The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh reviewing the Passing Out Parade of the Assistant Commandants at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on March 25, 2017. The Director General, BSF, Shri K.K. Sharma is also seen.
The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh pinning lapel on a Cadet during the Passing Out Parade of the Assistant Commandants at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on March 25, 2017.
The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh in a group photograph during the Passing Out Parade of the Assistant Commandants at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on March 25, 2017.
Ministry of Home Affairs
25-March, 2017 20:15 IST
Union Home Minister attends the Passing Out Parade of BSF Assistant Commandants at Gwalior
Government to seal International Borders with Bangladesh & Pakistan: Shri Rajnath Singh
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has said the Centre has chalked out a new roadmap to strengthen our border security. Addressing the Passing Out Parade of the Assistant Commandants at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh today, he said the Government plans to seal the International Borders with Bangladesh & Pakistan.
Shri Rajnath Singh said the BSF has changed the rules of engagement at the International Borders and now BSF is a known Force even in the neighbouring countries. BSF has built 73 Border Out Posts (BOPs) out of 76 BOPs constructed in recent times, he added.
The Union Home Minister said we are planning for an effective grievances redressal mechanism in the forces. He said the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are coming forward with such mechanism. Shri Rajnath Singh praised the first BSF woman field officer, Ms Tanu Shree Pareek who passed out from the academy today.
Congratulating the trainee officers on their successful completion of the tough training, the Union Home Minister called upon them to display courage in the face of professional challenges, compassion with the troops under command and integrity of highest order. He wished them good luck and expressed confidence that the Trainee Officers will live up to the expectations of the Nation. He also applauded the efforts put in by Director, BSF Academy and his team of dedicated instructors for molding and shaping competent officers from a civilian. The ceremony concluded with BSF Band Show, Jaanbaaz Show, Dog Show and Bold Show. Several dignitaries including DG BSF, Senior BSF, Army and Police Officers graced the occasion.
The Union Home Minister said BSF is the only force after the Indian Army to operate on Land, Water and Air. BSF is not only the 'First Line of Defence' but also the 'First Wall of Defence', he added. Paying homage to the BSF martyrs, Shri Rajnath Singh said many BSF officers and jawans have laid down their lives in service to the nation. Earlier the Union Home Minister laid wreath at the 'Ajay Prahari' memorial in the BSF Academy.
The Passing Out Parade of BSF Assistant Commandants (Direct Entry) Batch No. 40 & Assistant Commandants (Limited Departmental Competitive Examination) Batch No. 10 was conducted at the Veerangana Lakshmibai Dikshant Prade Sthal in the BSF Academy today. A total of 67 Trainee Officers passed out after their basic training and all trainee officers were administered the Oath of allegiance to the Indian Constitution. Officer Trainee Tanu Shree Pareek, the first women officer inducted in the General Duty (GD) Stream of BSF, commanded the magnificent parade.
On the occasion, the Union Home Minister awarded trophies to the following trainees:-
AC(DE)
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Name of Trophies
Name of the awardees
1
Sword of Honour ( all round best trainee)
Sh. Ravi Prakash
2
Home Minster’s Trophy (best in outdoor subjects)
Sh. Tokhuye Z Wosta
3
Director’s General Trophy (Best in indoor subject)
Sh. Ravi Prakash
4
Director’s General Trophy(Best shot)
Sh. Ashish Ranjan
5
Director’s Baton (Best Drill)
Miss Tanu Shree Pareek
AC (LDCE)
Srl No.
Name of Trophies
Name of the awardees
1
Sword of Honour ( all round best trainee)
Sh. Abhijeet Anand
2
Home Minster’s Trophy (best in outdoor subjects)
Sh. Rakesh Singh Shekhawat
3
Director’s General Trophy (Best in indoor subject)
Sh. Abhijeet Anand
4
Director’s General Trophy(Best shot)
Sh. Rakesh Singh Shekhawat
5
Director’s Baton (Best Drill)
Sh. Abhijeet Anand
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The Union Home Minister also visited the National Training Centre for Dogs at the BSF Academy, where he was welcomed by the dog 'Shera'.
