Paramilitary Forces
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Centre disbands CRPF's Parliament security wing, merges it with VIP unit of force | Details here
India | Jan 15, 2025, 11:44 AM ISTThe Central Reserve Police Force VIP Security Wing plays a key role in safeguarding the nation’s prominent figures. Currently, the wing provides security to more than 200 individuals, including high-profile leaders such as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Gandhi family of the Congress party.
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CISF introduces new posting policy for non-gazetted officers: Check details here
India | Dec 23, 2024, 05:27 PM ISTCISF Inspector General KC Samantaray said the policy aims to motivate force members with better work-life balance across their entire service period by addressing their personal needs.
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Amarnath Yatra 2022: Drone cameras, 12000 paramilitary troops, police to stand guard in J&K
India | May 13, 2022, 09:52 PM ISTThe Amarnath yatra could not be carried out in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, while it was cut short in 2019 just before the abrogation of Article 370.
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Ministry of Home Affairs mulls 100 days paid leave for paramilitary forces to counter work stress
India | Apr 24, 2022, 10:25 AM ISTThey said that the MHA has been mulling all contours of a policy that will provide 100 days leave to each security personnel of the CAPFs to spend at least 100 days with their families in a year.
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COVID-19: Indian Army to reduce physical attendance in its offices by 50 per cent
India | Apr 17, 2021, 10:40 AM ISTThe directions stipulated that meetings or conferences should be done virtually as much as possible.
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As drones keep vigil for Friday prayers in UP, top cop says ‘doubtful areas under radar’
India | Dec 27, 2019, 12:03 PM ISTThe administration in Uttar Pradesh has beefed up security and intensified patrolling to ensure peace ahead of the Friday prayers. The authorities have also suspended internet services in 21 districts.
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SALARY HIKE for Central Armed Police Force officers soon! Govt moves to relax rules for pay upgrade
India | Sep 12, 2019, 03:33 PM ISTCAPF officers salary hike soon: The Home Ministry is considering a proposal to change service rules that would benefit Central Armed Police Force officers get a pay upgrade under the Non-Functional Financial Upgradation system.
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7th Pay Commission: These government employees to get salary hike benefit without promotion
Budget | Jul 05, 2019, 03:45 PM ISTFinance Minister Niramala Sitharaman presented her first Union Budget of Modi Sarkar 2.0 in the Parliament on Friday. In a major development, Paramilitary Force officials will get great relief from the Central government, as their salaries are likely to get hike without promotion, according to reports.
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Jawans of paramilitary forces likely to get tax exemption on ration money and hardship allowance
India | Apr 03, 2019, 06:02 PM ISTJawans of paramilitary forces like the CRPF and the BSF are likely to get tax exemption on ration money allowance and risk and hardship allowance, officials said on Wednesday.
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PM Modi's ego not allowing him to meet demand for 'shaheed' status for slain paramilitary jawans: Rahul
National | Feb 25, 2019, 04:59 PM ISTHe, however, hoped that the prime minister would act on the Supreme Court's order for better pay to paramilitary forces personnel.
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Additional 100 troops of paramilitary forces airlifted to Srinagar ahead of Supreme Court hearing on Article 35A
India | Feb 23, 2019, 12:59 PM ISTMeanwhile, the Centre's move to arrest separatists was criticised by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti.
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Pulwama Attack: Government announces free air travel for paramilitary forces to Kashmir
India | Feb 21, 2019, 11:38 PM ISTPersonnel of the paramilitary forces deployed in the Kashmir Valley for counter-terror operations have been entitled by the government on Thursday to take commercial flights to either join duty or go on leave, in the wake of the killing of 40 jawans in a deadly attack on their convoy in Pulwama.
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Retirement age of doctors in paramilitary forces upped to 65 years
India | Jul 12, 2017, 04:52 PM ISTThe retirement age of medical officers working in central armed police forces like the CRPF and BSF has been enhanced from 60 to 65 years.
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Rise in voluntary retirements, resignations from paramilitary forces: Government
National | Feb 08, 2017, 03:45 PM ISTThe government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the paramilitary forces have witnessed a rise in resignations and applications seeking voluntary retirements last year.
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Alarming! Paramilitary forces face 75 per cent shortage in 9mm bullets
India | Jul 03, 2016, 01:10 PM ISTThe scarcity of 9mm bullets has reached the level that there are not enough bullets available for firing practice and actual combat.
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OROP: Paramilitary veterans announce stir from next year
India | Dec 14, 2015, 09:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retired personnel of various paramilitary forces of the country today declared they will intensify their protests in support of their demands of getting the One Rank One Pension (OROP) and special pay and
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Paramilitary forces waiting on government to decide on OROP-like demand
India | Oct 27, 2015, 03:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) scheme for military veterans set to be notified soon, officials of central paramilitary forces, too, may be in for good news soon as the government is
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Punjab remains on boil, paramilitary forces stage flag marches
India | Oct 20, 2015, 10:40 PM ISTChandigarh: Punjab remained on the boil today as one more incident of sacrilege of a holy book was reported, prompting the government to deploy paramilitary forces which carried out flag marches in various parts of
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Now, retired paramilitary men demand OROP
India | Sep 24, 2015, 08:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: After ex-servicemen, paramilitary veterans have decided to launch an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to press the government to speed up the OROP announcement.Times of India reported that paramilitary veterans
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Paramilitary forces to have 33% women quota, declares Home Minister Rajnath Singh
National | Mar 22, 2015, 10:15 PM ISTAttari (Amritsar): 33% in central paramilitary forces will be reserved for women, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday."We are planning to increase the strength of women in paramilitary forces to 33%," Singh said at