A total of 84,866 posts are vacant in county's Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) against the sanctioned 10,05,520 posts as on January 1, 2023, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
According to the Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor, three-tier security arrangements have been made with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) guarding the innermost layer and State Armed police will keep vigil over the second and third layers.
Ahead of Monday's Assembly elections, as many as 900 polling stations across the state have been identified as vulnerable and critical, the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) said on Saturday.
The Election Commission of India has deployed 119 companies of Central Armed Police Forces in Meghalaya to smoothly conduct the assembly polls in the state which will be held on February 27.
Besides raising seven additional Battalions, the CCS has also given approval to the set-up of one Sector Headquarter of ITBP for manning the 47 new Border Out Posts (BOPs) and 12 staging camps.
A joint training exercise "Exercise Trishakri Prahar" was conducted in North Bengal from 21 January to 31 January 2023, aiming at synergising the firepower assets of the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to orchestrate an integrated battle.
Amit Shah congratulated the Home Minister after its CAPF tableau was declared "Best" among Central Ministries in the Popular Choice category during the Republic Day parade.
Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of marching contingents from three services, marching contingents from CAPF and other auxiliary forces and tableaux from various states and Union Territories and ministries or departments, an MoD statement said.
Police and Central Armed Police Forces on Saturday conducted a flag march in Agartala ahead of State Assembly elections slated to be held on February 16.
Three Special Observers have been appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately arrive in Agartala to take the stock of the situation, ensure proper deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), intensify enforcement measures and report back to the commission immedia
The Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), Paramita Pandey said that the flag march has been conducted to instil confidence among the public.
The Delhi High Court in a landmark Judgment held that all the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are entitled to get benefits of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and said the personnel of CAPFs deserve to get the benefit of OPS, as has been granted vide Notification dated December