(a) whether the Government has any proposal to create
more battalions for all the Central Para-military Forces
(CPMF) to deal with the law and order situation in the
country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, force-wise;
(c) whether many forces are facing shortage of Personnel/
Staff due to large scale retirement from services; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken
by the Government in this regard�
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) & (b): As on date, there is no proposal to create more
battalions for the Central Para-military Forces to deal with the
law and order situation in the country. However, Government of
India has in recent years issued sanctions for raising of
battalions in Central Para-military Forces, as per details
given below:-
Name of Date of Sanction No. of Period of Raising Force Order Batta-lions
ITBP 17.02.2011 13 5 years starting from 2012-13 SSB 25.06.2010 32 5 years starting from 2010-11 CRPF 01.09.2009 38 10 years starting from 2009-10 BSF 22.01.2009 29 5 years starting from 2009-10 Commando Bn 12.09.2008 10 Already raised in 3 years for Resolute from 2008-09 to 2010-11 Action (CoBRA) in CRPF
Total 122