82nd Battalion CRPF celebrates its Raising Day

Srinagar, June 2: The 82 battalion of paramilitary CRPF celebrated its 29th Raising Day under the command of Commandant G.D Pandharinath.

A CRPF spokesman told CNS the unit was raised on 1/6/1985 at Rampur (UP) and served various parts of country for maintaining law and order, counter insurgency and anti-Naxal operations. A raising day fair was organized by the unit P. Rajasekaran, IPS, DIG, CRPF, Srinagar North was the chief guest and he inaugurated the raising day fair by cutting the ribbon.

He said various food stall and games stalls as well as quiz competitions were held in the fair. Besides a blood donation camp was also organized by the Battalion.

A memento to the unit was also presented on this occasion by the chief guest. The fair was attended by P.K Singh IG CRPF Srinagar,

Bhupindar Singh, DIGP, RTC Srinagar, K M Yadav, DIGP, CRPF, south, Srinagar, Sandeep Datta, DIGP, CRPF, Chajju Ram DIGP, IGP Office and other senior officers from CRPF and Civil Police.

Source: http://www.thenorthlines.com/newsdet.aspx?q=80629

CISF holds summer camp for troopers' children

As part of its initiative to train the forces' budding talent in sporting activities, paramilitary CISF has begun a lawn tennis summer camp for the wards of its personnel and jawans here.

The initiative is being conducted by the wives' welfare association of the force which recently decided to undertake career-building courses for the families and children of the paramilitary troopers.

A total of 68 children across various age groups have been enrolled in the 12-day special summer camp where they will be trained in lawn tennis, a CISF official said adding the logistics for the camp will be provided by the association called 'Sanrakshika'.

A number of similar other initiatives, including career- counselling sessions, will be held under the aegis of the association, a CISF official said.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cisf-holds-summer-camp-for-troopers-children-114052801410_1.html

Herat attack: ITBP DG, officers’ rush to Afghanistan

A team of senior ITBP officers, led by force chief Subhas Goswami, has been rushed to Afghanistan to take stock of security preparedness at all Indian missions in the war-torn country in the backdrop of the recent attack on the Consulate in Herat.

Officials said Director General Goswami and his officers, drawn from the operations and intelligence wings, will tour the Indian Embassy in Kabul and its four Consulates in Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat and they are expected to meet the Indian Ambassador and local Afghan police and administrative authorities.

“The team will take stock of security arrangements at all the Indian missions which include the Kabul Embassy and other Consulates which are under the security cover of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police in Afghanistan,” official sources said. The team will prepare an assessment report after their return from the country, they said.

ITBP troops had repulsed and averted an audacious attack on the Consulate in Herat on May 23 when four heavily armed terrorists tried to breach the security of the mission. The force, recently in April, bolstered the security of not only the Herat mission but other Consulates and the Embassy in Kabul by deploying a fresh squad of 79 commandos who were distributed equally amongst all the five locations. The touring team will also look into the requirements of additional logistical and operational gadgets of the paramilitary troops deployed at these installations.

The force has beefed up security at all these locations and a high alert has been sounded in the wake of the latest incident.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/herat-attack-itbp-officers-rush-to-afghanistan/article6049466.ece

Unprecedented security for Modi's swearing-in ceremony

In what is being labelled as an extra-ordinary security set-up, more than 6000 security personnel from Delhi Police, para-military, national security guards (NSG) and armed forces will stand guard on May 26 when PM-designate Narendra Modi will take the oath in presence of around 3000 dignitaries.

Visiting heads of government will be guarded as per their individual threat assessment with the highest security cover to be thrown around Nawaj Sharif, Hamid Karzai and Mahindra Rajpaksa.

The security establishment is leaving no stone upturned as the threat assessment for this ceremony is far more than even a summit where such dignitaries usually assemble. There were initial apprehensions among the intelligence agencies about an open-air ceremony. As invitees include foreign dignitaries and diplomats, the arrangements have been tailored to take care of all related security concerns.

