Ministry of Home Affairs
07-October, 2015 16:04 IST
RAF has inherent capacity to tackle difficult situations: Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary
RAF Blue Troopers Celebrate 23rd Formation Day
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said that the Rapid Action Force (RAF) is the most consistent, reliable force with inherent capacity for rapid mobilization to tackle difficult Law & Order situations throughout the nation. He was addressing the 23rd Formation Day of RAF Blue Troopers, at Secunderabad in Telangana today.
While addressing, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary recalled the key contribution and role played by the RAF units which are deployed in ten sensitive locations in India in tackling various communal riots, riotous situations securing various mammoth religious congregations, rescue and relief operations. The force is also promoting communal peace and social harmony in their areas of responsibilities, he added. He also appreciated various sensitization projects launched by RAF on Swachh Bharat, ecological preservation and various other innovations on renewable energy and environmental education etc.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs also complemented the RAF for its regular dispatch of male, female contingents in various UNO peace keeping missions. He informed that there will be five more RAF units were sanctioned by Central government to augment the strength of RAF.
The Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Shri Prakash Mishra, the Spl. Director General, CRPF, Shri K. Durga Prasad and other senior officers of various Central Police Forces were present on the occasion.
The highlight of the event was the sparkling ceremonial parade in blue disruptive pattern uniform. 78 CRPF officers were bestowed with President’s Police medals for their meritorious and distinguished services.
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The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary receiving the Guard of Honour, at the 23rd Rapid Action Force day, at 99BN RAF campus, Hakimpet, in Hyderabad on October 07, 2015. The DG-CRPF, Shri Prakash Mishra is also seen.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary being presented a memento by the DG-CRPF, Shri Prakash Mishra, at the 23rd Rapid Action Force day, at 99BN RAF campus, Hakimpet, in Hyderabad on October 07, 2015.
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary addressing on the occasion of the 23rd Rapid Action Force day, at 99BN RAF campus, Hakimpet, in Hyderabad on October 07, 2015.
A Rapid Action Force woman soldier displays her skills during their 23rd anniversary celebrations on the outskirts of Hyderabad
CRPF for allowing men to keep families in area of posting | Zee News
New Delhi:
CRPF is working on a new deployment policy under which its officers and jawan, who are fighting against
Naxals and militants, will be able to keep their
families with them, a move that will help allay stress in hard area postings.
The force has submitted a fresh rotation policy proposal to the Union Home Ministry so that it can effectively move its battalions from hard areas like anti-Naxal operations theatre to regular law and order duties which is expected to allay the stress on the force.
"It is a fact that CRPF with over 80 percent of deployment in active theatres gets lesser share of rest and recuperation compared to other forces," CRPF Director General Prakash Mishra said.
He said that ideally, 50 percent of the men should be rotated from hard areas to soft areas.
"Government is also seized of the matter and we expect that the share of combat stress would be rationalised so that we could have a better rotation policy as well.
"This will act as a great motivation for the jawans as they would also get an opportunity to keep their families with them for some time. At present, our jawans hardly get any opportunity to keep their families with them," Mishra said.
The new plan, according to Mishra, is to rotate about half of a battalion under a Group Centre of the force from a hard duty deployment to a lesser tough location on an annual basis.
In the Central Reserve Police Force, about five battalions are attached to a Group Centre which is equivalent to an operational field formation.
"This will result in some rest for our men and women and we hope the policy will be approved by the Union Home Ministry," Mishra said.
The DG, who has brought some drastic changes for conducting anti-Maoist operations in various states, said the force is also planning to initiate a slew of new stress buster programmes like Yoga and community games.
"We are trying to develop some kind of group workouts and training sessions inside our camps including in hard area postings. This will surely help in addressing the issue of suicides in the force," he said.
CRPF, which is designated as the lead internal security force of the country, has bore the brunt of continuous deployment in active areas and hence some rest and recuperation is of utmost concern to it.
"The heavy deployment of the force in active theatres also results in maximum kills. We have eliminated 780 Maoists during the last 15 years. However, this has come at the cost of martyrdom of 566 brave force personnel who laid down their lives battling the biggest internal security threat to the nation (Naxal violence)," he said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 15:57
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