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01 Nov, 2012 12:25 PM

Ex-paramilitary personnel will now be "ex-servicemen". CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF NSG to benefit

Ex-paramilitary personnel will now be "ex-servicemen". CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF NSG to benefit

The Home Ministry has decided to propose granting of the status of "ex-servicemen" to lakhs of retired paramilitary personnel who render internal security duties across the country. This was announced by the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde at the 73rd Raising Day celebrations of the CRPF at its centre in Kadarpur in Gurgaon. He said that the proposal in will be moved to the Cabinet soon.

"I will present a proposal to grant the status of ex-servicemen to paramilitary forces personnel and I am hopeful that a decision will be taken soon in this regard," Shinde said. "Paramilitary personnel, like defence forces, put their life at stake in the line of duty and there is no problem in granting them this honour," he said, adding this has been a long-standing demand of the paramilitary personnel.

According to estimates, there are almost four-lakh retired paramilitary personnel in the country who superannuated from forces like CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and NSG. The combined present strength of these forces is around 8 lakh personnel.




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