Central intelligence agencies have informed Delhi Police about possible attempts by the terrorist groups to disrupt the ceremony and security agencies of respective countries are working in tandem with the Indian intelligence to provide adept security cover to the guests. The security personnel of eight visiting countries - Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Bhutan and Afghanistan - would also coordinate with Delhi Police the personal security of their dignitaries.

The security unit of Delhi Police and the prime minister's security unit have drawn out a multi-layer security plan and sources said a policeman will be deployed every twenty meters on Monday.

Roads by which the foreign dignitaries' carcade will move to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and back will be closed 10 minutes in advance. Raisina Hill will be cordoned off Vijay Path onwards. North Block and South Block offices will be shut at 1 pm and secured by Central para-military troops.

Metro stations at Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhavan, however, will not be closed to prevent crowds from building up.

The area in two-kilometer radius around Rashtrapati Bhawan will be secured from ground to air by an air defense system. Apart from para-military and special cell's commandos, mobile Quick Response Teams, anti-aircraft weapons and NSG commandos will be stationed at strategic locations. The anti-aircraft guns will also be in position at Rashtrapati Bhavan, even as the airspace above will be closed and secured by IAF. Sources say that anti-sabotage checks at RP Bhawan, five hotels in Lutyens Zone - Maurya Sheraton, Taj Mansingh, Taj Palace, Leela Palace and Oberoi have already been put in place, which will be repeated four-five times till Monday evening. Most of the guests out of 3000 invites including Head of States (HOSs) and their representatives would be staying at these hotels.

While 5 best sniffer dogs have been asked form Delhi Police, the other forces have also chipped in their best canines. The bomb disposal squads of NSG and other units have been readied with the Delhi police's squads being in reserve.

The special branch has also scanned the identity of people who have stayed in these hotels in May and identity cards of hotels staff, people used for catering, security and logistical RP Bhawan would be prepared by Delhi Police after proper verification.

The area around these hotels and the road leading from there to Rashtrapati Bhawan will be sanitized on Sunday. Enhanced security checks and extra police pickets and barricades will be enforced from Saturday night, sources said.

SWAT teams of the special cell have also been asked to be ready to combat any situation while their spotters have been deployed at secret locations which are high-rises like hotels and buildings in central Delhi.

From Gujarat Bhawan, where Narendra Modi is staying, to Rashtrapati Bhawan, special arrangements for security on the route have also been made. Modi may reach President House surrounded with a contingent of cars.

Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Unprecedented-security-for-Modis-swearing-in-ceremony/articleshow/35530401.cms

Naidkhai killing and Shinde’s 2014 promise

Unjustified and unjustifiable killing of yet another budding young man in Naidkhai made me remember Shinde’s 2014 promise. The promise was made some time back, while interacting with students from Srinagar based Delhi Public School (DPS).  “We believe in next two years Kashmir will be a different place and this security hazard will be over for you,” said Sushil Kumar Shinde—Indian Home Minister, adding however “We are careful; we don’t want to take steps in hurry. The vigil is to keep peace intact.” Some vigil indeed, as life after life withers away—victims of trigger happy forces.  Home Minister faced a volley by another student, “I am living under fear and this fear comes from security forces who are supposed to protect me. Why do I fear them?” The query, it is related was received with loud clapping from the booked auditorium.  Shinde, a shade sheepish, trying to put up a brave front, replied, “It seems you are undergoing security hazards and I hope it will be over soon”. How soon? The question would hardly get satisfactorily answered unless and until the power dispensing keeps up with evading ‘K’ conflict resolution and hoping for peace to prevail. Shinde’s promise that, “I will ask concerned agencies that children and students should not be frisked,” will remain unfulfilled, as long as security forces hold the brief of keeping the entire population in check. Even when a segment of the population is seen demonstrating peacefully, trigger happy security men often resort to pulling the trigger targeting the heart. That standard operating procedure entails aiming the limbs in worst case scenarios from security point of views is hardly operative in ‘K’ situation, as stands proven in multiple instances.

