Retd paramilitary personnel to get ex-servicemen status

A few hours earlier,speaking at the Raising Day function of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF),Shinde had announced his intention to move a proposal in the Cabinet in this regard.

Besides the CRPF and CISF,the beneficiaries will include personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF),Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). At present,there are over seven lakh serving personnel in the paramilitary and central police forces.

With the same status as “ex-servicemen”,the retired personnel of these forces will be eligible for benefits like re-employment in government sector and cheaper and better medical facilities. Their children will also be eligible for the Prime Minister’s scholarship scheme for higher education.

Officials said the move was likely to check the attrition rate in the forces. About 44,000 personnel are reported to have quit the forces in the last three years.