August 6, 2024: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has the highest manpower deficiency among the six Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), according to information shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Parliament on Tuesday.
The CISF, tasked with guarding sensitive industrial establishments and airports, has a posted strength of 1,51,925 personnel against a sanctioned strength of 1,86,924, resulting in an 18.7% deficiency. Overall, CAPFs face a 9.1% manpower shortfall, with 9,50,118 personnel posted against a sanctioned strength of 10,45,751. Currently, 64,091 vacancies are in the process of being filled to address the 95,683 personnel deficit.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has a 9.9% deficiency with a posted strength of 2,98,033 against a sanctioned strength of 3,30,851. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has an 8.9% shortfall, with 90,000 personnel posted against a sanctioned strength of 98,858.
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), guarding the Nepal and Bhutan borders, has a 5.9% deficiency, while the Assam Rifles (AR), responsible for the Myanmar border and internal security in the northeast, has a 4.5% shortfall. The SSB’s posted strength is 91,922 against a sanctioned strength of 97,774, and the AR’s posted strength is 62,575 against a sanctioned strength of 65,536.
The Border Security Force (BSF), responsible for the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, has the lowest shortfall at 4.5%, with 2,55,663 personnel posted against a sanctioned strength of 2,65,808.
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed that 67,345 personnel were recruited between April 2023 and February 2024, with 64,091 vacancies in different stages of recruitment. Measures to expedite recruitment include a Memorandum of Understanding with the Staff Selection Commission for annual general duty constable recruitment, time-bound recruitment for non-general duty posts, and timely departmental promotion committee meetings. The time taken for medical examinations has also been reduced.
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