It has often been the plea of Delhi officialdom and the media that armed forces, paramilitary and central security forces only assist JK Police in maintaining law and order. The plea could be and in fact is widely taken with a pinch of salt. JK, the plea holds has an elected chief minister heading a council of ministers, a bicameral legislature, a high court—all the trappings that democracy entails. And constitutionally, law and order being a state subject falls within purview of the state.  Chief Minister being head of unified command council is a plea often advanced. The reality, however, unfolds that the chief minister, in spite of his public stand of AFSPA revocation is powerless in the face of armed forces refusal. Constitutionally, state legislature may declare the state wholly or partially undisturbed and revoke AFSPA in a particular part or in the entire state. The proposition has remained on paper, never ever to be attempted without Delhi’s nod. Hence, Delhi, Srinagar/Jammu remains in loop in operative power dispensing, with Srinagar/Jammu following Delhi diktat. Hardly anyone has any illusion on this count, the mental imprint and public perception is unmistakable.

In Kashmir, the peace which might look like holding on may come apart anytime, as proved by event after event.  In ‘K’ security scenario, there are too many cooks to prepare the broth, hence the taste is bitter…a case of too many cooks spoiling the dish. The unified command is unified in name, the take of security agencies forming the command varies by the hour. While as on the same day of the week, one agency may put one view of security situation including the state of militancy and number of militants, by the evening of the same day other agency provides a different view, a different state, a different number. It begs the question—how unified is the unified command? Yet another question crops-up—is every agency a fiefdom in itself with its own exclusive view of the situation, more of a contradiction than a consensus. Such a contradiction is not ‘K’ specific; India’s soft underbelly gets stretched to naxalite hit areas, northeast as well.

In DPS meet, another query by a student made news. The query related to headlines Kashmir gets in the rest of India and world, Shinde on his maiden visit to Kashmir as home minister, said North East and naxalite regions have insurgency problem while Kashmir deals with terrorism. “We have to make the difference clear that in North East and in Naxal-hit regions, we deal with insurgency while as in Jammu and Kashmir, we face terrorism,” so said Shinde. Is it meant to make out that insurgency may not be as grave an offence as terrorism. It might also be taken to mean that insurgency might have an internal element only, while terrorism might be taken to mean an act inspired by external elements. The pet India theme remains of painting ‘K’ conflict as inspired by extraneous elements. The diplomatic offensive did have a measure of success in a particular global situation; however, the truth may get partly shrouded over period of times, not for ever. More often than not it emerges—bright and sparkling. Those who tend to overlook the historical lesson do it at their own peril, notwithstanding the Nehruvian belief that a day will dawn, when Kashmiris will adjust to ground reality—that begs the question—have they, what Nehru seemed to believe in—a  writing on the wall, or will they ever take it, given the defiance, the existent resistance?

Yaar Zinda, Sohbat Baqi [Reunion is subordinate to survival]

By Dr. Javaid Iqbal : iqbal.javid46@gmail.com   

http://www.risingkashmir.com/naidkhai-killing-and-shindes-2014-promise/

Cash rewards to fight rebels

Police have announced cash rewards for villagers if they come forward with information regarding Maoists and help security forces thwart any subversive design of rebels in the run-up to the general elections.

Jharkhand additional director-general of police (ADG), special branch, Rezi Dungdung, in his letter sent yesterday to superintendent of police (SP) Jitendra Singh, said cooperation of rural masses was very important in the fight against Naxalites and thus cash rewards must be given to villagers to encourage them to come forward to help police.

Police sources said an informer would receive a cash reward of Rs 40,000 if his or her tip-off led to seizure of explosives weighing over 11kg. A tip-off about 6-10kg explosives will fetch Rs 25,000 and 5kg will yield Rs 10,000.

Similarly, a villager may earn Rs 10,000-25,000 for providing information about AK-47, AK-57, light machine gun and other automatic weapons.

“In remote areas, every villager knows each other by face. So, the residents can easily spot a new face in the area,” said a senior police officer, adding villagers could easily sniff any Maoist activity in their area.

Moreover, he said, paramilitary personnel were outsiders and they did not have minute knowledge of the topography of these difficult terrains. “So local villagers play a crucial role in anti-rebel operations,” he argued.

