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Authorisation of Air Travel to CAPFs Personnel- MHA Authorisation of Air Travel to CAPFs personnel No.II-27012/13/2019-PF.III(i) Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs  North Block, New Delhi Dated, the 21st February, 2019  To   The Directors General, AR, BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB and NSG New Delhi. Sub: Authorisation of Air Travel to CAPFs personnel.  Sirs, The undersigned is directed to convey approval of the competent authority to allow non-entitled personnel of CAPFs, AR & NSG to travel by air from Jammu to Srinagar and back on official duty/ transfer/ tour and leave (on termination/commencement at base point at Jammu) as per the provisions contained in SR 48 B 4(a) subject to review after one year.  2. Approval of competent authority is also conveyed to allow non-entitled personnel of CAPFs, AR & NSG to travel by air from Delhi to Srinagar and back on official duty/transfer/tour as per the provisions contained in S...

Dearness Allowance under 7th CPC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3948 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 10th AUGUST, 2018/SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA) DA UNDER 7th CPC 3948. SHRI RAMESH BAIS: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Dearness Relief of 119 per cent as effective from 1st July, 2015 was the last one taken into consideration by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) while recommending the formulae for revision of pension for civilian personnel including Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) who retired before 01.01.2016 and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the retirees were in receipt of six per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) w.e.f. 01.01.2016 till the implementation of the Pay Commission Report and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether at the time of implementation of 7th CPC Report, the six per cent has been denied and if so, the reasons therefor; and ...

Implementation of Umbrella Scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF): Cabinet Approves Press Information Bureau Government of India Cabinet 27-September-2017 15:58 IST Cabinet approves umbrella scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for implementation of umbrella scheme of "Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF)" for years 2017-18 to 2019-20. The financial outlay for the scheme over the three year’s period is Rs.25,060 crore, out of which the Central Government share will be Rs.18,636 crore and the States’ share will be Rs.6,424 crore. Salient Features: o Special provision has been made under the Scheme for internal security, law and order, women security, availability of modern weapons, mobility of police forces, logistics support, hiring of helicopters, upgradation of police wireless, National Satellite Network, CCTNS project, E-prison project etc. o Under the umbrella ...

7th CPC Allowances to Defence Army Personnel equalized to CAPF Personnel   GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1576 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25TH JULY, 2017/ SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA) ALLOWANCES TO CAPF PERSONNEL 1576. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has equalized allowances for both defence army personnel and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel under the 7th Central Pay Commission and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is a fact that despite the increases in allowances CAPF personnel still receive lesser pay than their counterparts in the army; (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto; (d) whether the Government plans to increase the pay of the CAPF personnel to the same level as that of defence personnel and if so, the timeframe by which the Government is expected to ensure pay parity between CAPF and defence ar...

Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army are not comparable on a one to one basis as there are differences in their retirement age, service rules etc   Equal treatment to Paramilitary personnel died in action at par with Army Martyrs  Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs 19-July, 2017 15:24 IST Equal treatment to Paramilitary personnel died in action at par with Army Martyrs Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army are not comparable on a one to one basis as there are differences in their retirement age, service rules etc. The benefits are given to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & Assam Rifles (AR) personnel including Next of Kins (NoK) of those CAPF personnel who sacrifice their lives in the course of duty. These, inter-alia, include:- (i) Ex-gratia lump-sum compensation @ Rs.35 lakhs for death on active duty and @ Rs. 25 lakhs for death on duty, as the case may be, is entitled to the Next of Kin of the d...

Cabinet approves enhancement of the age of superannuation of Medical Officers of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles Press Information Bureau Government of India Cabinet 12-July-2017 13:47 IST Cabinet approves enhancement of the age of superannuation of Medical Officers of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for enhancement of the age of superannuation in respect of (i) General Duty Medical Officers of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles from 60 to 65 years and (ii) Specialist Medical Officers of Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles of the Ministry of Home Affairs from 60 to 65 years. It would help in retention of officers in Specialist and General Duty Medical Cadre and thereby help in better patient care, proper academic activities in Medical colleges as also in effective implementation of National Health Programmes fo...

Risk Allowances to CAPF Personnel deployed in LWE- Affected Areas GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1982 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14TH MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 23, 1938 (SAKA) RISK ALLOWANCES 1982. SHRI SUMAN BALKA: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any proposal to give “risk allowances” to Central Armed Police Force personnel deployed in LWE-affected areas; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RI JIJU ) (a) & (b). The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel deployed in LWE affected areas are entitled to Risk Allowance equivalent to rates of either Counter Insurgency (Operations) Field Area Allowance or Counter Insurgency (Operations) Modified Field Area Allowance admissible to Army, depending on their place of posting. The personnel of the Command...

Pension to retired personnel and Pensionary Benefits to CAPFs Ministry of Home Affairs 21-March-2017 16:44 IST Pension to retired personne l There are demands from the in service and retired Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel for extending One Rank One Pension (OROP). CAPF & AR personnel retire only on attaining the age of 57/60 years and they are entitled for pension and other pensionary benefits as per Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. These rules are different from the pension rules applicable to Ex-Servicemen. Further CAPF & AR personnel, who are appointed on or after 01/01/2004 are covered under New Pension System (NPS). The Government has taken several steps for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel including Next of Kin (NoK) of CAPFs personnel who lay down their lives for the country. Following benefits, inter alia, are given to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel including the Next of Kin (...

Transparent policies pertaining to transfer and leave of CAPFs and AR personnel Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs 14-March-2017 17:19 IST Security Establishments Grievances of Force personnel raised including those through social media are duly taken note of for enquiry and efforts are made for mitigating the hardships. Grievances and their redressal are duly monitored by each of the Forces through their Grievances Redressal mechanism. Improvement in service conditions/amenities and welfare of the force personnel is a continuous endeavour. A study was got conducted through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) into the factors causing stress and suggest remedial measures. Another similar study was got conducted through Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) for BSF and CRPF. Based on the above reports, various measures have been taken to boost the morale of the personnel and improve the working conditio...