry of three years from the date of preceding review/ revision. (3) The Internal Security Schemes shall, inter alia, cover the role of the civil administration and the police with regard to the security of any establishment or installation, relating to important infrastructure, if any, located in the area. (4) While preparing the Internal Security Schemes, the Director General of Police, the District Magistrates and the Superintendents of Police, as the case may be, shall take into consideration the contingencies of specific law and order problems and security requirements that may arise in such situations. (5) The Internal Security Schemes shall incorporate, regularly updated and comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures for the action to be taken by the civil administration and the police and other State Government Departments.