NEW DELHI: In a disturbing trend, the number of jawans and officers leaving
central paramilitary forces for better career opportunities has increased in the last three years. In all, 27,862 jawans/officers of central paramilitary forces have taken voluntary retirement and resigned since 2015 till January 31 this year.
According to the latest ministry of home affairs figures tabled in Parliament, 14,587 personnel including gazetted officers of central paramilitary forces –
CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, CISF and Assam Rifles—have resigned or taken voluntary retirement from service in 2017 as compared to only 3,422 in 2015 and 8,912 in 2016.
The statistics reveal an increasing trend, particularly in the two largest forces – CRPF and BSF, crucial for border and internal security of the country. While 11,198 personnel have left BSF, which guards India’s borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh since 2015, 10,620 gave up their jobs in CRPF — responsible for law and order duty and fighting extremists in left-wing affected states, Jammu and Kashmir and north-east.
While the government has said it is trying its best to work for the welfare of
central armed police forces, the trend shows that the maximum number of people have left service in the last three years with the pace accelerating in 2017. For example, the number of constables/head constables and other lower staff in CRPF who left the force in 2015 was only 1,156 but in 2017, 4,154 jawans decided to leave.
Similarly, while only 35 gazetted officers had left CRPF in 2015, 59 such officers left the force last year.
Out of 11,198 personnel who left the border guarding force, 5,505 jawans, 839 subordinate officers and 71 gazetted officers resigned or took
VRS last year.
Asserting that this trend of jawans leaving forces will continue till 2024, a senior official said that a lot of jawans/officers are leaving for better jobs in private sector, like security agencies, companies looking for guards, security advisers.
TOI file photo of CRPF personnel's parade during 69th Republic day celebrations in Vijayawada
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