Stressing on better relation with the rural masses, the ADG also directed the Bokaro police to ensure informers’ identities were strictly protected.

“Several police informers were killed because police couldn’t protect their identities. As a result, villagers often shy away from passing on any tip-off to police,” said another senior officer.

Speaking to The Telegraph, the Bokaro SP said he had received the ADG’s directive and started working on the mission.

“Villagers will be given cash rewards immediately. We are on this job very seriously,” he said.

Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140404/jsp/jharkhand/story_18153236.jsp#.Uz42S9ySyz4

EC REMOVES PARAMILITARY FROM VVIP RESIDENCES

Asks Delhi Police to provide security to protected persons

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the removal of Central paramilitary forces (CPMFs) from the residences of VVIPS in the New Delhi district and has asked Delhi Police to provide security to these protected persons (PPs). Around 1,000 personnel mostly belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were withdrawn on Tuesday and deployed on the poll duty. As a result of the ECI’s diktat CRPF jawans were taken out from the security of at least 67 PPs residing in the Lutyens’ Zone.

This arrangement will be till April 10 when voting takes places in the national Capital for the LS elections. These men will be re-deployed to man the security in and around the residences of the VVIPs but only after April 10. For the time being Delhi Police has been directed to pitch in.

These CRPF personnel have been placed on the disposal of the Delhi Home department and will be deployed in various polling stations in the city. Sources said that the step to withdraw the CRPF personnel from the VVIP security and then deploy them on the poll duty was taken to minimise the posting of Delhi Police personnel in and around polling booths. ECI has ordered the deployment of CPMF jawans along with Delhi Police on the pooling day to ensure that the force behaved impartially and there was no malpractice.

Presence of CPMF personnel is aimed at bringing sanity when Delhiites vote on April 10 to elect seven Members of Parliament (MPs). This will checkmate any attempt to influence the voters once they are inside the premises and also prevent any misadventure if anybody tried to snatch the ballot boxes, the sources added.

A police official said that ECI has sent a communiqué to the Delhi Police officer and asked him to ensure that Delhi Police personnel were posted immediately with the PPs who have been provided security by the CPMF people. Even The personal security officers (PSOs) belonging to the CPMFs have been withdrawn with immediate effect and they have been replaced by Delhi Police personnel.

An official said that these 1,000-odd jawans were imparted training about the electoral process and what they were supposed to do when deployed in and around polling stations. They will be deployed strategically to keep an eye on the imposters and bogus voters and also prevent any unlawful entry inside polling stations.

Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/ec-removes-paramilitary-from-vvip-residences.html

PARAMILITARY CHIEFS SEEK TO BREAK MHA BONDS

With “weak” leadership at the helm of affairs, the Director Generals of paramilitary forces, all from the Indian Police Service, have sought to unshackle themselves from the Union Home Ministry.

In a sign of a brewing revolt, the DGs complained that the mechanism of reviewing the functioning of paramilitary forces by the Home Secretary was “not working properly” and decided to seek a meeting with him to discuss new and pending issues. Technically, the Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA) is not only the administrative Ministry of the paramilitary forces but also the cadre- controlling authority for IPS officers.

According to the minutes of a recently-held meeting of the DGs of the forces at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Directorate here, the paramilitary bosses have objected to the standard operating procedure (SOP) of MHA that stipulates attachment of personnel by the Ministry. Arguing for a review of the SOP, the DGs agreed that they “should not be routinely asked by the MHA to submit the number of personnel attached etc, as the DGs and the Supreme Commander of the Force are well aware of the requirement of the Force.” According to Constitutional provisions, the President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Union.

“The responsibility of equipping the force within the sanctioned budget should be that of the DG and “no unnecessary approvals, like in case of modernisation plan, may be taken from the MHA. The DG should have total powers to utilise the allocated budget without extraneous requirement of approvals and sanctions,” says one of the agenda points discussed at the meeting and agreed by top paramilitary brass.

The meeting was chaired by ITBP DG Subhash Goswami and attended by the chief of Sashastra Seema Bal Arun Chaudhary and Arvind Ranjan who once headed the elite National Security Guards and is the chief of the Central Industrial Security Force now.  

