Odisha PSARA LICENSE REGISTRATION

Contact Details for Psara Registration in Odisha:
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 9971782649

Private Security Agency is a person or body of persons other than a government agency, department or organisation which is engaged in the business of providing private security services including training to private security guards or their supervisor or providing private security guards to any industrial or business undertaking or a company or any other person or property.

You cannot carry on or commence the business of private security agency, unless you holds a licence issued under THE PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES (REGULATION) ACT, 2005.
Further, if you want to provide private security services abroad then you will need to obtain permission of the Controlling Authority, which shall consult the Central Government before according such permission.

List of documents for Private Security Agency registration in Odisha

Company Registration Documents such as PAN Card of the Company, MOA and AOA (in case of a company).
PAN Card and Aadhar Card of all the Directors/Partners/Proprietor.
GST Registration Certificate.
Passport Size Photo (soft copy) of all the Directors/Partners/Proprietor.
Mobile Number and Email ID of all the Directors/Partners/Proprietor.
Pictures of the office concerned from outside and inside.
Picture of a security guard from front, back, right and left with the security guard dress.
Clothed logo of the Private Security Agency.
Memorandum of understanding with a security training institute.
Training Certificate of all the Directors/Partners/Proprietor from a registered security training institute.
Affidavits of all the Directors/Partners/Proprietor.
Agency Profile of the security agency.

Process of Odisha PSARA License

The process of Private Security Agency License Registration starts with the submission of the above documents. If, the company is not already registered then the first step would be to register the company.

On Submission of the above documents, certain affidavits are required to be prepared along with the required documents as per the Rules and Regulations. Once the entire file is complete, the same has to be submitted to the state government concerned along with the govt fee.

On receipt of the file and fee, state govt starts verifying the documents and also issues a letter for police verification to the police department of the concerned state. The police verification is done at 2 stages i.e., at the stage of local police station and then at the stage of Commissionerate.

Once the file has been received with no objection from police department and the verification of all the affidavits, documents is completed by the state government, then the license is issued by the state government to carry on the activities of private security agency within the given state or district for 5 years.

Some frequently asked questions for PSARA License in Odisha

How to Start Private Security Agency in Odisha ?

As can be understood, to start a private security agency business, one needs to obtain a license under The Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 from a particular state government to operate in that particular state

How to Apply for PSARA License in Odisha ?

PSARA license can be obtained by applying for the license to the concerned authorities and depositing the relevant fee for the entire state or particular districts of choice along with the documents and affidavits in this regard.

How much time it takes to register a Private Security Agency in Odisha?

Usual time take to obtain the PSARA License in any one state of India is 3 Months. The process can be expedited depending as well in certain cases in accordance with the requirement. The entire process includes the time taken for Police Verification as well.

What is the fee and cost to be incurred for Odisha PSARA License ?

The indicative fee and cost is as follows:

1- Govt Fee for an entire state : Rs 25000
2- MOU & Training Certificate Costs : Rs 10000
3- Consultation fee of a Consultant : Vary as per the expertise and services required

I want to run private security agency business in more than one state in India, do I need to take separate license for separate states or only 1 license will work ?

Yes, you will need to obtain the license for each state separately to run your security agency business in that particular state.
For example, if you want to run your business of private security in 2 states then you will have to apply for 2 Private Security agency license in each state respectively

Do I need to renew the license after some years or it will be perpetual in nature ?

The license of Private Security Agency is currently issued for a period of 5 year, meaning thereby every 5 year the license is needed to be renewed with the concerned authority.

Can I apply for the license for specific district in a state instead of entire state ?

Yes, you can apply for a specific district instead of entire state in case you wish to carry on the business within that district only and not other districts of the state. The Govt fee of Rs 25000 gets reduced in such case as well.