MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) & (b): As reported by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Assam Rifles (AR)
& National Security Guards (NSG), rank-wise and force-wise details of personnel who
were killed/injured due to firing by their colleagues during each of the last three
years and the current year is as under:-
Year OFFICERS/GOs# JCOs/SOs# ORs# Killed Injured Killed Injured Killed Injured
2010 CRPF 02 - 02 - 11 01 BSF - - 01 - 01 04 ITBP - - - - - - SSB - - - - - - CISF - - - - - - NSG - - - - - - AR - - - - - -
2011 CRPF - - - - 06 03 BSF - - - - 03 02 ITBP - - - - - - SSB - - 01 - - 01 CISF - - 01 - 01 - NSG - - - - - - AR - - - - 02 01
2012 CRPF - - - - 08 04 BSF - - - - 02 01 ITBP - - - - - - SSB - - - - - - CISF - - - - - - NSG - - - - - - AR - - - - - -
2013 CRPF - - - - - - BSF - - - - 01 - ITBP - - - - - - SSB - - - - - - CISF - - - - - - NSG - - - - - - AR - - - - - -
{GOs- Gazetted Officers, JCOs/SOs-Junior Commissioned Officers/Subordinate Officers,
Ors-Other Ranks}
A Court of Inquiry is conducted in all cases of firing incidents to ascertain its causes and
circumstances. Action in each such case is taken under the provisions contained in the Act &
Rules of the CAPFs, AR & NSG The causative factors in most of the cases were found to be
generally the personnel and domestic problems like marital discords, personal enmity, mental
illness, depression, etc. In few cases the same could be owing to the work related stress.
(c) to (e) : A study/investigation was got conducted through Bureau of Police Research &
Development (BPR&D) into the factors causing stress in Forces and to suggest the remedial
measures for the same. The team, in its report submitted in June,2004, made recommendations
which were broadly classified under three heads, viz organizational (37 recommendations),
Individual (8 recommendations) and Governmental (3 recommendations). Government has already
considered these recommendations to address the stress related problems, their causes and
effects on the personnel to check the incidents of suicides.
Following measures have been taken by the Government to minimize such cases, including easing
of job related stress and improving the working conditions and mental health of the personnel
of CAPFs & AR:-
(i) Implementing a transparent, rational and fair leave policy;
(ii) Grant of leave to the force personnel to attend to their urgent domestic problems/issues
/needs;
(iii) Regular interaction, both formal and informal, among Commanders, officers and troops to
find out and address their problems;
(iv) Revamping of grievances redressal machinery;
(v) Regulating duty hours to ensure adequate rest and relief;
(vi) Improving living conditions through provision of basic amenities/ facilities for troops
and their families;
(vii) Motivating the forces through increased risk, hardship and other allowances;
(viii) Provision of STD telephone facilities to the troops to facilitate being in touch with
their family members and to reduce tension in the remote locations;
(ix) Better medical facilities for troops and their families including introduction of
Composite Hospitals with specialized facilities;
(x) Organising talks by doctors and other specialists to address their personal and
psychological concerns;
(xi) Yoga and meditation classes for better stress management;
(xii) Recreational and sports facilities and provision of team games and sports etc;
(xiii) Providing welfare measures like Central Police canteen facility to the troops and their
families, scholarships to their wards, etc;
(xiv) Giving status of ex-CAPF personnel to the retired personnel of CAPF, which is expected
to boost the morale of the existing CAPFs personnel and also expected to provide better
identity, community recognition and thus higher esteem and pride in the society to the Ex-CAPF
personnel.
