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Govt to add 17 police battalions for J-K, Maoist-hit states

PTI | By, New Delhi
Jul 19, 2015 02:10 PM IST

The Home ministry, with the aid of the Centre, will add 17 police battalions comprising 18,700 personnel in conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir and other states affected by Naxalite violence.

The Home ministry, with the aid of the Centre, will add 17 police battalions comprising 18,700 personnel in conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir and other states affected by Naxalite violence.

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The Home ministry has moved a proposal for raising 17 India Reserve Battalions, of which five will be for Jammu and Kashmir and 12 for the Maoist-affected states, a senior Home ministry official said.

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Each of the battalions will include 1,100 recruits.

It has been proposed that these battalions will be raised by recruiting local youths. In case of Naxal-hit states, 75% vacancies will be filled up by youths from the 27 worst-affected districts.

In case of Jammu and Kashmir, the recruitment process will concentrate on insurgency prone areas.

The cost of raising each battalion will be around Rs 61 crore and 75% of it will be provided by the central government.

"This cost is much lower than raising of a paramilitary battalion which costs around Rs 160 crore," the official said. India Reserve Battalion personell are normally deployed in their respective states but they can be deployed in other states too if there is a requirement.

At present, there are 144 India Reserve Battalions in various states. In addition, the Centre has recently approved raising eight additional IR Battalions -- four each for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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