The DGs also contended that the modernisation plan of the paramilitary forces was “not taking off the way it should, for want of finalisation of qualitative requirements by the MHA and lack of understanding of the requirements of the Force.” The chiefs have sought appointment of an IPS officer (as against the present IAS official) as Joint Secretary (Police Modernisation) in the Union Home Ministry.

The paramilitary bosses have also resolved to raise the issue of postings and transfers of specialist doctors with post-graduate qualifications at the Composite Hospitals by the Union Home Ministry. The DG of ITBP has already sent a DO letter to the Union Home Secretary seeking review of the Ministry’s order (dated December 7, 2011) claiming posting and transfer of specialist doctors by the MHA “would lead to depriving personnel in far flung areas of specialist treatment, dilution of command and unnecessary strengthening of Composite Hospitals at locations where superior medical assistance is already available.” The Ministry subsequently turned down the request.

The forces are now collecting information relating to mobility/organisation, personnel, provisioning/police modernisation/medical, Welfare and Rehabilitation Board (WARB), welfare and morale of the troops for collation before taking these issues up with the Union Home Secretary. The IPS officials at the top, however, did not deliberate on pressing concerns of the paramilitary forces, including significant attrition of the officers and men on account of premature retirement due to spiraling number of cases relating to voluntary retirement and resignations, a senior paramilitary official said.

The cadre officials are also enraged over the proposal for creation of the post of Joint Secretary (Police Modernisation) to be headed by an IPS officer and not an Inspector-General rank officer. Serving cadre officers of three paramilitary forces have already petitioned the Delhi High Court seeking grant of “organized service” status and non-functional financial upgradation, lack of which is considered to be the key reasons for wastage of trained personnel.

A senior paramilitary official who did not wish to be identified said it is high time the aggrandizing aspirations of IPS officials were suitably curtailed and appointment of cadre officials as DGs should be made at least on a rotational basis. At present, only IPS officials on deputation are entitled to become DG.

Paramilitary insiders said the Ministry is sitting over files of crucial proposals for over two years including the arming policy of the Forces. The Ministry, sources said, returns files of the paramilitary forces on “flimsy” grounds and approvals are not granted to proposals for years together.

Source:http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/paramilitary-chiefs-seek-to-break-mha-bonds.html

Paramilitary forces are now getting state-of-the-art weapons superior to INSAS and AK series

India’s Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) usually follow the choice of weapon selected by the Indian Army, though this has changed recently with sophisticated and high-tech small arms weapons systems purchased by different organisations. With the INSAS rifles not meeting expectations, paramilitary and police forces have begun importing high-end weapons even before the army has procured them. This has resulted in fragmented purchases of expensive state-of-the-art weapons, which not only require extensive retraining of personnel for their effective usage but are also required to be stored carefully. The National Security Guard (NSG), which is the nodal agency for the procurement of weapons among the CAPFs, has now started acquiring various guns that fit the requirements of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). 

According to director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), Maj. Gen. Dhruv Katoch (retd), “Equipping of a force is an expensive proposition. Ideally, at any one time, over a 30-year cycle, one-third of the inventory needs to be of the latest variety, one-third should be current and one-third should be under process of phasing out. It would not be possible to equip our police forces such as BSF, CRPF and the state armed police with the latest weapons till such time as the field army are equipped first.” He further emphasises, “It must be understood that the CRPF and BSF are police forces and not paramilitary. The Assam Rifles on the other hand is a paramilitary force, which must be equipped after the army’s requirement has been met. Generally, police forces should be equipped with the weapons, which the field army sheds in the process of modernisation. They will, thus, have the same weapons as the major portion of the army as only one-third of the army will have the latest weapons in the manufacturing cycle.” 