Later Shri Rajnath Singh visited the home of visually challenged BSF Assistant Commandant Shri Sandip Mishra who lost his eyesight during an ambush in 2000. Sharing lunch with the family, Shri Rajnath Singh remarked Shri Sandip Mishra derives strength from his wife Smt. Indrakshi who decided to marry him in spite of him being specially abled. It is their love for the country which binds Sandip and Indrakshi together, he added.
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh having lunch with BSF Assistant Commandant Sandeep Mishra, who was blinded in an ambush with Northeast insurgents in 2000, at the officer’s home at BSF Academy in Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. PTI Photo/Twitter (PTI3_25_2017_000124B)
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A BSF officer, who lost his eye-sight fighting insurgents, was in for a pleasant surprise on Saturday when Home Minister
Rajnath Singh came to visit him and shared a meal with the family. Singh, who was in Tekanpur to attend a passing out ceremony, was told by senior BSF officers about Assistant Commandant Sandeep Mishra and his wife Indrakshi, who got married four years after he lost his eye-sight in 2000 while fighting insurgents in Assam.
In a touching gesture, the Home Minister visited the house of Mishra, who has a nine-year-old daughter, in the sprawling campus of the border guarding force. Singh praised the valour of the officer, who is in his 40s, and gladly accepted the request of the couple to join them for lunch.
“Met the family of visually challenged BSF Assistant Commandant Sandip Mishra who lost his eye sight during an ambush in 2000. It is their love for the country which binds Sandip and Indrakshi together. It was a delight to have lunch at their home in Tekanpur,” Singh said.
The Home Minister, who spent nearly an hour with Mishra and his family, said the BSF officer derives strength from his wife Indrakshi “who decided to marry him in spite of him being specially abled”.
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Tanushree Pareek on Saturday became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the BSF, the country’s largest border guarding force. Pareek (25) also led the passing out parade of 67 trainee officers that was reviewed by Union Home Minister
Rajnath Singh at the Border Security Force camp at Tekanpur near Gwalior.
Pareek, a resident of Rajasthan’s Bikaner, is the first woman to join the force in the officer rank after she was selected in the all-India exam conducted by the UPSC in 2014.
The Home Minister himself put the rank stars on the shoulders of Pareek during the piping ceremony.
The force had begun induction of woman officers in 2013.
She will now be posted to command a unit along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab.
While praising the first woman “field officer” of the 2.5-lakh-strong force, Singh said the Centre has chalked out a new roadmap to strengthen border security and it plans to seal Indian borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan.
He added the BSF has built 73 border outposts, out of 76 such border structures constructed in recent times.
Lauding the force raised in 1965, Singh said BSF has changed the rules of engagement at the international borders and now it is a “known entity” in the neighbouring countries.
While paying his tributes to the personnel of the force killed in the line of duty, the minister said government is planning for an effective grievance redressal mechanism in the forces.
“The forces are coming forward with such mechanisms,” he said.
He praised the BSF saying it is the only force after the Indian military which operates on land, water and air as it has a dedicated air and water wing apart from foot soldiers.
“BSF is not only the first line of defence but also the first wall of defence,” he said.
The trainee officers, who passed out today, have undergone 52-week training in battle craft, intelligence gathering and other border guarding tasks before being commissioned into the force in the entry rank of Assistant Commandant.
Out of 67, 51 are direct entry officers while 16 have joined the officer ranks on promotion.
During his visit to the Tekanpur camp, Singh also watched a demonstration of PAVA shell firing at the Tear Smoke Unit (TSU) of the force.
The shells were prepared at the TSU and sent to Kashmir Valley for security forces as an alternative to pellet guns to control protests and stone pelters.
The BSF is primarily tasked to guard two of the most sensitive Indian frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh while it is extensively deployed for conducting anti-Naxal operations and rendering other duties in the internal security domain.
