(a) whether the Government propose to post lady guards on the barbed wire fencing on the Indo-Pak Border to frisk lady agriculture workers who go across the fencing for the agricultural work;
(b) if so, the details in this regard; and
(c) the time by which the lady guards are likely to be posted?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CH.VIDYASAGAR RAO)
(a) to (c) : Yes Sir. The Government of India has issued the necessary sanction to the Government of Punjab for the deployment of 302 Women Home Guards at the border fencing gates in Punjab for frisking lady agriculture workers who go across the fencing for cultivation. Since the Women Home Guards would be deployed with the Border Security Force, duty allowance payable to them would be fully borne by the Government of India. The Punjab Government will recruit & deploy the Lady Home Guards at the border fencing.