Over 27,000 personnel left CAPFs in last 3 years: Govt
What's the story
The government at the Centre on Tuesday informed the Parliament that over 27,000 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have either resigned or taken voluntary retirement in the last three years owing to various reasons. Maximum of these instances are from two of the largest paramilitary forces of the country: the Border Security Force and the Central Reserve Police Force. Here's more.
Forces
Many personnel from CISF, SSB and other regiments also left
A total of 11,198 BSF personnel and 10,620 CRPF personnel left the CAPF from 2015 to January 2018. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) also saw 3,410 personnel leaving the force on various accounts in the same time period followed by 1,122 from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), 518 from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and 994 from the Assam Rifles.
Reasons
Maximum personnel have left due to personal and domestic reasons
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said a total of 27,862 CAPFs have resigned or proceeded on voluntary retirement "mainly due to various personal and domestic reasons, including children/family issues, health/illness of self or family, social/family obligations and commitments among others." "Some personnel also sought voluntary retirement to enjoy a static life as well as pensionary benefits after completing 20 years of service," the Minister said.
Details
Resignation or voluntary retirement is 'a personal choice': Rijiju
The Union Minister further said that taking a voluntary retirement or resignation from a job is "essentially a personal choice" and the personnel who intend to do so are given personal hearing and counseling by their controlling officers. He said the improvement in the working condition of officers and jawans of these forces is a "continuous endeavor" of the government.