Voluntary Retirement Scheme in BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and ASSAM RIFLES

The below information was submitted in Parliament as a written reply by the Minister of Home Affairs on 6th August, the table of CAPF personnel proceeded on Voluntary Retirement during each of the last three years and the current year. And the action taken by the Central Government as remedial measures to stop such cases and improve the service and working of CAPF.

Last three years and current year report is given below…

YEAR		OFFICERS/GOs#		JCOs/SOs#		ORs#		Total
		Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total
2010	CRPF	16	1	230	8	2522	27	2804
	BSF	18	#	171	#	5254	#	5443
	ITBP	2	#	42	2	418	#	464
	SSB	7	#	49	#	391	#	447
	CISF	29	1	235	2	611	10	888
	AR	#	#	18	#	715	3	736
2011	CRPF	26	#	280	25	2026	26	2383
	BSF	26	#	202	#	5649	#	5877
	ITBP	4	#	42	1	342	#	389
	SSB	1	#	35	I	I276	#	313
	CISF	23	1	252	4	682	11	973
	AR	#	#	20	2	774	4	800
2012	CRPF	20	1	321	20	4491	23	4876
	BSF	19	#	225	#	3227	#	3471
	ITBP	8	#	78	2	256	#	344
	SSB	4	#	62	#	381	#	447
	CISF	23	1	230	1	778	7	1040
	AR	#	#	24	1	351	2	378
2013 (upto June, 2013)	CRPF	17	1	129	5	1177	14	1343
	BSF	14	#	108	#	1117	#	1239
	ITBP		3	34	1	98	#	136
	SSB	1	#	18		94	1	114
	CISF	1	1	61	1	256	4	324
	AR	#	#	8	1	273	2	284
Total		262	7	2874	77	32159	134	35513

(GOs-Gazetted Officer, JCO/SOs-Junior Commanding Officer/Subordinate Officers, # ORs- Other Ranks)

From the above, it may be seen that the total number of personnel who have proceeded on voluntary retirement during last three years and the current year is only 35513, which is about 1.18% of the Forces posted strength per year. The personnel proceed on voluntary retirement from service mainly due to various personal and domestic reasons including children/family issues, health/illness of self or family, social/family obligations and commitments etc. The Government has taken following steps to improve the service and working conditions of the personnel:

(i) Implementing a transparent, rational and fair leave policy;

(ii) Grant of leave to the Force personnel to attend to their urgent domestic problems/issues/needs;

(iii) Regular interaction, both formal and informal, among Commanders, officers and troops to find out and address their problems;

(iv) Revamping of grievances redressaI machinery;

(v) Regulating duty hours to ensure adequate rest and relief;

(vi) Improving living conditions through provision of basic amenities! facilities for troops and their families;

(vii) Motivating the forces through increased risk, hardship and other allowances;

(viii) Provision of STD telephone facilities to the troops to facilitate being in touch th their family members and to reduce tension in the remote locations;

(ix) Better medical facilities for troops and their families including introduction of Composite Hospitals with specialized facilities;

(x) Organising talks by doctors and other specialists to address their personal and psychological concerns;

(xi) Yoga and meditation classes for better stress management;

(xii) Recreational and sports facilities and provision of team games and sports etc;

(xiii) Providing welfare measures like Central Police canteen facility to the troops and their families, scholarships to their wards, etc;

(xiv) Giving status of ex-CAPFs personnel to the retired personnel of CAPFs, which is expected to boost the morale of the existing CAPFs personnel and also expected to provide better identity, community recognition and thus higher esteem and pride in the society to the Ex-CAPFs personnel.

courtesy: Central Government News