Conversion of two additional battalions of Sashastra Seema Bal for National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and for strengthening existing NDRF battalions

Conversion of two additional battalions of Sashastra Seema Bal for National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and for strengthening existing NDRF battalions

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the conversion of two additional battalions of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and for strengthening existing  NDRF battalions.

The objective of the conversion of these two additional battalions of SSB into NDRF battalions is to provide response to the area of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh during any natural and manmade disaster and to enhance the capability of the existing NDRF battalions. The placement of two NDRF Battalions at Varanasi and Arunachal Pradesh will fill up the vast gap of deployment of the NDRF.

Paramilitary Forces Deployed in Naxalism/LWE affected Areas

Paramilitary Forces Deployed in Naxalism/LWE affected Areas

Presently, a total of 691 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are deployed in 10 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal for anti-LWE operation/Internal Security/ Counter Insurgency duties.

                                             

The State-wise break up of number of CAPFs is given below:

State	No. of CAPFs (in coys)
Andhra Pradesh	16
Telangana	12
Bihar	57
Chhattisgarh	259
Jharkhand	144
Madhya Pradesh	08
Maharashtra	34
Odisha	102
Uttar Pradesh	06
West Bengal	53
Total	691

        Deployment of CAPFs is a dynamic process and keeps on changing from time to time depending upon the requirements projected by the state as well as demands of other LWE affected states, availability of force and security situation in the particular state.

Let younger BSF officers take charge: Delhi HC

Let younger BSF officers take charge: Delhi HC

The High Court observed there is an extreme level of frustration among members of the BSF.

At a time of frequent cross-border exchange of fire and stress on younger officers leading the charge, the average age of an officer commanding a BSF battalion on the India-Pak border is close to 50 years. Taking a serious view of this, the Delhi High Court has asked the government to create more posts at senior levels in the force so that timely promotions can take place and younger officers take charge of battalions.

The court has asked the government to carry out a cadre review (that will facilitate creation of new posts) through a committee in the next six months.

The order not only augurs well for the security of the borders but has also come as a big relief to BSF where career stagnation has led to a high rate of attrition. While laid down rules say a cadre review must be carried out every five years, it has not been done in BSF for the past 25 years.

The court order, passed in response to writ petitions filed by BSF officers on Wednesday, said, "Since the respondents (government) have not denied their responsibility to carry out a cadre review in BSF, we dispose of the two writ petitions directing that the cadre review exercise should be completed within the next six months, because time is running out and the issues raised in various writ petitions before us concerning BSF show an extreme level of frustration in the enrolled and appointed members of the force, which is not good for the security of the country."

The petitions have highlighted that no cadre review has led to one officer leading a BSF battalion of over 1200 men while the same figure for Army is just 800. Average age of a commandant in BSF is 49.2 years, while the same in Army (of a colonel) is 41.

It has also highlighted that "whereas percentage of higher administrative grade and above posts in BSF is a meagre 0.05% of the total strength of the organization, in some state civil cadres it ranges between 15.84% to 24.32%."

"We further direct that while carrying out the cadre review, the salient features of the requirement of the force as is brought out by the writ petitioners, which finds a reflection in our present decision, would be duly considered by the committee appointed and the two writ petitions would be treated as a representation to the said committee," the order said.

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Two Mi-17 V5 copters inducted into BSF

                                                                                                                

An Mi-17 V5 helicopter is given a water cannon salute as it landed at the Safdarjung airport in New Delhi 

Two Russian-made Mi-17 V5 military helicopters, capable of withstanding small arms fire and operating in a nuclear disaster, were inducted into the 

Border Security Force. 

The helicopters will be used in operations in the Maoist-affected areas and along the India-China border, even as there are plans to further strengthen the air wing.

At the induction ceremony of the two helicopters, the strength and capabilities of the Central Armed Police Forces deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will increase with the induction of new machines. 

The two new helicopters are the first batch of the eight Mi-17 V5 helicopters that are being inducted into the BSF Air Wing and procured from Rosoboronexport, Russia. The remaining six helicopters will arrive by this year’s end.