Q. Special Protection Group (SPG) Act, sometimes seen in news, was enacted by Parliament of India in which year?
Answer:
1988
Notes: The Special Protection Group (SPG) is an armed force of India 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. It is in news recently because the Central Government has decided to withdraw SPG security cover to the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. They will now be protected with Z-plus security by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The decision to withdraw the SPG cover given to the family of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was taken after a detailed security assessment