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36,521 hired in CAPFs in 9 mths, process on to fill 79,960 vacancies: Govt

As many as 36,521 personnel have been recruited in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the BSF and the CRPF in last nine months, while the recruitment process for 79,960 vacancies is currently underway, Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He said the central government has launched a drive for recruitment in the CAPFs and Assam Rifles under the Mission Recruitment and so far 36,521 personnel have been recruited in the past nine months. "Currently, the recruitment process for 79,960 vacancies of various posts in CAPFs and Assam Rifles is underway at various stages," he said replying to a written question. Pramanik said the Government of India has taken various steps to fill up these vacancies expeditiously, including yearly recruitment for posts of constables, nominating nodal officers in forces for coordinating recruitment, issuing directions to CAPFs and Assam Rifles to undertake recruitment activities, conducting timely ...

Updated On : 25 Jul 2023 | 2:53 PM IST

4th batch of 4,758 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine, say officials

A fresh batch of 4,758 pilgrims left the base camp here on Monday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. Over 20,000 pilgrims have paid their obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine till early Monday. The fourth batch of pilgrims left in two back-to-back convoys and were escorted by eight security vehicles and an ambulance between 3.40 am and 4.10 am, the officials said. While 3,030 pilgrims took the 48-km traditional Pahalgam route for their yatra, 1,728 pilgrims took the shorter but steep 14-km Baltal route, they said. With this, a total of 17,565 pilgrims have left the Jammu base camp for the valley since June 30 when Lt Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh on Sunday visited Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and took stock of security at the transit camp in Banihal and en route the shrine, a police spokesman said. During the security review,

Updated On : 03 Jul 2023 | 11:04 AM IST

ITBP cooks, sweepers to be promoted, after govt approves restructuring

Cooks, water carriers, barbers, sweepers and washermen - personnel at the lowest pedestal of the hierarchy in the India-China LAC guarding force ITBP - will be promoted for the first time in their careers after the Union government approved a much-awaited cadre review for this arm of its constabulary. Official sources told PTI on Tuesday that the Union finance ministry last week approved the first-ever cadre review proposal for the group 'C' Tradesmen cadre of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), with the creation of 984 new head constable posts for these ranks by re-calibrating the existing strength. There are eight tradesmen cadre categories in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) - tailor, cobbler, gardener, cook, water carrier, barber, washerman and sweeper (safaikarmi). The total number of such tradesmen was 7,097 in the about 90,000 personnel strong force and their strength will remain the same after this cadre restructuring. The final proposal that has been approved by th

Updated On : 27 Jun 2023 | 7:38 PM IST

CISF earned over Rs 325 cr for security provided to private entities: Govt

The Central Industrial Security Force has earned Rs 325.67 crore for providing security services to private sector undertakings during the last three years, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. Rai said in Rajya Sabha that according to the CISF Act, 1968, the force is deployed for security duties of private industrial undertakings on request on the basis of threat assessment. Revenue earned and credited to the Consolidated Fund of India on account of deployment of the CISF on security services for private sector undertakings during last three years is: Rs 1,15,21,69,545 in 2021-22, Rs 1,11,54,96,912 in 2020-21, Rs 98,90,60,330 in 2019-21, he said replying to a written question. The minister said the CISF also provides technical consultancy service to industrial establishments and the revenue earned and credited to the consolidated fund of India by way of consultancy fee from private sector during last three years is Rs 37,50,000.

Updated On : 15 Mar 2023 | 4:25 PM IST

Over 83,000 posts vacant in Central Armed Police Forces: Govt

More than 83,000 posts were lying vacant in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), such as the CRPF and the BSF, as on January 1, against the total strength of 10,15,237 posts, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. The forces in which the posts are lying vacant are Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Assam Rifles. "The current number of vacancies as on January 1, 2023 in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles are 83,127 against total sanctioned strength of 10,15,237," Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. He said 32,181 people were recruited between July 2022 and January 2023 and an additional 64,444 vacancies have been notified and are at different stages of recruitment, adding that it has been planned to conclude the exercise in 2023 itself. It will be

Updated On : 07 Feb 2023 | 4:13 PM IST

CRPF holds 83rd Raising Day parade in Jammu, first time outside Delhi

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted its Raising Day parade outside its Delhi headquarters for the first time on Saturday with Union Home Minister Amit Shah taking salute at the march past in Jammu. Flanked by CRPF Director General Kuldeip Singh, the home minister handed over gallantry medals to the force personnel and trophies for best establishments in different categories at the event held at the Maulana Azad Stadium in the heart of Jammu city. Several dignitaries, including Union minister Jitendra Singh, J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, J&K High Court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Director General of BSF Pankaj Singh and Director General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh, attended the 83rd Raising Day parade. This was for the first time that the CRPF Day parade was held outside its headquarters in Delhi-NCR in accordance with the central government's decision. A large number of CRPF personnel and their family members and school children witnessed the splendid parade ..