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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed his office to work on a proposal that could see the induction of retired army jawans into the nation's paramilitary and Central Armed Police Forces.
According to top-level sources in the government, PM Modi has conveyed to his team that the jawans retire early as per the rules of the army, but they still have many productive years of their life remaining. "This productive period can be fruitfully utilized by the nation", the PM said.
As of now, a jawan's working life in the army varies. While a subedar has to retire at 52 years or at the completion of 30 years of service, whichever occurs earlier, a sepoy under Group X has to retire at 42 years or 19 years of service.
There are 5 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in India which are directly under the jurisdiction of the Centre through the ministry of home affairs (MHA). They have officers recruited by the central government through examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC). Officers from the Indian Police Service(IPS) are also appointed to serve on some posts. Most of these CAPFs and other paramilitary services like the Assam Rifles or the Special Frontier Force face a huge shortage of personnel - over 70,000 by the government's own admission last year. With additional battalions being created, government estimates show that more than 90,000 posts are likely to fall vacant. With more than 35,000 posts, the CRPF tops the list while in the BSF more than 26,000 places are likely to fall vacant.
In 2011, the then defence minister A K Antony informed the parliamentary consultative committee for defence that "The MHA has agreed to fill 10 per cent of the Group 'B' posts in central paramilitary forces from among ex-servicemen." Group 'B' consists mainly of combatants. Antony also stated "efforts are now being made to persuade public sector undertakings and the private sector to tap this invaluable reservoir of talented and disciplined ex-servicemen." However, this policy is yet to be fully operationalised due to various factors such as inter-services ethos and the lack of coordination amongst various agencies.
Experts point out that while the CAPFs say hiring older military officers would make them 'older and grayer', the army personnel are worried about achieving equivalent seniority in cases of lateral entry. However, most feel that the Prime Minister's move is bound to be well received by lakhs of ex-servicemen and also benefit the central police forces, whose requirement in the country is constantly growing even as they suffer from a huge trained personnel crunch. These jawans would not only fill the gap but come trained, perhaps better than what these central forces can themselves manage.
TOI exclusive: PM Modi makes the case for hiring ex-servicemen in central armed police forces - The Times of India
According to top-level sources in the government, PM Modi has conveyed to his team that the jawans retire early as per the rules of the army, but they still have many productive years of their life remaining. "This productive period can be fruitfully utilized by the nation", the PM said.
As of now, a jawan's working life in the army varies. While a subedar has to retire at 52 years or at the completion of 30 years of service, whichever occurs earlier, a sepoy under Group X has to retire at 42 years or 19 years of service.
There are 5 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in India which are directly under the jurisdiction of the Centre through the ministry of home affairs (MHA). They have officers recruited by the central government through examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC). Officers from the Indian Police Service(IPS) are also appointed to serve on some posts. Most of these CAPFs and other paramilitary services like the Assam Rifles or the Special Frontier Force face a huge shortage of personnel - over 70,000 by the government's own admission last year. With additional battalions being created, government estimates show that more than 90,000 posts are likely to fall vacant. With more than 35,000 posts, the CRPF tops the list while in the BSF more than 26,000 places are likely to fall vacant.
In 2011, the then defence minister A K Antony informed the parliamentary consultative committee for defence that "The MHA has agreed to fill 10 per cent of the Group 'B' posts in central paramilitary forces from among ex-servicemen." Group 'B' consists mainly of combatants. Antony also stated "efforts are now being made to persuade public sector undertakings and the private sector to tap this invaluable reservoir of talented and disciplined ex-servicemen." However, this policy is yet to be fully operationalised due to various factors such as inter-services ethos and the lack of coordination amongst various agencies.
Experts point out that while the CAPFs say hiring older military officers would make them 'older and grayer', the army personnel are worried about achieving equivalent seniority in cases of lateral entry. However, most feel that the Prime Minister's move is bound to be well received by lakhs of ex-servicemen and also benefit the central police forces, whose requirement in the country is constantly growing even as they suffer from a huge trained personnel crunch. These jawans would not only fill the gap but come trained, perhaps better than what these central forces can themselves manage.
TOI exclusive: PM Modi makes the case for hiring ex-servicemen in central armed police forces - The Times of India
This will ensure a secured job for them, their skills will be relevant, the economic burden of pension will reduce, and quality of these forces will improve.