The induction of substantial numbers of state-of-the-art weapons by the paramilitary forces brings with it the attendant challenges of training and maintenance. The new small arms being inducted are technologically far superior to the INSAS and AK series, and to make the best of these expensive weapons, time and effort needs to be invested in training the force. This is confirmed by Maj. Gen. Dhruv Katoch (retd), who says, “There is no shortcut to training. Police forces must have basic training in weapon use to include firing of weapons at regular intervals. Assam Rifles has no problem on this count as they are trained on the lines of the Indian Army. Police must develop appropriate leadership to rectify weaknesses in training. As of now, they are managers and not leaders of men. Police academies need to stress weapon training more rigorously. Simulators need to be used to good effect.” 

By Atul Chandra and Dilip Kumar Mekala in Force India

DETAILS OF EX-GRATIA GRANT AND OTHER BENEFITS TO CAPFs PERSONNEL KILLED ON DUTY

DETAILS OF EX-GRATIA GRANT AND OTHER BENEFITS TO CAPFs PERSONNEL KILLED ON DUTY

1. GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

A) Ex-Gratia Grant

1. For Death (Non State) -                   Rs. 2.00 Lakhs

2 For Death (State subject) -                Rs. 5.00 Lakhs

3. For Permanent disability -                Rs. 0.75 Lakh

4. For Partial disability -                      Rs. 0.10 Lakh

Note:- Ex-gratia relief shall also be payable to the next of kin of those Paramilitary Forces personnel who get killed within territorial jurisdiction of the State of J&K in militancy related incident while on leave/or inter station movement during leave at the same rate to those killed during duty.

B) Government Job

J&K Govt. has announced a scheme under Rule 2(iv) of SRO-43 of 1994 that a member of the Armed Forces not above the rank of Junior Commissioned Officer or a member of Paramilitary forces of equivalent rank who is a permanent resident of State and is killed while discharging the duties in connection with law and order in the State of Jammu and Kashmir or as a result of enemy action on the line of Actual Control/International Border is considered for Government Job.

2. GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

A sum of Rs. One Lakh is to be granted as Ex-Gratia to the dependents of personnel of Central Par-Military Forces belonging to Himachal Pradesh.

3. GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA

Ex-gratia payment of Rs. Five Lakhs to the NOK of any Armed Force personnel belonging to the State of Meghalaya who dies in action while defending the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of India and to the next of kin of any Central Paramilitary Force personnel including the families/ NOK of State Police and the Home Guards personnel in the eventuality of his death.

It has also been decided that in the case of the personnel referred to above who are permanently disabled by injury inflicted or caused in or in consequence of the due performance of duties in the circumstances specified at Para 1 above, the said person shall be paid the ex-gratia payment of Rs. 50,000/- ( Rupees fifty thousand) only.

4. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

A) Ex-Gratia Grant

Benefit of Ex-gratia is granted to the personnel of CPMFs killed by extremists while on deployment in the State of Andhra Pradesh on par with State Police Force, who lay down their life in operations in the extremists affected areas in the State :-

i) In case of death:-

a) P.C. and upto the rank of S.I and - Rs 5.00 Lakhs to Rs.7.50 Lakhs

Equivalent ranks of Civil servants in other department.

b) Inspectors and above ranks and - Rs.7.50Lakhs to Rs.10.00 Lakhs

Equivalent ranks of Civil servants in other department.

ii) In case of injuries :-

a) Permanent incapacitation - Rs.2.00 Lakhs to Rs. 3.00 Lakhs

b) Grievous hurt - Rs.1.00 Lakh to Rs. 2.00 Lakhs

B) Group Insurance

The Group Personal Accident Policy for the police personnel of Andhra Pradesh Police, as well as, for those of Central Police Organizations deployed in Andhra Pradesh State, has been renewed for the period from 05.10.2010 to 04.10.2011 with M/s New India Assurance Company Limited, Secunderabad.. The details of various ranks of Police personnel covered under the above said Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy and the scope of coverage are given below :- S.No.	Designation	Insurance Amount
01.	Police Constables/Head Constables/Asstt. Reserve Sub-Inspectors/Asstt. Sub Inspectors of Police and other corresponding ranks	Rs. 5,00,000/-
02.	Sub-Inspector/Inspector of Police/Reserve Sub- Inspectors/Reserve Inspectors of Police.	Rs. 10,00,000/-
03.	Deputy Superintendents of Police/Asstt. Commandant and other corresponding ranks	Rs. 15,00,000/-
04.	All IPS Officers born on the Cadre of A.P. Police and all other Officers of the rank of Additional Superintendents of Police and above+ IPS Officers on deputation to A.P.	Rs.25,00,000/-
05.	Personnel of Central Police Organization(Irrespective of rank)	Rs. 5,00,000/-

5. GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

A) Ex-Gratia

Battle Casualties and those with over 50% disability - Rs. 2,00,000/-

Those who are wounded and missing - Rs. 50,000/-

B) Land: 2 Acres of Wet land/4 Acres of Garden

Land/8Acres of Dry Land or Rs 25,000/- in lieu of land

C) House: Free house

6. GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU

Border Security Force personnel hailing from Tamil Nadu who are killed or incapacitated in action against enemy forces/counter insurgency.

A) Killed - Rs. 5,00,000/-

B) Disability

i) Totally disabled/double amputee/totally blind - Rs. 3,00,000/-

ii) Single amputee/one eye blind - Rs. 1,00,000/-

7. GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND

A) During the deployment CPMFs in the terrorist/naxal effected area, if any personnel killed in action, ex-gratia grant amounting to Rs. 2,50,000/- will be provided to the dependents of deceased personnel.

B) Compassionate appointment and special ex-gratia grant amounting to Rs. 2,00,000/- will be provided to wife/dependent of Central Para-Military Forces personnel, resident of Jharkhand state, who sacrifice their lives during the anti-terrorist activities and guarding the border of our nation.

8. GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA

A) In case of Para-military forces/army deployed in the State killed while on duty, ex-gratia shall be paid at the rate of Rs. 2,00,000/- and while not on duty, ex-gratia shall be paid at the rate of Rs. 1,00,000/- .

B) The Para-Military Forces personnel who faced permanent incapacitation with disability to the extent that he/she is not able to pursue his/her normal source of livelihood (based on the certificate of disability board) shall be paid ex-gratia at the same rate as in case of death in case he/she is discharged from service as a result of such incapacitation.

9. GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

Appointments of honour and gratitude to the dependents member of the WAR Heroes of Bonafide resident of Punjab (personnel of defence or Para-military forces personnel) in State Services Class I, II, III & IV posts.

10. GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR

Ex-gratia amounting to Rs. 2,50,000/- is payable to every Govt. Servant killed in action , while on duty, against terrorist or such type of similar activities.

11. GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh vide Home Department Itanagar No. HMB(A)&11@97 dated 24.09.2004 has pleased to order that Ex-Gratia payment shall be made at the following rates to the NOK of CPMFs personnel of the Union of India who are permanent residents of Arunachal Pradesh, who got killed/disabled/injured in encounter with militants/Counter insurgency operation/Border skirmishes/War.

1. In case of death = Rs. 2,00,000/-

2. In case of permanent disability Rs. 1,00,000/_

3. In case of simple injury = Rs. 25,000/-

12. GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA

Ex-Gratia to the families of personnel of CPOs who are residents of Haryana State, who dies in harness in the performance of their bonafide official duties while serving in operational areas or terrorist activities or disabled and have been medically boarded out. The amount of Ex-Gratia for All Ranks in Central Para Military Forces are as under:-

A) In case of death due to War and action against militant extremists or during border skirmishes: Rs. 2,50,000/-

B) In case of death due I.E.D. blasts : Rs. 2,00,000/-

c. In case of disability:

70% and above : Rs. 1,00,000/-

Between 50% to less than 60% : Rs. 75,000/-

Disability between 20% to 49% : Rs. 50,000/-

13. GOVERNMENT OF ORRISA

Ex gratia to the next of Kin of the Para-military forces to Rs. 2,00,000/- and payment of pension for an amount of Rs. 1275/- P.M. out of Defence and Para-Military personnel Relief fund, Orissa.

14. GOVERNMENT OF MADYA PRADESH

Ex-gratia of Rs. 10,00,000 Lakhs is payable to the dependent of Martyr of Central Para Military Forces.

15. GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH

The following amount of Ex-gratia grant is payable by the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh to the personnel of CPMFs who killed in action or retired from service due to permanent disability.

Ex-Gratia In Case of Killed in action	Exiting rate in the matters from 01.01.04 to 12.11.09 in Rs.	Revised rate in the matters from 13.11.09 on wards in Rs.
Commissioned Officer	1,50,000/-	2,50,000/-
JCO	90,000/-	2,50,000/
Other Category	90,000/-	2,50,000/

16. CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION

The following ex-gratia grant/financial held given by the UT Chandigarh to the person of Para Military Forces/Widows and their dependents who killed or disabled in action while engaged in the defence of the country are as under :-

A) Ex-Gratia Grant - Rs. 02 Lakhs

B) In lieu of Flat - Rs. 05 Lakhs

17. GOVERNMENT OF CHHATISGARH

Ex-Gratia

A) Ex-gratia amount of Rs. 3,00,000/- to the personnel of CAPF killed in action while on anti-Naxal duties in the State of Chhattisgarh.

B) The following amount under scheme of Insurance-cum-Special Grant is payable to all CAPFs personnel irrespective their ranks, who are deployed in anti- naxal operation in the State.

Category	Incident	Amount
01.	To the legal NOK of Martyr in case of death	Ten Lakhs
02.	In Case of disabled of Both leg and both hand	Ten Lakhs
03.	Disabled of Both Ear and Both eyes.	Ten Lakhs
04.	Completely senseless of one hand/leg or eye/ear	Five Lakhs
05.	Admit in the Hospital for treatment of Injury For one week For two week or more ( This assistance shall be extra beyond the regular re-imbursement of medical bill)	Ten Thousand Twenty thousand (once in lump sum)
06.	For the education of Wards of Martyr if they are studying in any educational institutions (This amount shall be lump sum for all the Children studying)	Twenty thousand (once in lump sum)

18. GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR

Rs. 1,00,000/- payable to the personnel of CAPF in the event of death.

DISCLAIMER: This information is for your general information only and uploaded on the basis of information received from various sources. Kindly confirm the latest benefits from your respective force.

Chinese study centres in Nepal cause of concern: SSB

From ZeeNews March 03, 2014 New Delhi: The SSB, a paramilitary force that guards India's frontier with Nepal, has expressed concern over the emergence of Chinese study centres in the neighbouring country allegedly indulging in anti-India propaganda. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) chief Arun Chaudhary on Monday shared these concerns with his counterpart in Nepal Police Inspector General (IG) Upendra Kant Aryal who visited the forces' headquarters here as the leader of a delegation for bi-lateral border talks. Chaudhary conveyed to Aryal that the Chinese study centres were sprouting in Nepal fast and these centres were allegedly indulging in anti-India propaganda. The two forces also decided to create a joint task force to address trans-border crimes and the menace of fake Indian currency notes being prevalent in border areas. SSB director general (DG) Chaudhary, an official statement from the paramilitary said, highlighted the plight of FICN giving example how poor labourers were being cheated of reimbursement of their hard work as there were reports that payments were being giving to them in fake notes. Both the sides, during the day-long meeting, decided to strengthen their mechanism to curb smuggling of narcotics and human trafficking. As a goodwill gesture, SSB also mooted a plan to station five ambulances at select locations along Indo-Nepal border which can be availed by the people of both the sides in times of emergency. During the meeting, also attended by the officials of external affairs and internal security departments of the two countries, Nepal police chief Aryal said Nepal shares a relationship of 'beti and roti' with India and hence it was their desire to work together and in close coordination with India. While a number of Nepalese brides get married in Indian families, a number of people from the Himalayan nation have business interests in Indian markets not only along the border areas but also in the hinterland of the country. A full-scale implementation of these measures is expected to take place when an SSB delegation travels to Nepal later this month. SSB guards the 1,751-km long 'open' border with Nepal and it is also the lead intelligence gathering agency in this area. There are over 450 border posts of the paramilitary.

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