By – Aditi Gupta
A CRPF restructuring plan is created, then ruined. The file is sent to the Union Home Ministry from force headquarters. The file often returns from there without permission. A proposal to raise over 35 more battalions in the CRPF was discussed extensively last year as well. The troops’ and cadre officers’ anger about the promotion could decrease if it is approved.
In terms of advancements, the jawans and officers of the CRPF, the biggest central paramilitary force in the nation, have fallen behind. Everyone who joins the force through direct recruitment—from constable to inspector and assistant commandant to commandant—suffers from the delay in advancement. To become a havildar, a constable has to serve 18 to 20 years. An inspector must wait more than 13 years to advance to the position of assistant commandant, while a ground commander must wait 15 years for their first job promotion. The Supreme Court has heard the case about the promotion of cadre officers, but they have not received any help. Anish Dayal Singh, the CRPF DG, has now established a committee to address the promotion.
In the CRPF, the nation’s largest paramilitary force, the general officer (DG) heard from the assistant commandants, or ground commanders, on Tuesday for the first time. Through video conference, DG Anish Dayal Singh spoke with over 250 field commanders. Relentlessly pursuing promotion, the assistant commandant declared, “Delay in promotion is a curse.” Young ground commanders brought up a number of more concerns, like advancement. Before the DG, they brought up a number of other concerns related to the soldiers’ well-being. The DG then revealed that the force has submitted a request for the formation of 35 new battalions to the Union Home Ministry.
The CRPF restructuring plan has been developed and ruined. The file is sent to the Union Home Ministry from force headquarters. The file often returns from there without permission. There was a lot of talk about a proposal to establish around 35 new battalions in the CRPF last year as well. If it gets cleared, some of the troops’ and cadre officers’ resentment over the promotion might subside. A plan for the organization of new battalions was put forward. “Golf Company” ought to be isolated from 228 of the 246 CRPF battalions in total. This will result in roughly 228 businesses. This means that 38 new battalions will be organized. Opportunities for advancement will exist in virtually every rank.