Over one lakh positions are vacant in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles (AR), Rajya Sabha was knowledgeable on Wednesday.
Over 1 lakh positions vacant in CAPFs and Assam Rifles (PTI file photograph for illustration)
The entire posted energy of CAPF and AR was 9,48,204 as on September 30, in accordance with the Union Dwelling Ministry knowledge.
Minister of State for Dwelling Affairs Nityanand Rai mentioned the federal government is taking steps to fill the vacancies expeditiously.
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It has created 71,231 new posts within the CAPFs and AR within the final 5 years, in accordance with the info offered by Rai in a written response to a query.
The minister mentioned vacancies in CAPFs and AR come up on account of retirements, resignations, promotions, deaths, the elevating of a brand new battalion, the creation of latest posts, and so on, and filling them up is a steady course of.
The information confirmed that 1,00,204 posts are vacant in CAPFs and AR with 33,730 vacancies in CRPF; 31,782 in CISF; 12,808 in BSF; 9,861 in ITBP; 8,646 in SSB and three,377 in AR as on October 30.
“The Ministry has been taking and will continue to take earnest steps to fill up the vacancies expeditiously through UPSC, SSC and the forces concerned,” the minister mentioned.
He mentioned the federal government has taken a number of steps to extend consumption like a discount within the time taken for medical examination to expedite the recruitment, reducing the cut-off marks for short-listing candidates for Constable-GD to get adequate candidates (particularly in classes the place shortfalls have been noticed).
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In response to a separate query, the minister mentioned the federal government has given due significance to the general well-being of personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces.
“To this end, the Ministry has made constant efforts so that CAPF personnel spend 100 days in a year with the family in order that their life balance is enhanced,” he mentioned.
The information cited by the minister exhibits that 42,797 CAPF and AR personnel have availed 100 days’ go away in a yr between 2020 and October 2024.
To a query on monetary help offered to martyred CAPF and AR personnel via the Bharat ke Veer portal, the minister mentioned monetary help of ₹25 lakh along with different monetary entitlements is being offered to subsequent of kin (NoKs) of martyrs via the portal.
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“The Bharat Ke Veer Trust ensures that NoK of martyrs get a minimum of ₹one crore from all entitlements. Parents of married martyrs are also provided financial assistance of Rs. 10 Lakh from ‘Bharat Ke Veer Trust’,” he mentioned.
The minister mentioned the Bharat ke Veer portal was launched in 2017 whereas the Bharat ke Veer Belief was established in 2018 and 501 dependents of martyrs have been offered monetary help from it up to now.