A government statement said the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has "approved the cadre review of group 'A' Executive officers of BSF with net creation of 74 posts of various ranks from Assistant Commandant to Additional Director General ranks to enhance the operational and administrative capabilities of BSF."
The last time such an exercise was carried out was in 1990 and after it got delayed for a number of years, a group of officers of the country's largest border guarding force last year moved the Delhi High Court, which directed the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to complete the activity within a month's time.
Cadre restructuring is conducted in an organisation to better place the workforce in keeping with the changing scenario over a period of time and is aimed at enhancing the morale of the men and women employees.
It also helps in getting better work productivity from them in the interest of the department.
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"cost neutral" as almost 330 posts have been abolished or surrendered by the BSF in lieu of getting the new 74 posts.
"While this much-delayed exercise will not bring completely ease stagnation and promotion issues, it being implemented after so many years is surely a positive step," a senior official said.
Apart from being the 'first line of defence' along Pakistan and Bangladesh borders, the BSF, under the command of the Union Home Ministry, is extensively deployed to conduct anti-Naxal operations in Left Wing Extremist-hit states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and also renders a variety of internal security tasks.