NEW DELHI: Faced with high attrition rate and suicides in paramilitary forces arising out of work-related stress and alienation from family, the home ministry has given its nod to a proposal to have more camps off the border and troubled areas so that personnel can have regular peace postings and be closer to their families.
The proposal sent by the Border Security Force(BSF), has not only asked for new camps at places such as Dehradun, Shimla, Ambala, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Latur, but also asked for the accommodation of families in the border areas.
Addressing the BSF personnel on its 47th Raising Day function, home minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, said he was seriously looking into the matter given the tough conditions that BSF men work in.
"I am aware of the fact that BSF personnel work in extremely difficult conditions and away from their families. The personnel deployed in anti-terrorist, anti-Naxal, disaster management, border management operations and United National Peace Keeping Missions. We have seen good results from all the fronts. With a view to making force personnel work near their native places there has been a proposal to set up battalion headquarters at various locations like Dehradun, Shimla, Ambala, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Latur. MHA has given its nod for the purpose and the lands have been acquired. The proposal to construct separate family accommodations is also being considered. It will help the personnel," Shinde said.
The ceremonial parade on the occasion of force's 47th raising day had to be postponed from December 1 to Monday following the demise of former Prime Minister IK Gujral on November 30.
The home minister decorated four BSF personnel with President's Police Medal for Gallantry and eight personnel with President's Police Medal for Distinguished Services.
A colourful parade of BSF's camel contingent and its dog squad along with daredevil feats by motor-cycle borne personnel were special attractions of the programme.
The force is at present without its regular chief following superannuation of UK Bansal late last month.
Special DG BSF, Arvind Ranjan, currently in-charge of the force, highlighted the tough challenges being faced by the personnel during the course of their duty.
"Since the raising of the force, over 1,600 bordermen have laid down their lives in the service of the nation. Over 6,300 personnel have suffered grievous injuries or have been disabled in the line of duty. These sacrifices remain a perennial source of inspiration for all the bordermen," Ranjan said.
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