Conditions in which your application may get disqualified

Your application may get rejected or disqualified if the government sees it unfit for the betterment of the general public, so keep in mind these points to avoid that situation. If the proposed director of the security agency lies under any of the following categories, it will lead to disqualification.

A person or entity should not be the one that is convicted with an offence of promoting, forming or managing a company which is included in an undischarged insolvent.

Also, the person or entity should not be one who has been convicted with any crime for which the prescribed punishment is imprisonment, not less than two years.

Furthermore, if the applicant is found keeping links with an organization or firm which is banned by the government under any law on account of their corrupt activities, he would not be granted the license.

Moreover, such organizations or firms dismissed or removed by the government on the grounds of misconduct, or moral turpitude.

A company, firm, or association not registered in India, has a proprietor or significant shareholder, partner, or director who is not a citizen of India, is not considered for the issuance of the license under the provided Act.

Note: - Private Security Agency refers to an individual or a group of individuals, involved in a business of providing security services. However, these security service providers are privately owned firms other than the government agencies, department, or organization. Furthermore, these private firms are involved in providing security services to other organizations, business, or a person or property. Also, they provide training to private security guards or their supervisors.

PSARA License Fees

The fees for obtaining PSARA License for private security agencies {PSA} operating at various places are provided below:

Rs 5000 for PSAs operating in one district

Rs 10000 for PSAs operating in two districts

Rs 25000 for PSAs operating in the entire state

Guidelines for Renewal of PSARA License

A PSARA License is valid for five years from the date of issuance of the license. However, in the state of Uttrakhand and Chattisghar, this license is valid for one year. Furthermore, the license after its expiry needs to be renewed; for the same, the following steps needs to be taken: